Procurement route, risk allocation and supplier selection set the outcome of a build. SmartBuyer gives capital project teams a specialist who has procured construction and M&E, built business cases and run regulated refurbishments to a programme.
A focused 15-minute call. No obligation and no lengthy brief required.
factory refurbishment programme led inside a live, regulated environment
Specialist support for the procurement decisions that fix a project’s cost and risk.
500+
procurement category specialists
250+
specialist spend sub-categories
£1bn+
collective savings delivered
Some of the companies our Specialists have supported
A capital project is a one-off with a fixed deadline, many parties and very little room to correct mistakes. The choice of procurement route, the form of contract and the quality of the supplier panel matter more than the unit rate. Our specialists have built business cases to public sector standards and run programmes inside live, regulated sites.
Framework, two-stage, design and build or traditional each allocate risk differently. The right route depends on how settled the design is and who should carry the change risk.
A vetted Vendor of Record shortlist lets the business call on proven suppliers without tendering from scratch, and keeps selection compliant.
Capital spend, especially public, needs a business case that withstands scrutiny. Approval is a commercial milestone, not a formality.
Refurbishing a building that is still operating, or one that is regulated, puts constraints on access, security and compliance that belong in the tender.
Each one shows a specialist setting up the procurement so the build could proceed with confidence.
Vendor of Record panel
The business needed construction and M&E services often enough that tendering each piece of work was slow, and without a vetted shortlist there was no quick, compliant way to bring suppliers in. A pre-approved panel is the commercial foundation for repeat construction and M&E work.
A SmartBuyer specialist procured the services and built a Vendor of Record shortlist of pre-approved suppliers.
£25m programme led
A £25 million refurbishment had to be delivered inside a live, highly regulated environment, where the regulatory and security requirements were as fixed as the build itself. Large refurbishments inside live, regulated sites are decided as much by procurement as by the build.
A SmartBuyer specialist procured and led the programme to the regulatory and security standards the environment demanded.
HM Treasury standard met
A new hospital build needed a full business case strong enough to secure approval, built to the appraisal and governance standards HM Treasury requires for public capital spend. Capital approval depends on a business case that survives scrutiny, and public capital has the hardest test.
A SmartBuyer specialist led development of the full business case and met HM Treasury governance requirements.
Our network’s experience spans far more than the case studies above.
Here are ten examples of work delivered by our construction, facilities and capital specialists.
Led a £25m factory refurbishment programme, meeting strict pharma regulatory and security requirements.
Led full business case development for a new hospital build, meeting HM Treasury governance requirements.
Procured construction and M&E services, building a Vendor of Record shortlist of pre-approved suppliers.
Built 10 years of construction procurement experience, delivering savings through data and negotiation.
Built public sector frameworks covering waste management, cleaning, catering and construction nationally.
Retrofitted a 90,000 sq ft facility into an R&D and manufacturing site for alternative medicines production.
Set up governance and compliance structures that met both commercial and public sector regulatory requirements.
Improved cleaning standards in pharma manufacturing facilities, meeting strict regulatory requirements.
Sourced specialist R&D equipment for a renewables client, including hexapods and lidar measurement units.
Installed reverse camera and siren programmes across 400 quarry vehicles, prioritising safety compliance.
Client names are withheld unless SmartBuyer has already published them. Results are as delivered by individual Specialists.
Practical starting points from the categories where SmartBuyer specialists support capital project teams.
