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Supplier Consolidation Done Right: Resilience, Not Just a Cost Cut

Supplier consolidation is a resilience strategy, not just a cost cut. How manufacturers rationalise the MRO base on performance without losing capability.

Sovereign Supply Chains: How Defence Procurement Is Rebalancing Toward Resilience

Sovereign supply chains are now a board priority in A&D. How procurement leaders evidence origin, near-shore critical categories and reduce supply risk.

The SME Spend Gap in UK Public Procurement

UK government targets £1 in £3 with SMEs. The gap is a measurement problem. How public bodies direct and evidence SME spend under the Procurement Act 2023.

MRO and Working Capital: The Balance-Sheet Cost Hiding in Indirect Spend

MRO working capital ties up more cash than most CFOs realise. How indirect procurement drives inventory, payables and production risk — and how leaders reclaim it.

Audit-Ready Public Procurement: Building the Evidence Before the Auditor Asks

Audit-ready public procurement now means building the evidence as you buy, not after. How UK public bodies defend every purchase under the Procurement Act 2023.

Public Sector Procurement: How UK Leaders Are Proving Value for Money in 2026

In public procurement, value for money is no longer the lowest price. It is the price you can defend.

Aerospace Defence Indirect Procurement: Riding the 2026 Surge

How aerospace defence indirect procurement leaders are responding to the 2026 demand surge—managing supply chain fragility, MRO availability, AI and near-shoring.

MRO Strategy for Asset-Intensive Manufacturers: Balancing Uptime, Cost and Risk

An MRO strategy for manufacturing must balance uptime, cost and risk. See how leaders use supplier consolidation, digitisation and TCO to drive efficiency in 2026.

Indirect spend in aerospace and defence is growing 43% year-on-year.

Here is what the data says about where control is breaking down and where it is not.

What is maverick buying and what are the risks?

Find out what maverick buying is all about, why it happens, and how it could impact your business.

Unlocking Procurement Excellence: maximising Indirect Spend Savings

Most procurement organisations know there is enormous savings potential hidden in indirect processes. Only 15% of companies operate with fully digitalised and integrated processes.This gap is precisely what inspired us to develop a practical...

Unite: the go-to strategic partner elevating your procurement operations

Today, a marketplace-only approach isn’t enough for procurement teams to stay strategic or deliver value. That’s where Unite comes in.