Monthly Archives: August 2011

Our client was receiving many complaints from the production line regarding items supplied by 5 suppliers. We were asked to resolve the disputes with the suppliers, after they alleged that it was not their problem. We instigated a complete review of the quality system, commencing with the specification and going through manufacture, installation and warranty […]

It is not an unknown situation for some retailers to take ‘copy action’ whereby they directly copy someone’s design. It may be a fashion item, golf equipment or garden products, for example. It is probable that there has been a knowing breach of intellectual property rights. There are severe penalties for such infringement, hence when […]

This project involved a significant long-term capital investment in a Utility. It required planning, design, tendering, procurement, contractual risk management, financial planning, statutory approvals, testing, commissioning and through-life support. There were challenging in-house relationships to be managed, including the Main Board of Directors and an independent in-house design facility. The contractual challenges included initiating key […]

Our support to this project was the whole procurement portfolio. A complex range of electronic-mechanical and instrument packages were involved from more than 30 vendors, each on a critical path. We did the sourcing, negotiations, contract placement and contract management. Later we were engaged in the logistics and shipping arrangements, taking account of the Great […]

This due diligence exercise was motivated by a lack of contract performance. Our client had never visited the supplier, despite having dealt with them for many years. It was believed that the products were being manufactured in the UK, when, in fact, they were being manufactured in Morocco, Turkey, Sri Lanka and India! The tendered […]

Our client used a number of construction project management practices to oversee high-value projects across the UK. The usual pre-qualification and tendering processes had been complied with. We were asked to conduct due diligence post-contract award. In the first instance we visited a construction site that only recently had been opened. We also visited a […]

The range of purchases in this organisation included, marketing, media expenditure, facilities management, security (including armed protection of cash in transit), IT, communications, corporate travel, consultancy and audit services. Authority to purchase included procurement, bank managers, heads of security, marketing, HR and facilities management. The manual set out the procurement standards that would apply in […]