Managed procurement services.
When your team lacks the time or specialist capacity to run a tender, we run it for you. eSourcingData pairs a PA23-ready source-to-contract platform with hands-on procurement experts who manage exercises end to end on your behalf, from strategy and notices to evaluation and award, leaving you a fully auditable result.
Procurement, run for you
Managed procurement services mean handing an exercise, or your whole sourcing pipeline, to a team that runs it for you. eSourcingData is unusual in offering software plus the people to operate it, so you are not left with a platform and no capacity to use it. Our specialists take the brief, build the strategy and run the tender on the same PA23-ready platform your team can see into throughout.
A managed exercise typically runs from requirement definition and market engagement, through drafting the specification and evaluation model, to publishing notices, managing clarifications, moderating scores and recommending an award. Because it all happens on the platform, you get complete visibility and a full audit trail, so the decision is defensible even though you did not run it day to day.
This model suits organisations facing a one-off high-stakes tender, a capacity gap, or a compliance risk they cannot carry alone. It also complements self-service: many clients run routine sourcing themselves and hand the complex or contentious exercises to us. Our team draws on 20+ years of combined UK procurement experience, and setup typically takes 48 hours.
What a managed service gives you
End-to-end delivery
We run the exercise from strategy and specification through to evaluation and award recommendation.
Full visibility
Everything happens on the platform, so you can see progress and hold the complete audit trail.
PA23 compliance
Notices, transparency and Find a Tender and Contracts Finder publication are handled for you under PA23.
Defensible awards
Structured evaluation and moderation mean the award stands up to challenge and audit.
Flexible scope
Hand us a single tender, a category, or your whole pipeline, and keep routine work in-house.
Experienced team
Delivery is led by specialists with 20+ years of combined UK procurement experience.
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Why organisations use our managed service
Some exercises need specialist capacity or carry risk a stretched team should not shoulder alone.
We do the running
You get the outcome of a well-run tender without needing the in-house capacity to deliver it.
Defensible by design
A full audit trail and PA23 workflows mean the award holds up even though we ran it.
Fits alongside self-service
Keep routine sourcing in-house and hand us the complex or contentious exercises.
Fast to mobilise
Setup typically takes 48 hours, so we can pick up a pressing tender quickly.
FAQs
Do you actually run the tender for us?
Yes. Under our managed service our procurement experts run the exercise end to end on your behalf, from strategy and specification through to evaluation and award recommendation.
Can we still see what is happening?
Yes. The exercise runs on the same platform your team can see into, so you have full visibility and hold the complete audit trail throughout.
Is the award still defensible if you ran it?
Yes. Structured evaluation, moderation and a full audit trail mean the award stands up to challenge and audit even though we delivered it.
Can we mix managed and self-service?
Yes. Many clients run routine sourcing themselves and hand us the complex or contentious exercises. Scope is flexible, from one tender to your whole pipeline.
Does it cover Procurement Act 2023 obligations?
Yes. We handle notices, transparency and automated Find a Tender and Contracts Finder publication under PA23 as part of the managed service.
How is it priced?
Pricing is bespoke and depends on scope and the exercises involved. Free trials and pilots are available for eligible organisations.
Let us run your next tender
Talk to us about a managed procurement service where our experts run your exercise end to end on a PA23-ready platform. Pricing is bespoke.