Outsourced procurement - run it in-house, or hand it to us.
A structured, auditable sourcing process - RFQs and ITTs, supplier onboarding, evaluation, document management and reporting - delivered as software you run, or as a managed service our procurement team runs for you. For one organisation, or across many client accounts.
Two ways to outsource your procurement
Take the software and run sourcing your way, or let our team run it for you. Most organisations mix the two.
Procurement software you run
Run compliant sourcing yourself - or, if you’re a consultancy, for all your clients - from one platform with separate client accounts.
- Multi-client & multi-account workflows
- RFQ, ITT & quotation management
- Supplier onboarding & communication
- Evaluation, audit trails & reporting
Managed procurement we run
Hand a sourcing exercise - or your whole procurement function - to our specialists. You approve the decisions; we do the running.
- We scope the requirement & market
- We run the RFQ / ITT end to end
- We manage suppliers & evaluation
- You get a clean, defensible record
Who uses outsourced procurement
Procurement consultancies
Run sourcing for multiple clients from one platform, each account kept separate - with client-ready reporting at renewal time.
Organisations without an in-house team
Get procurement capability and governance on demand, without the cost and overhead of a permanent function.
Housing associations
Value-for-money sourcing, board-ready reporting and a full audit trail for regulated spend.
Private-sector organisations
A structured, defensible process for companies that have outgrown spreadsheets and email.
Charities & grant-funded programmes
Proportionate, transparent procurement with funder-ready evidence built in.
Bid & procurement support firms
Coordinate tenders on behalf of third-party clients without spreadsheets and email chains.
Everything a procurement function needs
RFQ & ITT management
Templated, repeatable quote and tender workflows - set up once, applied consistently across every exercise or client.
Supplier onboarding & comms
Invitations, structured Q&A and submissions logged against the right client and tender - not scattered across inboxes.
Evaluation management
Independent scoring, moderation and automatically generated reports for a consistent, challenge-resistant record.
Audit trails & governance
A complete, exportable record of every decision - the governance your clients and boards are paying for.
Document management & reporting
Central document storage and per-client dashboards that turn end-of-project reporting into a download.
Support, training & setup
Managed setup for teams, training and a paid trial so your people are productive from week one.
Outsourced procurement - FAQs
What is outsourced procurement?
Outsourced procurement is when an organisation has a specialist provider run some or all of its sourcing and tendering - from writing RFQs and ITTs, to inviting and onboarding suppliers, to evaluation and record-keeping - rather than doing it all in-house. It gives you procurement capability and governance without building a full internal team.
Can eSourcing Data run our procurement for us?
Yes. You can use our platform to run sourcing yourself, or engage our procurement team to run exercises on your behalf as a managed service - with you approving the key decisions. Many organisations start with managed support and move to self-serve as their confidence grows.
Do you support procurement consultancies managing multiple clients?
Yes. The platform supports separate client accounts, so a consultancy or procurement service provider can run sourcing for many clients from one place, with each client’s exercises, suppliers, documents and evaluation records kept cleanly separate.
What does outsourced procurement cost?
It depends on how much you want to run yourself versus hand over, and how many exercises or client accounts are involved. Contact our team with a short description of your needs and we’ll give you a clear, tailored quote.
Is outsourced procurement suitable for private companies and charities?
Absolutely. Private-sector organisations, charities and grant-funded programmes all use outsourced procurement to get a structured, auditable process without the overhead of an in-house function - proportionate to their size and spend.
Let’s talk about your procurement.
Tell us what you need - software you run, a managed service, or a mix - and we’ll reply within one working day.
Contact our procurement team