Spend review
Category deep-dive
One budget line followed from specification and call-off to invoice, including sites that buy off-contract and specifications that drifted after award.
Who it is for
A category owner who suspects the specification on the framework and the invoices from the sites no longer match, or who has inherited a budget line with no living owner.
How it runs
We start with the awarded specification, the call-off records, and a filtered ledger for that category only. Interviews are short and factual: who raises the order, who books the work, who signs the invoice. The write-up names specification drift, site-level maverick buying, and whether a re-tender would even have a clean volume figure.
Typical duration is three weeks for one category in one legal entity. Multi-site estates take longer because each site may hold its own mini-register.
Preparation
Send the specification, the last tender report if you have it, and a list of sites that can raise orders. Do not wait to “clean” the data; the mess is part of the finding.
Next step
Ask for a category scoping note. Name the budget line and the number of sites.