Consultancy Service
An impartial view of a procurement decision before someone else takes one: sole-source, single-source, competitive tendering and technical claims.
Impartial assessment of how a procurement decision was reached, or is about to be reached, for ammunition, explosives or related defence equipment. The work is independent of the supplier, the buying team's internal politics and any commercial interest in the outcome.
How the Competence Evidence Test applies. Where a decision depends on a technical judgement, we check whether the people who made it had the competence to make it, and whether that is on the record. How the test works →
| Evaluation | The question it answers |
|---|---|
| Sole-source justification review | Does the case for a non-competitive award stand up to the scrutiny it will receive? |
| Single-source evaluation | Is an exclusive-supplier arrangement justified, and is the risk it creates understood? |
| Competitive tendering review | Was the technical evaluation of a competition sound, consistent and defensible? |
| Independent technical review | Does a vendor capability, technology or system perform as claimed against published standards? |
If you are preparing a sole-source case rather than reviewing one, see Sole-Source Justification.
Independent Technical Review, £8,500 + VAT, 15 working days, for one vendor capability or one technology or system.
Process evaluations (sole-source, single-source, competitive tendering) are scoped after a one-hour Initial Discussion at £400 + VAT and delivered on the published day rates.
Steve Sawyers MIExpE VR has more than 25 years in Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives: Army Ammunition Technician and Joint Force EOD in Iraq, munitions management at Defence Munitions Longtown, Explosives Safety Assurance Manager at HM Naval Base Clyde, Supply and Transport Officer (Naval) aboard RFA Fort Victoria and RFA Fort Austin, and nearly eight years at the NATO Support and Procurement Agency in Luxembourg, latterly as Senior Ammunition Technician. He is a Member of the Institute of Explosives Engineers. SGS does not subcontract core advisory work. The full career record is published.
One hour, £400 + VAT, NDA on request. You leave with a written summary and a scope you can decide on.
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