Supply Chain & Procurement

At Deecon, we deliver comprehensive solutions that optimise and enhance your supply chain and procurement processes. Our Consultants work collaboratively to develop and implement procurement strategies, maximising stakeholder value and enabling our Clients to navigate the complexities of an uncertain future. We analyse our Clients’ supply chains to facilitate informed and effective decision-making and provide a greater return on investment. Deecon have over 15 years of experience delivering our unique working model to a wide variety of Clients.

Learn about our Supply Chain and Procurement Services:

Leverage industry expertise to identify critical dependencies and market fluctuations, reducing costs and streamlining operations
Provide a rigorous process for developing a detailed sourcing strategy based on spend data, which drives cost savings and improves supplier service
Monitor and manage order processes efficiently, including creating purchase orders, engaging with suppliers, and mitigating risk
Lead the end-to-end bid management process, to develop compliant proposals and achieve a competitive-edge
Procuring and optimising the end-to-end logistics process, including sourcing Third Party and Fourth Party Logistical Partnerships
Develop accurate and detailed contractual documents, from full NEC suite to bespoke types, to ensure our Clients’ business needs are met

Our Supply Chain & Procurement Projects

Case Studies

Accelerated Procurement Programme

Deecon were engaged by Community Fibre to conduct an accelerated procurement programme. The objective of the programme was to source new Build Partners as part of its supply chain, to double Community Fibre’s overall build capacity by Q4 2023.

Procurement Framework

Deecon was engaged by Associated British Ports (ABP) to manage the end-to-end procurement of their largest national framework agreement for a projected spend of £400M+ over 5 years.  This framework required suitable suppliers to design and construct various industrial buildings across all ABP ports in 5 regions of the UK.

Capital Infrastructure Renewal

Thames Water is delivering the sector’s largest capital infrastructure renewal programme (circa £4bn every AMP). Deecon supported Thames Water across multiple projects within the programme, including Commercial Close Out, Procurement and BAU. Deecon unlocked significant cost savings, and operational efficiencies for Thames Water.

AMP7 Procurement Programme

Deecon were engaged to assist the procurement process for Bristol Water’s Asset Management Plan 7 (AMP7) Network Maintenance contract. Bristol Water were seeking to deliver sustainable cost savings whilst meeting regulatory targets.

Procurement of Water Services

Deecon were engaged to support Ancala Water Services (AWS) in procuring their supply chain to deliver water and wastewater services to over 1,100 MoD sites throughout England and Wales.

Hyperzone Roll-Out Programme

Deecon supported Hyperoptic’s Hyperzone roll-out programme to build fibre to the home. Deecon led a successful tender process from initial strategy through to award, including identifying potential suppliers, collating and developing tender documentation and the execution of down selection and award.

Accelerated Tender Award Programme

Deecon supported CityFibre’s ambitions to award and build fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) in over 30 UK towns and cities. Deecon delivered a multi-billion pound tender to provide CityFibre with a new supply chain to build fibre network infrastructure across the UK.

Capital Delivery Improvement

Deecon were engaged as part of a wider team to review, design and recommend the preferred option for a new procurement and supply chain operating model. Deecon’s specific focus was on leading the Capital Delivery Improvement Programme. Collaborative workshops were conducted with key Capital stakeholders.

ONSA Procurement Strategy

Deecon were engaged by BT Procurement to develop and deliver the sourcing strategy and procurement for the Openreach Network Services Agreement (ONSA), a new framework contract for engineering field services. ONSA is the largest ever tender for engineering works in the UK with a value of circa £3.5 billion.

"Deecon has supported CityFibre on a series of major procurement programmes, helping us to secure the high-quality strategic build partners and material providers to deliver our build ambitions of at least 8 million premises. Deecon’s expertise and data-driven approach have been invaluable, and their close collaboration with both CityFibre and our supply chain has been fundamental to the success. The Deecon team have worked side-by-side with CityFibre across the business, facing challenges head-on with agility, speed and determination. Throughout our continuing relationship, Deecon has achieved excellent results in tight timeframes, to support CityFibre’s transformation of the UK’s digital infrastructure.”

Greg Mesch - Founder & CEO CityFibre
"We engaged Deecon to help lead our fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) supplier sourcing project. They provided an invaluable service throughout the duration of the tender process, from inception to execution. Their market knowledge and industry-specific tools enabled them to provide detailed analysis and insight at every stage. Furthermore, their specialist teams were able to devise a highly bespoke and effective delivery model, compared to those offered by more generalist consulting firms that we had seen. I have no hesitation in recommending Deecon Consulting."

Andy Taylor - Director of Procurement Hyperoptic
“We engaged Deecon for a number of our client organisations. They have provided our organisations with commercial management, project management and procurement strategies, and are driving the procurement process at Ancala Water Services. Deecon have provided determined, knowledgeable individuals who have used inventive techniques to deliver high-quality solutions.”

David Owens - Ancala Partners
“I really enjoyed working with Deecon on delivering the procurement for ABP’s Industrial Building Framework Agreement. We had the opportunity to be creative in designing the procurement strategy and process to address the specific the nature of this procurement. While this project had its own set of challenges, these were overcome through innovative data-driven solutions and close collaborative working. Deecon maintained a high-level engagement with the tenderers to ensure their most competitive and sustainable proposals were put forward. This was a milestone project for Deecon and ABP both in terms of scale and complexity, and I highly commend the team for delivering it to completion successfully”

Associated British Ports