What We Do
Deliver cash savings, measure progress and manage
compliance
Spikes Cavell equips decision makers in the public sector with
the business intelligence, online tools & analytical insight
they need in order to transform the way they procure goods &
services.
Since 2003 our information management solutions have underpinned
the efforts of more than 800 public sector bodies to deliver cash savings,
measure progress and manage compliance.
Everything we do is driven by data
Public sector spend, contract and pricing data is often
incomplete, inappropriately classified and distributed across
financial management and purchasing systems that are only partially
integrated. This 'data deficit' renders the analysis and management
of spend difficult, time consuming, expensive and unreliable.
Our sophisticated, scalable and public sector specific
methodology addresses the 'data-deficit' by rapidly transforming
your spend, supplier and contract data into actionable business
intelligence regardless of the completeness, accuracy or fitness
for purpose of the source.
Unrivalled public sector information management expertise
We’ve processed more public sector datasets than any other
service provider on the planet and in the process accumulated an
unrivalled body of real-world experience. That’s why we know what
works and what doesn’t and what’s possible and what isn’t.
We’re focused on outcomes
Unlike some of our competitors we’re not fixated by the latest
technological advances and fancy features. It’s what you do with
the data and analysis that matters most and that’s what matters to
us.
Modular, data-driven and public sector specific online
tools
The Observatory is a modular suite of data-driven online tools
that have been designed from the ground up to meet the unique
requirements of the public sector:
- SPEND & CONTRACT VISIBILITY - profile
your spend to find savings, identify opportunities to aggregate
demand and manage 'maverick' purchasing
- TRANSPARENCY – cut costs, eliminate complexity
and reduce risk in complying with the Government's Transparency
Policy
- SOURCING - determine where you might be able
to appropriately direct spend in order to more effectively support
suppliers and third sector organisations in the local
economy
- PERFORMANCE - evidence your progress, create
context through comparison and address price variance
- SUSTAINABILITY - measure and manage
CO2 in the supply chain
Delivered as a cloud based hosted service, Observatory
implementation occurs within weeks and with minimal effort on your
part. Dedicated expert support is assigned to work alongside you to
ensure you extract the maximum return on your investment.
Innovative, data-driven and public sector specific
services
Our supply management, payment recovery and advanced analytics
experts deliver an innovative range of data-driven professional
services in the event that you don't have the time, available
resources or specialist expertise:
- Payment Recovery – we undertake a forensic
analysis of your transactional data and supplier statements to
identify, validate and ultimately recover inadvertent overpayments,
missed credits and unapplied cash
- Advanced Analytics – we are pioneering the
aggregation of multiple public sector datasets and the application
of advanced analytical techniques to reveal hidden insights in the
data
- Savings Opportunity Diagnostic – a
comprehensive and customer specific assessment of the potential for
delivery of procurement related savings and how to deliver
them
- Category Reengineering – a managed programme
designed to deliver significant savings by transforming the
procurement of goods & services in complex categories. We have
particular expertise and practical experience in the social care,
construction, professional services and ICT categories
Tailored to the specific needs of individual segments
The public sector is comprised of discrete segments each with
markedly different dynamics. Consistent with our customer-centric
philosophy we reflect the unique characteristics of each segment
with adaptations and extensions to our core products and
services:
- Local Government
- Central & Civil Government
- National Health Service
- Higher Education
- Further Education
- Police
- Fire & Rescue Service
- Charities & Voluntary Organisations
- Registered Social Landlords