Strategic Sourcing

Oakton has extensive experience in assisting organisations strategically plan and implement the full life cycle of sourcing activities.

We have assisted organisations procure:

• ICT services
• ICT Infrastructure
• Housing related Services
• General Services

This process, referred to as Sourcing, covers the full gambit of associated activities from determining the most appropriate sourcing strategy and the development of requirements through to contract negotiations and finally to managing the resultant arrangement.

We understand the need for strong business judgement coupled with business process improvement and market testing expertise, because we’ve been there. Our Management team and consultants are drawn from every facet of business and government and have proven track records in delivering successful results.

Key examples include:

• Outsourcing of IT Services including the use of purchaser/provider structures, service level agreements, activity based costing and balanced scorecard techniques;
• Developing Business Improvement Programmes, methodology, including conducting organisation wide assessments of services suitable for market testing;
• Coordination of successful internal “in-sourcing” bid for a large IT enterprise within a government organisation, with resultant cost savings and best practice outcomes.
• Process advisor to Telstra T3 Broker Firm Allocation Process
• Financial and Process Adviser to the Federal Government Access Card Evaluation.

Services

Our team delivers strategic sourcing services that include:

Sourcing Strategy

• Service Delivery advice and Management
• Development of Sourcing Strategies and Business Cases
• Development of tailored procurement plans and strategies based using market analysis;

Tender Development and Evaluation

• Project management of Commonwealth Procurement Guideline compliant procurement initiatives;
• Stakeholder Management
• Development of Request for Tender Documents - including:
  • Business Requirements and Statement of Services required;
  • Service Levels;
  • Environment documentation;
  • Costing and modelling methodologies;
  • and Supporting Documents including Contract and Probity Plans;
• Development, implementation and co-ordination of the tender evaluation methodology and plan;
• Evaluation of tender responses including Corporate and Financial assessments;
• Development of Negotiation strategies and plans and Contract Negotiations

Contract Management

• Transition and disengagement services including Change Management services; and
• Contract Management Establishment and Monitoring