Logistics Outsourcing and Tender Management
Over time, following a period of growth, or international expansion, many companies may be required to select and outsource some of their fundamental Supply Chain operations, to a third-party- provider.
The Supply Chain Consulting Group has significant experience in outsourcing third-party- providers, specifically so, the outsourcing of logistics services providers (LSPs) or 3PLs. 3PLs offer customers the possibility to outsource logistics services for the complete range of supply chain functions and needs.
A popular choice, and a useful resource once correctly integrated into a company’s Supply Chain, 3PLs do however require an initial detailed sourcing and selection process, including the final negotiation and contract agreement.
This process of negotiation is referred to as: Tender Management; for which SCCG have worked in the bid-teams of leading logistics service providers, and on behalf of numerous major clients, within the procurement of logistics services.
- Work with you to develop an insource vs outsource strategy
- Help you to identify the relevant vendors for the logistics functions you plan to outsource
- Manage the request for information (RFI) process to create a shortlist of key vendors to ask for a detailed bid
- Specify your requirement in a detailed request for quotation (RFQ) process to ensure that meaningful, directly comparable offers are made
- We will help you to evaluate the comparative bids enabling you to understand the value proposition and the risks involved with each provider
- We will engage with you and the selected supplier in the negotiation and contracting phase advising you on what to expect and how you can drive further value for your business
- Following selection and contract award we will support the implementation planning and review the operation to ensure what was promised has been delivered
3PL Contract Reviews
An additional service we offer is 3PL contract reviews.
It can be very tempting when you already have a logistics service provider and are looking for cost reductions to carry out a tender process for “benchmarking” purposes. The thing to remember is that it often takes significant time and resources for a 3PL to respond during a tender process.
Regularly running “benchmarking” processes with no intention of changing provider will risk damaging relationships with 3PLs they may even stop responding to your future requests.
The alternative is to review your existing contract and operation to identify where there is potential to find efficiencies. We can help you to carry out contract reviews when what you are looking for is a reduction in logistics costs rather than a change of provider.
SCCG can help you to manage your suppliers and operations to achieve the most value from your logistics functions and overall supply chain.
Clients Case Studies
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Volvo Group Case Study
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Triumph Motorcycles Case Study
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