Management of Second Tier Providers

Our aim is to locate and provide the best value supplier for a given piece of work and therefore focus on the right solution for our clients. We currently manage over 300 providers on behalf of our clients and pride ourselves on taking a vendor neutral approach. Our service encompasses: identification, sourcing, administration, delivery and evaluation of 2nd tier providers, globally. Today we are one of the largest buyers of 2nd tier training and we can deliver considerable savings to our clients, whilst ensuring quality and high levels of partnership with our suppliers.

Our clients have experienced the following benefits as a result of rationalising their supplier base to one provider:

Clear focus on cost, efficiency and value, enabling savings to be achieved from contracting with suppliers. Effective and efficient grouping of needs to prevent duplication and ever improving process to reduce overhead cost.
Control of qualitative & quantitative management information to help identify and manage budget and drive improvements in performance and cost.
Increased visibility of training spend.
More effective administration of learning needs.
Reduction to one monthly invoice (CIPD currently quote that it costs an organisation between £75-£85, fully loaded, to process a single invoice) .
Best practice training solutions which will enhance both individual and business performance.
Providing centralised, on-line learning catalogue.
Developing centralised consistent buying process for all training.

For further information on how you can benefit from outsourcing your learning function please contact us.