Procurement services, designed and delivered for the public sector

Proxima is a specialist procurement consultancy working with the
regulated and private sectors to deliver economic and social value.

We are helping multiple regulated and public bodies with commercial programmes ranging from complex sourcing and cost reduction programmes to capability transformation. We help organizations prepare for and adapt to new legislation, whether creating sustainable procurement, embedding social value, or setting up for success when faced with evolving regulation.

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“Proxima delivered a dramatic uplift in the commercial capability of our organization not only through bringing in best practice from outside and successful recruitment, but also through re-energising, developing, coaching and mentoring our existing team.”

Chief Financial Officer
MAJOR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

Best of both worlds

Proxima brings extensive commercial experience from across the private sector and adapts it to the context of regulated and public environments. That commerciality sits across a large team of procurement and category specialists, but beyond scale, it’s about capability. Our solutions are tailored to the challenges of today’s market, helping you navigate uncertainty and volatility with leading knowledge and insight.

Proxima provides an end-to-end cost and capability transformation offering that connects the organization’s strategy with the reality of frontline delivery, whilst navigating the regulatory environment.

We understand the nature and value of public-facing organizations, and we look for ways to embed lasting and sustainable change that transforms the way regulated services are delivered.

What makes us different is that we operate a blended team of industry procurement specialists and consulting professionals. We have subject matter experts across direct and indirect categories who can deliver a range of Proxima services that suit your organization’s needs.

Our people are regularly embedded into commercial teams or parachuted in on demand for specific challenges that we can solve. They come armed with a support network of ideas, tools, and practical experience – we don’t just set the strategy or write the report; Proxima is known for delivering outcomes and we live up to our reputation of making change happen.

What we do

Our service suite is wide-ranging, and we offer defined products and bespoke services, reflecting the nature of the challenges faced in commercial teams. Broadly, our services fall into four buckets:

Easy to work with and externally accredited

As a committed member of the Management Consulting Association (MCA) – the professional body for management consultants – we uphold the highest standards of excellence. Our dedication has been recognised by the Financial Times, naming us one of the leading consultancies for our work in public sector procurement.

Making a purposeful choice

With social value high on the agenda, we’re already delivering social value programmes for government commercial functions bringing method and expertise.

Within Proxima, our ‘Proxima with Purpose’ initiative, led by employees, focuses on how Proxima and our team can positively contribute to society.

‘Proxima with Purpose’ is aligned to six UNSDGs and covers many Proxima initiatives such as NetZero, Living Wage, work experience schemes and working with social enterprises, through to education and community schemes such as our DE&I framework, gender and racial equality networks and charitable giving schemes.

Our UK corporate charity is Together For Short Lives.

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If you are looking to drive purposeful and profitable change, get in touch.

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