Find out if you are paying the right price.
Most UK businesses have no idea whether their IT spend represents value for money. We benchmark your technology costs against current market rates and comparable businesses so you know exactly where you stand.
Evidence-based benchmarking with clear savings recommendations.
We analyse your IT spend, compare it against current market rates, and identify specific savings opportunities with supporting evidence.
IT Spend Analysis
All IT expenditure reviewed, categorised, and analysed. Hardware, software, support, cloud, and telecoms all assessed. You get a clear picture of where your money is going and whether it represents value.
Market Price Comparison
Your current pricing compared against current market rates for equivalent services and products. Overpayment identified with evidence, not estimates.
Peer Group Benchmarking
Your IT spend benchmarked against comparable businesses in your sector and size band. You know whether your technology investment is in line with, above, or below your peers.
Savings Identification
Specific savings opportunities identified with estimated value and effort. Prioritised by impact so you know where to focus first.
Benchmarking Report
Full benchmarking report produced with findings, comparisons, and recommendations. Presented to your leadership team with supporting evidence and a clear action plan.
Annual Benchmarking Review
Annual benchmarking review to track progress against previous findings and identify new savings opportunities as the market changes.
From spend data to savings plan in two weeks.
Spend Data Collection
All IT invoices, contracts, and purchase orders collected and categorised. Cloud billing, software subscriptions, and support contracts all included.
Spend Analysis
Spend analysed by category, supplier, and business unit. Trends identified and anomalies flagged. Total cost of ownership calculated for major systems.
Market Benchmarking
Current pricing compared against market rates for equivalent services. Peer group data used to contextualise your spend against comparable businesses.
Savings Identification
Specific savings opportunities identified and quantified. Prioritised by value and ease of implementation.
Report and Presentation
Full benchmarking report produced and presented to your leadership team. Findings, comparisons, and recommendations all covered.
Implementation Support
We support the implementation of agreed savings initiatives. Negotiations conducted, contracts renegotiated, and changes managed on your behalf.
How we have helped UK businesses.
Managed IT Spend Review for a Lancashire Business
A 75-person professional services firm in Blackburn had been with the same managed IT provider for six years. They had no idea whether their pricing was still competitive.
Benchmarking completed. IT spend found to be 31% above market rate for equivalent services. Negotiation conducted. Annual saving of 42,000 achieved without changing provider.
Cloud Spend Optimisation for a Yorkshire Manufacturer
A Yorkshire manufacturer had migrated to cloud two years earlier but had never reviewed their cloud spend. Bills had been growing month on month with no clear explanation.
Full cloud spend analysis completed. Unused resources, oversized instances, and inefficient storage identified. Annual cloud spend reduced by 34% through rightsizing and reserved instance purchasing.
Pre-Acquisition IT Spend Review
A private equity firm was acquiring a Manchester business and wanted to understand whether the target company was paying market rates for its technology before completing the deal.
Full IT spend benchmarking completed in eight days. IT spend found to be 22% above market rate. Used as part of price negotiation. Savings plan included in the 100-day post-acquisition plan.
Get your IT spend benchmarked against the market.
Our initial benchmarking consultation is free. We review your current spend, give you a preliminary view of where savings may exist, and agree a scope for the full exercise.