1. Glide Forwards with Cygnet Consultancy
&
The Cygnet Buying Group

2. Glide Forwards with Cygnet Consultancy
Award Winning Software
100% Reliability in all auctions
Developed in
conjunction with
Industrial Conglomerate
ThyssenKrupp AG
“bids to server
in one second”
Genuine Savings of up to £100+
million in a single event
“User friendly and easy to operate” Cut cost of Royal Navy refits
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3. Glide Forwards with Cygnet Consultancy
The Cygnet Buying Group
Leverage Buying
• Cygnet invites select companies to join a buying group
• We combine supply volumes to leverage costs
• We secure contracts producing major savings for goods and services
• We are able to compare pricing to achieve the best deals
• Our reverse auctions produce average savings of over 25%
The Cygnet Buying Group
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4. Glide Forwards with Cygnet Consultancy
Our Support & Advice
The Cygnet team provides support to enable you to achieve your goals.
Whatever the size of the problem we can help.
Green Targets
Climate change and your carbon foot-print offer unique opportunities for
procurement professionals.
We can assist you through every step to ensure you are
better placed to meet your green targets.
Experience
The list is endless, so regardless of your need be assured we are able to guide
you to the most commercial approach.
For a free consultation contact us
+44 (0) 1793 752485
www.cygnetconsultancy.com
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5. Glide Forwards with Cygnet Consultancy
Consultancy / Reverse Auction
• Tube Lines £3.5 million on outsourced professional costs
• A food Industry World Leader 35% on the supply of branded food
• ThyssenKrupp Automotive 37% on Oil & Lubricants
• LTI 10% on steel without the need to change their supplier
• BMW tendered a supply & created good savings. We re-competed the same supply
and increased their savings by 40%
Sample Savings
Contrast Media 65% Power Cables 26%
Computer Consumables 63% Lifts maintenance 25%
Diving Apparel 63% Domestic Couriers 23%
Fuel Transportation 62% Courier parcel services 22%
Bespoke Mounts 54% Lease 22%
Audio/Visual/installations 49% Trailer Hire 22%
Printing 47% BT Lines 20%
Clothing 47% Mobile Phone 17%
Welding 45% Temporary staff 16%
CCTV service contract 43% Trailer Hire 16%
Gloves and Linen 43% Steel 15%
Printer Consumables 40% Architects services 14%
Hand and Cutting Tools 39% Building Surveyor 14%
Oils and Lubricants 37% Quantity Surveyors 13%
PPE 37% Risk and Value 13%
Air filters 36% Aluminum Extrusion 12%
Branded Food 36% Derv & Gas Oil exc duty 12%
International Freight 32% European Freight 11%
Tarpaulins 27% Lorry Tyres & Services 11%
Plastic bins 26% Stainless Steel Sheets 9%
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6. Glide Forwards with Cygnet Consultancy
Our team has helped many including
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7. Largest Public Sector Auction Saving
£100 Million+ on a £232 million contract (43%)
• Biggest UK public sector reverse auction
• £100M Saving on a £232 million spend (approx 43%)
• 2,432 bids the highest on a public sector reverse auction
• Over 14 hours of continuous bidding
•
• Unrivaled savings performance @ £6.4 million per hour
• MoD combined its own office requirement with:
• Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
• Home Office
• Dept of Constitutional Affairs
• Metropolitan Police
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• HM Treasury,
• Office of Government Commerce
• HM Prison Service
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8. Glide Forwards with Cygnet Consultancy
Cygnet Consultancy Ltd
Contact us on:
+44 (0) 1793 752485
www.cygnetconsultancy.com