Case Studies
Opportunity Assessment
Deecon were engaged by SGN to onboard additional Contractors for mains replacement works and conduct an opportunity assessment within the Procurement and Supply Chain Function. The team identified 36 recommendations.
Process Review
Deecon were engaged by Antin Infrastructure Partners to undertake an evaluation of SNRG’s processes. A three-workstream approach was adopted to conduct the task: Process Review, Supply Chain Analysis and Systems Validation.
ProScope Implementation
Deecon were engaged to understand whether ProScope was the right fit for Avove’s commercial and operational requirements. Through stakeholder engagements, system reviews, and technical workshops, Deecon produced a Final Recommendation Report. This included quick-wins and longer-term strategic recommendations.
Accelerated Procurement Programme
Deecon were engaged by Community Fibre to conduct an accelerated procurement programme. The objective of the programme was to source new Build Partners as part of its supply chain, to double Community Fibre’s overall build capacity by Q4 2023.
Project Coordination
Deecon were engaged to help CityFibre’s Centre of Excellence Department set up, manage, and report on the 36 recommendations which arose as a result of Deecon’s Supply Chain Insight Project in 2021.
Commercial Process Automation
Instalcom engaged Deecon to build a bespoke commercial tool to speed up the CVR consolidation process. Deecon reviewed Instalcom’s current state and identified areas of inefficiency. The team subsequently designed, built, and implemented a bespoke system on Monday.com.
Commercial Review
Deecon were engaged by JSM to deliver four key functions. This included conducting an operational review to better understand where efficiencies could be unlocked. A contractual review to define the terms of the contract, a systems review in order to determine the suitability of the systems, and a review of JSM’s commercial performance.
Dispute Resolution
After the completion of works RIS had incurred significant costs over and above the contract value, due to in-life variations and extensions of time. RIS engaged Deecon to support the cost recovery process. By driving the process forward, RIS with the support of Deecon, were able to successfully close the matters in dispute at Mediation.
Procurement Framework
Deecon was engaged by Associated British Ports (ABP) to manage the end-to-end procurement of their largest national framework agreement for a projected spend of £400M+ over 5 years. This framework required suitable suppliers to design and construct various industrial buildings across all ABP ports in 5 regions of the UK.
Capital Infrastructure Renewal
Thames Water is delivering the sector’s largest capital infrastructure renewal programme (circa £4bn every AMP). Deecon supported Thames Water across multiple projects within the programme, including Commercial Close Out, Procurement and BAU. Deecon unlocked significant cost savings, and operational efficiencies for Thames Water.
AMP7 Procurement Programme
Deecon were engaged to assist the procurement process for Bristol Water’s Asset Management Plan 7 (AMP7) Network Maintenance contract. Bristol Water were seeking to deliver sustainable cost savings whilst meeting regulatory targets.
Procurement of Water Services
Deecon were engaged to support Ancala Water Services (AWS) in procuring their supply chain to deliver water and wastewater services to over 1,100 MoD sites throughout England and Wales.
Hyperzone Roll-Out Programme
Deecon supported Hyperoptic’s Hyperzone roll-out programme to build fibre to the home. Deecon led a successful tender process from initial strategy through to award, including identifying potential suppliers, collating and developing tender documentation and the execution of down selection and award.
Accelerated Tender Award Programme
Deecon supported CityFibre’s ambitions to award and build fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) in over 30 UK towns and cities. Deecon delivered a multi-billion pound tender to provide CityFibre with a new supply chain to build fibre network infrastructure across the UK.
Capital Delivery Improvement
Deecon were engaged as part of a wider team to review, design and recommend the preferred option for a new procurement and supply chain operating model. Deecon’s specific focus was on leading the Capital Delivery Improvement Programme. Collaborative workshops were conducted with key Capital stakeholders.
ONSA Procurement Strategy
Deecon were engaged by BT Procurement to develop and deliver the sourcing strategy and procurement for the Openreach Network Services Agreement (ONSA), a new framework contract for engineering field services. ONSA is the largest ever tender for engineering works in the UK with a value of circa £3.5 billion.
Telecommunications Market Insights
We delivered a market insight report focused on the UK Telecommunications sector for Waterland PE, a private equity firm. Deecon delivered cutting-edge insight on the development and future of both the Fibre and 5G markets. It focused on regulatory restrictions and future growth opportunities.