Lab Consulting Market Procurement Intelligence Report

The report provides a comprehensive coverage on Lab Consulting category spend growth and regional spend segmentation insights, Lab Consulting price trends and Lab Consulting supply market analysis.

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Scope of the report

Lab Consulting is an essential part of the Consultancy category which includes all spend related to advisory and consulting services with respect to specific aspects or functions of the client with a stated objective and end result.

KEY PROCUREMENT INSIGHTS COVERED

Strategic Sourcing Guide to Lab Consulting Procurement

Overview

The market for Consultancy and its sub-segments such as Lab Consulting are at an interesting intersection. Most clients now prefer splitting a single project among different vendors as it enables them to allocate parts of a project to specialized professional firms and keep the supplier base wide enough. Some clients adopt this strategy to understand the capability and performance of individual supplier and then pick one or a smaller set of suppliers for future contract opportunities.

The concept of virtual firms is getting popular. By placing the entire infrastructure in cloud services, and utilizing a small number of physical offices, Lab Consulting suppliers are trying to cut their costs and developing cost competitive propositions for buyers.

In a bid to broaden their service portfolio, Lab Consulting service providers are heavily investing in advanced technologies and tools such as RPA, AI, data analytics, and blockchain. This trend has a potential to increase their OPEX and in turn, procurement costs for buyers in the short term.

Trends like these and many others discussed in this report are necessitating a relook at the way Lab Consulting is procured and the procurement cost saving opportunities that exist.

Lab Consulting Procurement Best Practices

The report discusses in detail the best practices that have served well the category managers responsible for Lab Consulting procurement.

For example, Category managers must ensure that they have clearly identified and listed down potential negotiation levers to maximize the value of their category spend before entering into contract-related discussions with service providers. Common negotiation levers to maximize value include deadlines, terms related to payments, (including fees, expenses, and payment timelines) and assistance required from the buyer's organization.

Buyers must request for breakup costs for each service to gain better visibility into service providers pricing.

Buyers should invite bids from industry competitors to ensure that the offers they receive are competitive. Service providers may be willing to offer a multi-year engagement at a reduced fee, which can be beneficial for category buyers in the long-term.


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Risks in Lab Consulting procurement

Lab Consulting procurement managers also need to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks that can arise in the supply chain or contracts for Lab Consulting procurement. Some examples include:


  • Pricing terms in the contract could prove to be inadequate to safeguard the buyer from impact of a sudden increase in supplier's cost, often arising from a lack of clarity on scope of products or services to be delivered
  • The services obtained may not live up to buyers' expectations with respect to possession of skillsets. This will lead to reduction in productivity of buyers
  • Certain service providers overpromise with respect to service delivery, but in many cases, the service delivery quality does not match buyer expectations

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Who should read this report

  • Procurement decisions can prove to be costly in the absence of careful deliberation and evaluation of every available option. In fact, more than 90% of the decision makers we work with acknowledge that timely availability of up-to-date category intelligence can help them make better purchasing decisions. More than 80% of them believe that in-house category intelligence needs to be updated periodically to achieve full benefits. If you have read so far, we are quite sure you agree!!

    You may have just initiated your research to design a winning Lab Consulting procurement strategy, or you may be a category expert looking for strategic insights and updated data.Either ways, the report has your requirements covered.

    The report is intended to serve as a one-stop reference guide for Lab Consulting procurement strategy and offers a perfect blend of category basics with deep-dive category data and insights. Therefore, it is ideal for category beginners looking for “Lab Consulting: Procurement Report 101” as well as for category experts actively tracking the global Lab Consulting procurement market.

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Key questions on Lab Consulting procurement answered by this report


    The Lab Consulting procurement report helps take more informed decisions by placing all the critical information and advice at the fingertips of a decision maker. It also specifically answers some of the key questions that we have been routinely asked during our industry outreach initiatives:

     

    • What is the spend potential in the Lab Consulting market?
    • What is the correct price to pay for Lab Consulting? What are the key trends and factors that influence current and future pricing?
    • Which selection criteria are the most important for Lab Consulting Suppliers Market?
    • Who are the top Lab Consulting suppliers? What are their cost structures?
    • What are supplier margins in Lab Consulting market?
    • Which negotiation levers can reduce Lab Consulting procurement cost ?
    • What are the best practices for Lab Consulting procurement and what are the potential risks?

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Lab Consulting Category Insights: What is inside

The Lab Consulting market report offers a complete picture of the supply market and analyzes the category from the perspective of both buyers and suppliers. Analysis of the category trends, procurement best practices, negotiation levers and overall category management strategy advisory are interspersed with in-depth data and commentary on spend outlook, pricing ecosystem and supplier landscape drilled down to a region-level coverage.

Data

A key highlight of this report is the in-depth outlook created on Lab Consulting procurement spend and pricing trends. The report further delves deep into the aspects of cost structure, total cost of ownership and supplier margins for Lab Consulting. A dedicated section to supplier profiles and evaluation helps decision makers cast a wider procurement net and identify gaps in existing relationships.

Insights

Along with specific category and supplier intelligence, the publication also includes curated insights on Lab Consulting market trends, price influencers and inherent risks. These insights help the decision makers prepare for market shaping trends in advance and create alternative strategies for changes in the market conditions.

Advisory

Additionally, the report also advises on the best practices and strategies to manage the Lab Consulting category efficiently. Negotiation levers and opportunities are explained in detail along with quantification of their potential. Benchmark KPIs for supplier and buyer performance management are also aggregated to better organize the category objectives. Other themes of advisory include ideal procurement organization structure, enablers to achieve KPIs or category objectives and ideal SLAs to have with suppliers.

Category Ecosystem

  • Buyer and supplier ecosystem
  • Competitiveness index
  • Buyer and supplier power
  • Threat of new entrants and substitutes

Global and Regional Sourcing Insights

  • Category spend
  • Spend growth
  • Dynamics
  • Opportunities

Pricing and Cost Analysis

    • Pricing outlook and data
    • Drivers of pricing
    • Cost structure and inputs cost
    • Total cost of ownership
    • Pricing models and margins

Cost Saving Opportunities & Negotiation Strategies

  • Buyer and supplier side levers
  • Quantified cost saving opportunities
  • Negotiation strategies and quantified outcome

Procurement Best Practices, Strategy and Enablers

  • Procurement excellence
  • Sustainability and innovation
  • KPIs and category enablers
  • Risk management and outsourcing

Vendor Analysis

  • RFx essentials and selection criteria
  • SLAs
  • Supplier evaluation metrics
  • Detailed supplier profiles

Our research is complex, but our reports are easy to digest. Quantitative analysis and exhaustive commentary is placed in an easy to read format that gives you an in-depth knowledge on the category without spending hours to figure out “what does it mean for my company?”

Category Research Framework


SpendEdge presents a detailed picture of Lab Consulting procurement solutions by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The analysts have presented the various facets of the market with a particular focus on identifying the key category influencers. The data thus presented is comprehensive, reliable, and the result of extensive research, both primary and secondary.

Information Sources


Primary research
Secondary research
Procurement heads
Industry journals and reports
Category managers
Periodicals and new articles
Sourcing consortium professionals
Category webinars
Industry experts and thought leaders
Internal categiry playbooks
Procurement managers
Industry/government websites on regulations, compliance
Category heads of suppliers
Internal databases
Client account heads/managers
Industry blogs/thought leader briefings
Client and industry consultants

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