Commercial assurance built for public sector procurement
NHS trusts, local authorities and central government bodies face unique commercial pressures, complex frameworks, constrained resources, and an obligation to demonstrate value for money. GovernTerms is built to address them.
The commercial challenge
Public sector organisations manage thousands of supplier contracts, often with limited commercial resource and under significant time pressure. Framework agreements, standing orders and procurement regulations add complexity. The result is that financial leakage, through overpayments, missed entitlements and poor contract management is common, costly and largely invisible until it is too late.
NHS
Trusts and Foundation Trusts
Local
Authorities and Councils
Central
Government Departments
ALBs
Arm's Length Bodies
The challenges we address
Framework compliance
Ensuring suppliers invoice at agreed framework rates rather than list prices, a common source of overpayment that is difficult to detect without systematic review.
Limited commercial resource
Most NHS trusts and local authorities do not have the commercial capacity to actively manage every supplier contract. GovernTerms provides specialist resource without the overhead of permanent headcount.
Value for money obligations
Public bodies must demonstrate value for money to auditors, regulators and the public. Our findings reports provide the evidence base to support that obligation.
Historic overpayment recovery
Identifying and recovering overpayments made in prior periods, with full documentation to support supplier negotiations and credit notes.
Why GovernTerms
Sector expertise
Our consultants have worked across NHS trusts, local authorities and central government. We understand the frameworks, the regulations and the commercial pressures.
No-risk engagement
We begin with a no-obligation commercial review. You see the findings before committing to anything and we only proceed if the opportunity is there.
Technology-enabled
PayRight accelerates our analysis and provides ongoing monitoring so commercial assurance becomes a continuous discipline rather than a one-off exercise.
Speak to our NHS and public sector team
We work with NHS trusts, local authorities and central government bodies. Book a commercial review to find out what we can identify for your organisation.