acquire technology
Technology Consulting and Procurement
We provide technology research so you can focus on your business
About Acquire Technology
Acquire Technology are independent technology advising, procurement and negotiation consultants. We do not partner with any vendors or receive any compensation from 3rd parties to ensure we have a customer first ethos.
Being independent means we can research the whole market and negotiate great terms on behalf of our clients.
We have 20 years of experience working with customers, service providers and vendors
Expert Advice
Our consultancy teams have a focus on both small to medium businesses and public sector.
We are able to;
- Market research reports
- Develop specifications
- Manage the RFI/RFP process
- Contract and cost negotiations
- Provide mid contract reviews
- Provide general advice
- Project Management
- Run proof of concept tests
Procurement Specialists
Our team has previous experience from working both as customers ourselves, as well as for some of the largest technology vendors and UK value added resellers.
We understand how these companies work, and use this knowledge and experience for the advantage of our customers to ensure they get the correct technology at the right price delivered on time. Our technology expertise ranges from general IT, datacentre technology, asset management, database, cloud, Big Data, IoT and DevOps and more.
Market Research
We understand that the undertaking involved in acquiring new or replacement technology takes a considerable amount of resource in people time that many business cannot afford. We are here to help you do the research so your teams can carry on running your business. We provide research and reporting to help your teams shortcut and navigate the mass of technology offerings on the market.
Requirements Gathering
We structure and document all your requirements turning business needs in to information technology vendors understand.
Being independent means we can ask the questions that vendors often either overlook or do not ask because they cannot fulfil a particular need. We help you baseline what is good enough for you business need to you are not paying for any features you do not need.
RFI / RFP / RFQ advice
We help define and write the request for information from the technology vendors, filter the information and deliver it to you in an understandable format with initial recommendations for the RFP and through to gathering quotations.
Contract and Cost negotiations
We ensure that and quotations received are compared like for like. It is often at this stage the cheapest solution is procured only to find that hidden costs for features are needed later in the lifecycle.
We mitigate these problems and ensure that any nice to have features and contract extensions are negotiated up front.
Proof of Concept Tests
We structure proof of concept tests from any supplier to ensure that they will deliver the stated aims at scale.
We ensure that any vendors are not using a "party mode" at the POC stage, and ensure like for like testing,
General Advice
As a CIO, if you just need a second opinion on a vision or strategy, we can provide general advice.
We can act as an independent sounding block either to confirm your thoughts or provide feedback to board level queries.
Our team
Our consultants have worked for leading technology vendors, global FTSE companies and agile startups. We understand the procurement processes, and the needs of our customers to implement the correct technology at the right price point for their business need.
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