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Clause analysis, renewal risk, and contract strategy — written for procurement teams managing supplier relationships at mid-market UK businesses. No legal jargon. No enterprise assumptions.

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Renewal Risk

How auto-renewal clauses quietly drain mid-market procurement budgets

Most procurement teams find out a contract auto-renewed after it already triggered. Here's what the data says about how often it happens — and what it costs.

7 min read
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Clause Intelligence

The 5 types of supplier price escalation clauses — and which ones are negotiable

Not all price escalation clauses are the same. Index-linked, fixed-percentage, trigger-based — here's how to read them and what to push back on.

9 min read
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Procurement Strategy

What a real contract review workflow looks like at a 200-person manufacturing company

We talked to procurement leads at three mid-market manufacturers about how they actually review supplier contracts. The answers were more manual than you'd think.

8 min read
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Contract Analysis

AI contract analysis vs manual review: what each catches, and what each misses

A direct comparison of AI-assisted clause extraction against a trained procurement lawyer reviewing the same set of 12 supplier contracts.

11 min read
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Clause Intelligence

Rebate trigger clauses: the money your suppliers owe you that never gets claimed

Volume rebate triggers and retroactive discount clauses sit in contracts for years without being actioned. We explain how they work and how to track them.

6 min read
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Contract Analysis

How to score supplier contract risk without a legal degree

A practical framework for rating your supplier contracts by financial exposure — renewable value, escalation potential, and termination flexibility.

8 min read
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Procurement Strategy

What procurement teams actually use for contract management (and why most of it is Excel)

A survey of contract management practices at UK mid-market businesses. The tool of choice is still a shared spreadsheet. Here's why — and what changes when it breaks down.

7 min read
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Clause Intelligence

MFN clauses in supplier contracts: what 'most favoured nation' actually means for procurement

Most-favoured-nation clauses guarantee you get your supplier's best pricing — but only if you know they're there and claim them. Most procurement teams don't.

6 min read
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Industry Insight

CLM software for mid-market procurement: a buyer's guide that skips the enterprise sales pitch

Full CLM platforms are built for legal teams with dedicated contract managers. Here's an honest comparison of what mid-market procurement actually needs — and what to ignore.

12 min read
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Procurement Strategy

How to build a supplier negotiation brief from a contract clause analysis

A step-by-step guide to turning contract clause extraction output into a structured negotiation document your procurement team can take to a supplier meeting.

8 min read
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Clause Intelligence

Termination for convenience clauses: the exit door your contracts may not have

Not all supplier contracts let you exit on demand. Termination for convenience clauses — and their absence — can lock procurement teams into supplier relationships long after they want out.

7 min read