AI sourcing & evaluation
A practical approach to sourcing AI suppliers that starts with the business problem, tests evidence carefully and keeps procurement judgement in the loop.
Read capability →AI procurement analytics
Procurement intelligence for teams building with AI.
AIPVA helps procurement leaders evaluate AI, automate analysis and deploy practical procurement agents with a rigorous commercial lens.
01 / Capabilities
Focused advisory and analytics for the AI procurement cycle.
Procurement AI agents
Where procurement AI agents can genuinely help, how to choose the right tasks and why governed workflows matter more than impressive demos.
Read capability →Supplier intelligence
How to turn scattered supplier information into a structured view that supports sourcing, risk review and stronger commercial conversations.
Read capability →Category analytics
A data-led way to connect spend, supplier and market signals so category teams can focus on the decisions that matter.
Read capability →AI business cases
How to build an AI business case that connects time saved, adoption, risk and operating change to credible commercial value.
Read capability →Operating model advisory
What procurement teams need around roles, governance and ways of working when AI becomes part of everyday commercial activity.
Read capability →02 / Approach
AI where it creates leverage. Procurement judgement where it matters.
01Frame the commercial decision
02Structure the evidence
03Automate repeatable analysis
04Govern the recommendation
03 / Use cases
Designed for real procurement workflows.
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Supplier research agent
A practical supplier research agent can reduce manual searching while keeping sources, assumptions and analyst review visible.
RFP analysis agent
How an RFP analysis agent can structure supplier responses, highlight gaps and support evaluators without taking over the award decision.
Contract intelligence agent
Using AI to extract contract obligations, renewal points and commercial signals so teams can focus their attention where it matters.
Decision cockpit
A decision cockpit brings evidence, scenarios and supplier comparisons into one view so procurement discussions stay focused and auditable.
04 / Training
Teach teams how to work with AI, not just access it.
AIPVA courses focus on the human interaction skills that make AI useful: framing a task, giving context, interrogating outputs, checking evidence and building repeatable procurement workflows.
Explore coursesPrompting & task framingTurn vague requests into structured instructions and useful working context.
Critical verificationChallenge claims, trace evidence and recognise where human judgement is required.
Procurement use casesPractise sourcing, supplier research, RFP analysis, negotiation preparation and category work.
AI workflow designMove from one-off prompts to governed, repeatable ways of working.
05 / Courses
Practical programmes for procurement and commercial teams.
Working effectively with AI
Prompting, context, iteration, verification and responsible interaction for day-to-day work.
Explore training →AI for procurement practitioners
Applied exercises for supplier research, sourcing, analysis, market intelligence and commercial preparation.
Explore training →Building reliable AI workflows
Create repeatable AI-assisted processes with checkpoints, governance and clear ownership.
Explore training →06 / Articles
Latest thinking across procurement, commercial and AI.
Five-Year Insourcing Strategy: How Central Government Bodies Can Build a Credible Plan for 2027
A process-led guide to the five-year Insourcing Strategy required by PPN 024 for in-scope organisations with annual contract spend of £100 million…
Read article →Public Interest Test 2027: A Practical Readiness Guide for Public Sector Procurement Teams
How in-scope central government organisations can prepare now for the Public Interest Test that starts on 1 April 2027, while wider public…
Read article →Delivery Model Assessment: An Eight-Step Process for Insourcing, Outsourcing and Hybrid Options
A process-led guide to the eight-step Delivery Model Assessment used to compare in-house, market and mixed delivery options.
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