AISCR ADVISORY & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
AISCR has passionate experts who are able to drive and re-engineer procurement and supply chain solutions, delivering superior value and tangible results to your organisation.
AISCR provides advisory and technical assistance services that help governments, public institutions, private-sector organizations, universities, nonprofits, and development partners strengthen procurement systems, improve supply chain performance, and build institutional capability.
Our advisory work focuses on implementation and institutional improvement. While AISCR’s research services generate evidence, diagnostics, and insights, our advisory and technical assistance services help institutions apply that evidence through reform support, strategy development, capacity building, process improvement, stakeholder engagement, and performance improvement.
Through practical expertise and structured engagement, AISCR helps organizations build transparent, efficient, resilient, ethical, and future-ready procurement and supply chain systems.
AISCR works alongside institutions to strengthen systems and improve performance!
Procurement Governance, Policy & Reform Support
AISCR supports institutions in strengthening procurement governance, policies, procedures, compliance systems, and accountability frameworks. We help organizations create clear, practical, and well-structured procurement environments that promote transparency, value for money, ethical practice, and institutional performance.
We support institutions with:
- Procurement policy and procedure development
- Procurement manuals, templates, and standard operating procedures
- Governance and compliance improvement
- Procurement reform implementation
- Accountability and internal control strengthening
- Value-for-money improvement initiatives
Procurement Strategy, Planning & Implementation Support
AISCR helps organizations develop practical procurement strategies and implementation plans aligned with institutional goals. We support institutions in moving from reactive procurement activities to strategic, planned, and performance-driven procurement systems.
We support institutions with:
- Procurement strategy development
- Annual procurement planning
- Sourcing priorities and implementation roadmaps
- Procurement performance improvement plans
- Demand planning and stakeholder alignment
- Strategy execution and implementation support
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
AISCR provides technical assistance to help organizations improve sourcing decisions, optimize spending, strengthen supplier selection, and achieve better value from procurement activities. We support institutions in applying structured sourcing and category management approaches that improve cost, quality, risk, and service delivery outcomes.
We support institutions with:
- Spend analysis and sourcing opportunity identification
- Category strategy development
- Supplier market review and sourcing support
- RFI, RFP, tender, and negotiation support
- Total cost of ownership analysis
- Category management improvement
Contract Management & Supplier Performance Support
AISCR helps institutions strengthen post-award contract management, supplier performance monitoring, and service delivery systems. We support organizations in ensuring that contracts are not only awarded properly but also managed effectively to deliver results.
We support institutions with:
- Contract administration improvement
- Service-level agreement development
- Supplier scorecards and performance monitoring
- Contract compliance and risk controls
- Post-award governance structures
- Service delivery improvement
Supplier Development & Inclusive Supply Chain Support
AISCR supports supplier development initiatives that strengthen supplier capability, promote inclusive growth, and improve participation of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. We help governments, industry, and development partners design supplier development programs that improve supplier readiness, performance, and sustainability.
We support institutions with:
- Supplier development program design
- MSME participation and local supplier development
- Supplier onboarding and readiness support
- Supplier risk assessment and due diligence
- Corrective action and performance improvement support
- Inclusive and sustainable supply chain initiatives
Digital Procurement, Analytics & Performance Improvement Support
AISCR helps institutions use data, technology, and performance information to improve procurement and supply chain decision-making. We support organizations in strengthening digital readiness, reporting systems, performance dashboards, and data-informed improvement practices.
We support institutions with:
- E-procurement readiness and adoption support
- Digital workflow and reporting improvement
- Supplier database and procurement data systems
- Procurement and supply chain performance dashboards
- Data-informed decision support
- Continuous improvement and performance monitoring