Advisory & Consulting
Technology commercial advisory
Fit
When this service fits
Best fit when
- A technology sourcing decision needs clearer commercial logic before procurement starts.
- Supplier proposals, contracts, or pricing models are difficult to compare.
- A live deal needs stronger negotiation, governance, or risk allocation.
Common starting points
- Commercial strategy and procurement pathway review
- Supplier proposal and contract risk assessment
- Pricing, rate card, or total cost model challenge
First engagement
What a first engagement looks like
Initial steps
- Map the procurement context, decision timeline, and stakeholder objectives.
- Review draft contracts, pricing, proposal material, and supplier assumptions.
- Create a concise commercial position with recommended negotiation moves.
What to prepare
- Procurement brief, proposal pack, or contract drafts
- Budget assumptions and preferred commercial model
- Decision dates, approval gates, and supplier constraints
Scope
What it covers and what changes
What we cover
- Contract drafting and review frameworks
- Pricing and rate card modelling
- Supplier due-diligence and marketplace analysis
- Commercial management playbooks
- Dispute avoidance and resolution support
What changes
- Reduced procurement lead times and bid costs
- Clear risk-reward allocation in contracts
- Improved negotiation outcomes and supplier performance
- Enhanced transparency of commercial commitments
- Better forecasting of total cost of ownership
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How to engage and buy
Engagements are shaped around the decision, deliverable or support your organisation needs. A diagnostic, sprint or embedded arrangement may be a useful starting point, with scope and duration agreed to fit the work.
Contract with Geode directly, scoped to the engagement you need.
Geode is on both ICTSS.13.03B and ICTSS.2601 for eligible Queensland Government buyers. ICTSS.2601 replaces ICTSS.13.03B.
Professional Services panel for eligible Queensland Government buyers.
ICT Services prequalification scheme for eligible NSW Government buyers.
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