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The Pragmatist.

The Pragmatist is EcoVate's content series, written for procurement leaders who need practical clarity on what works, what is changing, and what to do next. Our team share what we've learned from the inside: the patterns we've seen across 200 projects a year and the practical thinking that turns procurement from a compliance exercise into a genuine driver of outcomes.

Insight for the people who make procurement work.

How Procurement Teams Can Use Data as a Conversation Starter
Technology

How Procurement Teams Can Use Data as a Conversation Starter

We have all seen it happen. Someone produces a number that suits the case they are making and treats the matter as settled. Tempting as that may be, it is the wrong way to use data.

Conor Allmond & Tony Howe·8 September 2026
A new ERA for facilities management
Facilities Management

A new ERA for facilities management

The Employment Rights Act 2025 will come into full force for contracts that get reprocured from October this year. Staff who will be transferred as part of a contract will be uplifted to a single tiered workforce.

Rachel Hampson·30 July 2026
How Procurement Teams Can Build Relationships That Build Better Outcomes
Procurement

How Procurement Teams Can Build Relationships That Build Better Outcomes

It is the line on the job description everyone nods at, and few really weight, yet stakeholder management is what turns a tactical procurement team into a strategic one.

Martin Gibson·20 July 2026
Speaking a Common Language in Healthcare Procurement
Healthcare Procurement

Speaking a Common Language in Healthcare Procurement

NHS procurement is one of the most complex, pressured and important areas of procurement that exists. We understand what our NHS partners are going through, because we did it ourselves.

Denise Phelan·20 April 2026
Artificial Intelligence. A Pragmatic Procurement Approach
Technology

Artificial Intelligence. A Pragmatic Procurement Approach

The notion that AI will automate procurement to the point where experienced professionals are redundant is dangerously wrong. Technology makes good procurement professionals more effective. It doesn’t replace them.

David de Wet·13 April 2026
Find The Gap Between Procurement Strategy and Delivery
Procurement Strategy

Find The Gap Between Procurement Strategy and Delivery

If procurement transformation goes wrong, it often falls in a gap somewhere between an agreed strategy and tactical execution. Between recommendation and reality. Between advice and delivery.

David de Wet·6 April 2026

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