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Enhanced visibility and governance

Contingent labor spend is easy to track. Services spend is harder to see, often managed too late. Vertage Services Procurement delivers one governed view and precision control from the start, unlocking typical savings of up to 10%. Every engagement compounds.

Without Services Procurement, SOW spend can sprawl

Contingent labor spend is governed through your MSP program. SOW and external services spend lack that control. Every ungoverned SOW is a blind spot.

  • No single view

    Spend scatters across suppliers, spreadsheets and email threads, with nothing to pull it together.

  • Day-rate risk hides

    Milestones disguise timesheets. Day rate risk stays invisible inside outcome pricing.

  • Compliance exposure grows

    Worker classification drifts toward staff augmentation. Exposure builds the longer it stays unchecked.

  • Savings go unclaimed

    Without benchmarks, good value and a bad deal look the same. Savings stay hidden and unclaimed.

With Services Procurement, spend comes into focus

Workforce strategy is shifting from headcount to outcomes. Background services spend is now core to how work gets done and who is accountable. Services Procurement keeps you in control of that shift, giving you:

  • Full visibility.

    Every supplier, contract and dollar of SOW spend, tracked continuously in one place.

  • Governed delivery.

    Milestones, invoices and compliance monitored in real time, with issues flagged as they surface.

  • Provable value.

    Benchmarked pricing and measured outcomes replace guesswork, optimized with every engagement.

Built to move your program up the curve

Vertage Services Procurement doesn't just show you the picture. It keeps acting on it, continuously optimizing your program as it matures. Amplified by AI, at pace.

Built for outcomes, not headcount

Pricing and governance are built around delivery, outcomes and measurable value.
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See the full picture

When paired with our MSP, Vertage gives you one governed view of your entire external workforce.

Vertage MSP and Services Procurement brings everything under the same governance: contingent talent and SOW-based services, in one program. So every piece of work is visible and done in the right way.

Pair Vertage Service Procurement with MSP, for advantage that compounds.

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Results in practice

A leading US food and drug retailer replaced decentralized buying with one governed program. As services procurement came under control, savings and SOW spend scaled together.

  • $12M+

    Cost savings: delivered through supplier negotiations, rebates and workforce optimization, with more still targeted.

  • 2,200+

    SOW workers integrated: onboarded and correctly classified, with compliance built into contracts.

  • $90M

    New SOW spend: brought into one governed program, with $375–400M projected annually.

  • 500

    New SOW agreements: created in a single year, alongside 75+ new providers added.

Ready to see the spend behind the work?

Discover how Vertage Services Procurement solutions bring scope, suppliers, spend and governance into focus, for every statement of work.

Frequently asked questions

Services Procurement brings statement of work spend, projects, consultants and outcome-based engagements, under the same visibility, governance and control that your MSP already gives contingent labor. It classifies what is being bought, tracks suppliers and contracts, governs delivery from contract to payment, and benchmarks pricing so spend converts into proven outcomes rather than invoices no one can fully explain.