UK Procurement Consultants | About Tom Evans MCIPS, Pro Outsourcing
A UK procurement and supply chain consultancy founded in 2012 by Tom Evans MCIPS. We help organisations rebuild procurement functions, control supplier risk, and deliver measurable savings.
Practitioners who deliver, not consultants who recommend
Pro Outsourcing Ltd are UK procurement consultants based in Wrexham, founded in 2012 by Tom Evans MCIPS. We help SMEs, corporates and public sector organisations rebuild procurement functions, control supplier risk, and deliver measurable savings. We work as embedded practitioners, not report-writing consultants.
Led by Tom Evans, Founder and Managing Director
Tom has more than 25 years in procurement leadership across utilities, public sector and regulated industries. He works directly with boards and executive teams on procurement governance, transformation, supplier risk and Procurement Act compliance. Clients use him as a fractional Chief Procurement Officer, an interim leader, or a trusted advisor on complex programmes.
Senior procurement capability, delivered flexibly
We provide flexible, senior procurement capability to organisations that need outcomes, not advice. Most engagements deliver measurable savings within 6 to 12 months.
Fractional Procurement Leadership
Chief Procurement Officer level capability on a part-time basis, without a permanent hire.
Procurement Transformation
Restructuring procurement functions to deliver control, savings and compliance.
Procurement Governance
Frameworks, controls and approval processes that keep purchasing consistent and compliant.
Strategic Sourcing
Category-led sourcing to reduce cost and strengthen supplier performance.
Supplier Due Diligence
Financial, ESG and risk checks to protect your business from supplier failure.
Dynamics 365 and P2P
Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Business Central procurement implementation, process design and reporting.
Clients and sectors we have served
We have delivered procurement programmes for organisations across regulated industries, public bodies, mid-market commercial businesses and growth SMEs.
Selected clients: United Utilities, Southern Water, Airbus, JCB, Prysmian Group, Schlemmer Group, Evoke, Jointing Technologies, Melin Tregwynt, P&A Group, The Lobster Pot Ltd, Valleys to Coast, Arvia Technologies, Leader Optec.
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Charities and Not-for-Profit
Mid-Market Commercial
The Pro Outsourcing approach
We are practitioners, not advisors. We have built procurement functions, run major sourcing programmes, implemented Dynamics 365 and Business Central, and stabilised under-pressure teams. We deliver outcomes, not slide decks. Where most consultancies stop at recommendations, we stay until the change is in place.
Qualifications you can verify
Chartered Institute
Members of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). Tom Evans holds MCIPS designation..
Professional Ethics
CIPS Professional Ethics certified. We adhere to the CIPS Code of Professional Conduct.
Business Wales
Registered consultants and coaches for Business Growth Service and Business Wales.
PROCUREMENT ACT 2023
Qualified prectitioner s for the procurement act 2023
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Speak to Tom Directly
Whether you need a fractional procurement leader, a transformation programme, or an honest second opinion on your current setup, Tom is happy to have a short conversation with no obligation.