Contract specialists

Commercial Contract
Management Specialists

Clear is a specialist commercial contract management consultancy supporting buyers and suppliers across complex, high-value delivery environments.

We support organisations where contracts matter most.

Where performance, risk and commercial value are exposed – and effective contract management makes the greatest difference.

Clear Consulting were level headed and highly effective under pressure and delivered results on time to a high standard.

Who We Are

We are practitioners, not theorists.

Our team brings together senior professionals with extensive experience across procurement, commercial management, contract management and supplier governance.

We have worked inside many of the organisations we now support, managing complex contracts, navigating commercial pressure and resolving difficult delivery challenges firsthand.

That practical experience shapes everything we do.

What We Do

We support buyers and suppliers across infrastructure, public sector, technology, utilities, defence and other regulated environments

We focus on the issues that directly affect contract performance, commercial control and delivery outcomes – the operational and commercial pressures that emerge inside live contracts, supplier relationships and complex delivery environments.

We operate at the point where commercial tension sits. Between:

legal interpretation
commercial intent
operational delivery
supplier behaviour

That is where contracts succeed or fail.

Why We Exist

Clear was founded to help organisations bridge the gap between what contracts say and how they operate in practice.

We focus on the commercial and operational pressures that emerge within contracts, supplier relationships and live delivery environments.

Commercial outcomes are not defined at signature – they are shaped by what happens next.

What Makes Us Different

Some organisations provide technically correct advice that can be difficult to apply within live delivery environments.

We take a different approach.

Technical accuracy is a given. What matters is whether advice works in practice.

We simplify complexity and focus on what will actually deliver outcomes.

Turning complex into Clear.

Our Associate Consultants

Clear is supported by a network of trusted associate consultants with expertise across commercial management, contract management, procurement, supplier management and supply chain.

This flexible model enables us to bring together the right expertise for each engagement while maintaining the continuity, responsiveness and senior-level involvement our clients value.

Senior expertise, assembled with purpose.

How we deliver in practice

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HMRC and Fujitsu – Reducing Contract Risk on a Complex Cloud Transformation Programme

How do we turn complex requirements into deliverable contracts?

British Transport Police – Accelerating Digital Platform Procurement Without Compromising Governance

How do we procure complex systems quickly without compromising governance, compliance or value for money?

Airwave – Creating a Viable Commercial Model for Mission-Critical Communications Services

Is our contract model still viable?

Airwave – Improving Bid Quality and Commercial Positioning for a National Smart Metering Programme

Are we clearly demonstrating value in our tenders?

Improving Bid Win Rates Through Stronger Commercial and Tender Governance

Why are we losing tenders on quality, not price?

Building Commercial Capability to Improve Public Sector Tender Performance

Are we consistently scoring as highly as we should in competitive tenders?

Airwave – Strengthening Bid Governance Across Secure Communications Programmes

Are we losing work due to weak commercial positioning?

NHS Digital – Improving Procurement Framework Control for Complex Technology Contracts

How do we structure contracts for large-scale digital transformation?

Stabilising a District Heating Project Following Supplier Default

Can we take over a failing contract without taking on unacceptable risk?

Accenture – Strengthening Commercial position in Application Development Services Contract

Are our contract terms clear, balanced and deliverable?

Hewlett Packard Enterprises – Structuring a Desktop Transformation Agreement for Delivery Confidence

Are we setting the contract up to succeed or fail?

Commercial Change Control Across a Major NEC Infrastructure Project

Are we struggling to maintain commercial control and contractual compliance on a complex NEC3 project?

Social Housing – Protecting Commercial Performance Through NEC Contract Management and Change Control

Are escalating compensation events and weak change management putting our programme at risk?

NHS England – Creating Commercial Contract Management Control Across a National Supplier Portfolio

Is our organisation exposed because contract obligations, changes and decisions are not consistently documented?

Thales – Improving Commercial Oversight Across a Defence Technology Programme

Are we in control of change, claims and contract performance?

Strengthening Contract Governance for a Major Housing Association

Are inconsistent contract governance and supplier disputes affecting our repairs and maintenance contracts?

Improving Contract Administration Consistency Across NEC and JCT Project Teams

Are our project teams applying contract administration inconsistently?

Cabinet Office – Building Contract Management Capability Across Public Sector Teams

Do our contract managers have the skills and judgement to manage complex supplier relationships?

MBNL – Improving Re-Procurement Readiness for a Critical Infrastructure Contract

Are we ready for contract renewal or re-procurement?

Home Office Technology Contract – Delivering Zero Service Disruption During an £11m Supplier Transition

How do we replace a critical supplier without disrupting operational services?

Ministry of Justice – Managing a Complex Multi-Supplier Exit and Transition across a National Technology Programme

Is fragmented supplier delivery putting our programme at risk?

Pharmaceutical Corporation – Strengthening Contract Management and Supplier Governance During Corporate Separation

How do we restructure multiple supplier contracts without disrupting continuity of supply?

Supporting contracts with a combined value exceeding £10bn across major programmes and complex delivery environments.

Commercial Contract Management Specialists