Commercial Contract Management – End-to-End
Full lifecycle ownership from strategy through to exit
Our flagship service.
We take care of commercial contract management across the entire lifecycle, ensuring continuity, control and accountability from initial strategy through to contract close-out and renewal.
- contract mobilisation and setup
- ongoing commercial governance and reporting
- change and risk management
- performance and margin protection
- close-out and renewal planning
Contract Administration & Governance
Embedding control, visibility and accountability in live contracts
We establish and operate practical contract management frameworks across live contracts, improving governance, performance monitoring and commercial control.
- contract administration processes
- payment, valuation and cashflow management
- KPI frameworks and performance reporting
- change management
- governance structures and controls
- commercial data insights
Commercial Assurance & Recovery
Protecting value and recovering margin when contracts come under pressure
We provide structured commercial support to manage change, resolve issues and recover value.
- change control frameworks
- early warning and risk management
- claims preparation
- defence and negotiation
- commercial recovery programmes
- disruption and delay analysis
- dispute avoidance and resolution support
Advisory, Negotiation & Dispute Support
Expert support at critical commercial decision points
We support complex negotiations, contract drafting and interpretation, and dispute scenarios.
- contract drafting and review
- NEC, JCT and bespoke advisory
- risk allocation and liability structuring
- negotiation strategy and support
- Z-clauses and amendments
- expert support through disputes and resolution processes
Interim, Embedded & Commercial Resource Augmentation
Flexible commercial capability, backed by consultancy expertise
We provide experienced commercial professionals who can integrate quickly into your organisation, from individual interim specialists to embedded teams and scalable resource augmentation.
Unlike traditional contractor supply, our support is backed by Clear’s governance, senior oversight and wider specialist commercial capability, helping you maintain consistency, quality and commercial focus to achieve agreed outcomes as requirements change.
- interim commercial managers and leads
- embedded programme and contract management support
- scalable commercial resource augmentation
- transition, mobilisation and turnaround roles
- governance, controls and assurance implementation
- access to wider specialist expertise when required
Contract Management Capability & Training
A core part of how we deliver is strengthening your internal capability so improvements are sustainable.
We don’t just manage contracts – we help you manage them better.
- capability assessments and skills gap analysis
- contract-specific training and capability development
- practical coaching within live delivery environments
- governance tools, templates and frameworks
- knowledge transfer embedded into day-to-day delivery
- recruitment and onboarding support
Our approach ensures your teams gain the skills, confidence and structures needed to sustain performance long after our engagement ends.
Our Delivery Approach
- Lifecycle-led – aligned to how contracts are actually delivered
- Outcome-focused – protecting value, performance and commercial position
- Practical and proportionate – focused on what works in practice
- Joined-up – connecting commercial, legal, technical and delivery teams
- Capability-building – strengthening your internal teams, not creating dependency
See how we deliver in practice
Working With Clear
We work as an extension of your team, bringing experienced commercial contract management specialists into complex delivery environments.
Our engagements are led by senior practitioners and supported by a trusted network of associate consultants. This enables us to bring together the right expertise for each requirement while maintaining clear accountability, continuity and senior oversight.
You work with people who understand your contracts, risks and priorities because they have managed similar challenges firsthand.
Practical, commercially grounded advice
We provide clear, pragmatic advice shaped by operational reality, not theoretical positions.
Our approach is commercially focused, outcome-driven and designed to work within live delivery environments.
Flexible engagement
We offer flexible ways to access our expertise, including:
- Day-rate and time-and-materials support
- Retainer arrangements
- Defined scope of work for contract management services
- Fixed-price consultancy engagements
We adapt the delivery model to your commercial and operational requirements.
Capability & Knowledge Support
Clients can also benefit from:
- Clear contract templates, tools and process documents
- Thought leadership and practical insight
- Refresher training and capability development support
- Knowledge transfer throughout the engagement
Our aim is not only to resolve the immediate issue, but to leave your team with stronger capability and clearer commercial control.
Leadership & Assurance
Every engagement benefits from senior leadership and experienced commercial oversight.
David Fish brings more than 25 years’ experience across buyer and supplier organisations, supported by senior associate consultants with expertise across commercial management, contract management, procurement, supplier management and supply chain.
This provides informed challenge, governance assurance and access to the right specialist expertise at critical points across the contract lifecycle.
Trusted across transport and major infrastructure, public sector and government, technology and digital, defence and security, and other complex, regulated environments.