Procurement insight. Practical action.

Find the value in your procurement data.

Protect negotiated savings, improve cash timing and reduce rework by bringing actionable opportunities back to the people who created the purchase orders.

Start with a scoped assessment. Establish what your data can reveal, the potential benefit and which signals to implement first.

Where to start

How it works

Brief 3:40 Detailed 15:18

Andrey MatveevFounder & Delivery Lead, Datanovel

After the PO. While there is time to act.

The order is created.
The opportunity remains.

01
Detect high-confidence signals
Prediction models trained on your data and running on your compute intercept newly created POs. They use relevant prices, terms and other evidence to identify signals with the confidence, value and time to act.
02
Automation puts the correction in the right inbox
Email the PO creator the evidence, potential impact and proposed correction. Agreed rules can copy their line manager for high-confidence, material opportunities.
03
Verify the financial benefit
Follow adjustments through your order, invoice and payment records to verify the financial benefit achieved. Use the results to refine each signal.

The assessment establishes which signals your data and systems can support.
Implementation follows, one signal at a time.

01 / Where to start

Establish the
opportunity.

An assessment scoped around your procurement priorities. You receive a prioritised view of the signals your data can support, the potential benefits and the practical requirements for implementation.

Discuss an assessment

A clear basis for the next decisionWhat the assessment puts in your hands.

The assessment turns a broad possibility into a practical implementation priority. Its agreed scope produces three connected outputs:

Data readiness. The signals your data can support, important gaps and the practical window for action.
Opportunity fit. Candidate signals linked to your procurement priorities, with supporting examples where the evidence allows.
Potential business value. Benefit estimates, assumptions and implementation requirements that establish which signal should come first.

The next step is implementation of the selected signals, one by one, with scope agreed for each.

Understand the data you haveQuality, availability and the realities of your process.

We look at the procurement data your organisation already holds and how your teams actually use it. Can orders, suppliers and materials be connected reliably? Are descriptions and commercial terms usable? How soon is a newly created PO available for checking, and what can still be corrected?

The assessment records which signals can be detected reliably, which data gaps matter and where there is a practical window for action. Perfect data is not a prerequisite for every useful improvement.

Find the signals that fitA worthwhile starting point in your own circumstances.

We connect your priorities in direct and indirect procurement to individual signals: a price that no longer reflects an agreed rate, overlapping material demand, shortened payment terms or an incomplete service record.

A signal is useful only when the supporting evidence is credible, the context is relevant and your teams can still do something with it. The assessment identifies suitable signals and supporting examples from the agreed data scope, with the conditions each would need to work.

Evaluate the benefit worth pursuingThe opportunity, its assumptions and what to investigate next.

We estimate the potential value and the evidence needed to support it. Purchase savings, cash timing, financing benefits and time freed up for your teams are different outcomes and should be understood separately.

You receive a prioritised opportunity assessment: candidate signals, supporting evidence, benefit assumptions, relevant data gaps and practical implementation requirements. This establishes what merits implementation, what needs better evidence and what is not currently worth pursuing.

Implementation is then agreed signal by signal, on your platform and with your team involved.

02 / Value areas

Where value can
slip away.

Across direct and indirect procurement, the assessment connects these business outcomes to specific signals your data can support.

01Lost in transactionSavings leakage: where negotiated value slips away.

Accepting a higher price, buying just below a discount threshold, using a non-preferred supplier or choosing a premium specification can dilute negotiated value.

Where the data supports it, Datanovel looks for price anomalies, threshold leakage, preferred-route bypass and over-specification. Your teams see the signal and supporting evidence while the decision may still be adjustable.

Useful context: the expected price, contracted option, preferred supplier, discount threshold or similar demand elsewhere, with an estimate of the commercial impact.

See the negotiated-price example

02Cash & working capitalDecisions that may bring cash exposure forward.

Duplicated or overlapping demand, unusually large quantities and payment terms changed away from the vendor-master default can bring cash exposure forward.

When historical quantities, related purchases and supplier terms provide reliable evidence, the context can help your teams reconsider the order or its timing.

Useful context: recent similar orders, the normal quantity range, expected payment terms and the possible cash-timing impact. A financing benefit is measured separately from the amount of cash affected.

See the overlapping-demand example
See the payment-terms example

03The long and winding POWorkload avoidance: addressing incomplete records before they create rework.

Unclear descriptions, weak service scope, missing material numbers or references, and commodity codes that do not match the description can leave downstream teams chasing information.

The aim is to show useful context while the buying record can still be improved: a likely classification issue, material-code mismatch, missing reference, unclear scope or possible invoice-matching risk.

Potential benefit: fewer clarification loops and blocked invoices, better touchless processing and shorter cycle times. The assessment identifies where these effects could be measured.

See the service-reference example
See the material-code example

04ESG & preferred alternativesApproved options that may be overlooked.

An approved greener alternative, preferred supplier or category-guided option may already exist when a team chooses a standard item or buying route.

The aim is to make that option visible while the decision may still be adjusted, with sustainability and business considerations together.

Useful context: the approved alternative, category guidance, possible ESG impact and any commercial trade-off. Recommendations depend on the approved options and evidence available in your organisation.

See the packaging alternative
See the refurbished-device example

Other decisions worth exploringOrder economics, demand consolidation, policy alignment and service spend clarity.

Order economicsCould a quantity adjustment improve the buying conditions?

Known price breaks, minimum order quantities, pack sizes, order multiples and supplier discounts can affect unit economics. Where these conditions are available, the context shows the buying rule and estimated impact so the team can consider an adjustment without creating unnecessary stock.

Demand consolidationCould related requirements be considered together?

Requirements raised separately across teams, sites, cost centres or short time windows can fragment buying power. The layer looks for related materials, similar items, suppliers, locations and close order timing where the data supports a credible consolidation signal.

Recent similar orders, grouping opportunities, volume thresholds and preferred routes give teams context to decide whether requirements should remain separate or be consolidated.

Policy alignmentIs the relevant procurement guidance visible?

A non-preferred supplier, missing contract reference, unusual tax treatment or fragmented demand can indicate a decision worth reviewing. Showing the relevant supplier, contract, tax, category or related-demand context helps the team assess its current route. An unusual choice may still have a valid business reason.

Service spend clarityDoes the record explain what service is being bought?

Generic descriptions, missing statements of work or contract references, unclear service periods, weak pricing bases and broad commodity coding can make services difficult to classify and compare.

The context prompts useful improvements while the record is still adjustable, helping make spend more suitable for benchmarking, governance and future savings programmes.

03 / Practical examples

With a little help
from your data.

The PO is already in the system. A specific email brings the signal and supporting evidence to its creator while the order can still be adjusted.

What could your teams change
if they saw the context sooner?

01 / 07Overlapping demand

Illustrative scenarios · direct and indirect procurement.
Figures show potential value, not client results.

MailIllustrative email

Possible overlapping demand for Site A

Procurement Context AssistantProcurement signals · automated messageTo: Sarah Bennett

You recently ordered 63 pallets of PIR insulation boards. John Miles raised a similar order for the same site two days earlier.

Your order · 903300263 palletsDelivery 17 June

Recent order · 903200364 palletsDelivery 18 June

You may want to check with John whether both call-offs are still needed.

See the comparison and potential value

Both orders are for 120mm PIR insulation boards, 2400 × 1200mm, material code INS-PIR-120-2400, at Site A. The unit price is £58 per board.

Illustrative order comparison
Detail	Your order	Recent order
Order	9033002	9032003
Requester	Sarah Bennett	John Miles
Quantity	1,260 boards	1,280 boards
Order value	£73,080	£74,240
Requested delivery	17 June 2026	18 June 2026

Previous bulk call-offs for this material at Site A were usually 45–60 days apart. These were raised two days apart, with delivery dates only one day apart.

£73,080Potential avoidable or deferrable cash commitment

Indicative financing benefit: £601 if the order is deferred by 60 days, using a 5% annual cost of capital. This is distinct from the value of the order. Whether cancellation or deferral is appropriate depends on the actual demand.

An example of useful context, with the decision left to the team.

Cash & working capitalDirect procurement

MailIllustrative email

A newer price may apply to PO 9033408

Procurement Context AssistantProcurement signals · automated messageTo: Michael Turner · PO creatorCc: Ruth Clarke · Line manager

Your new order for 240,000 kg of polymer compound PC-410 still uses £2.65/kg. The supplier purchasing condition valid from 1 June records £240 per 100 kg—equivalent to £2.40/kg for the same material and plant.

Your PO · previous rate£636,000240,000 kg × £2.65/kg

At the revised rate£576,000240,000 kg × £2.40/kg

The difference is £60,000. Please check whether the revised rate applies and correct the PO before supplier acknowledgement if appropriate.

See the price comparison and potential value

The order was raised on 3 June 2026 for June production at Plant B. The comparison matches the material, supplier, purchasing organisation and plant, and checks that the revised condition is valid and has not been deleted.

Illustrative comparison · amounts exclude tax
Detail	New PO	Current condition
Recorded price	£2.65 per kg	£240 per 100 kg
Comparable unit price	£2.65/kg	£2.40/kg
Quantity evaluated	240,000 kg	240,000 kg
Purchase value	£636,000	£576,000
Relevant date	Created 3 June 2026	Valid from 1 June 2026

£60,000Potential reduction in this order's purchase value

The calculation is 240,000 kg × (£2.65 − £2.40). Normalising the recorded price unit makes the comparison meaningful; comparing £2.65 directly with £240 would not.

The creator checks whether a surcharge, delivery arrangement, specification change or agreed exception explains the difference. This scenario assumes the supplier has not yet acknowledged the order and the applicable price can still be corrected. The lower recorded condition alone does not prove the PO is wrong.

Selective manager visibility: this illustration assumes the matched evidence and £60,000 potential leakage meet the organisation's agreed confidence and materiality thresholds for copying the creator's line manager.

The line manager is included under agreed confidence and value thresholds.

Savings leakageDirect procurement

MailIllustrative email

Payment terms worth checking on PO 9033516

Procurement Context AssistantProcurement signals · automated messageTo: Priya Shah · PO creator

Your £240,000 PO for annual IT support uses Net 15 payment terms. The supplier-master baseline for this company code is Net 60, placing payment 45 days later on the same invoice basis.

Your PO · Net 1515 daysFrom invoice date

Supplier baseline · Net 6060 daysFrom invoice date

Please check whether the shorter term was agreed for this renewal. If it was not, correct the PO while the terms can still be amended.

See the timing comparison and potential value

The comparison uses the supplier master for the same supplier and company code. Both terms are simple net terms measured from the same invoice date.

Illustrative comparison · one invoice, excluding tax
Detail	New PO	Supplier baseline
Service value	£240,000	£240,000
Payment terms	Net 15	Net 60
Invoice basis	Invoice date	Invoice date
Payment timing	45 days earlier	Baseline timing

£1,479Indicative financing benefit from retaining the 60-day term

The calculation is £240,000 × 5% annual financing rate × 45 / 365, rounded. It assumes one invoice, no instalments, no early-payment discount and no advance-payment or end-of-month rule. Actual benefit depends on invoice and payment behaviour.

The £240,000 service price is unchanged. It is the amount whose payment timing is affected, not a purchase saving. The creator checks the renewal agreement: the supplier-master default could be outdated or a valid exception could apply. Any correction must reflect the agreed commercial terms.

A payment-timing opportunity, with the purchase price unchanged.

Cash & working capitalIndirect procurement

MailIllustrative email

Confirm the service period and reference on PO 9033614

Procurement Context AssistantProcurement signals · automated messageTo: Amelia Grant · PO creator

Your £48,000 PO says “IT services”, with no service period or agreement reference in the fields used for invoice review. Approved statement of work MS-042, linked to the originating request, describes application support from 1 October to 31 December at £16,000 per month.

Current PO descriptionIT services£48,000 · period and reference missing

Context on the approved request3 monthsApplication support · £16,000/month

Please confirm that MS-042 covers this order, then add its reference, service period and billing basis while the PO is still adjustable.

See the missing context and practical benefit

This illustration assumes the same supplier and originating request REQ-2184 connect the approved statement of work to the PO. No service receipt or invoice has been recorded, and the relevant PO fields can still be amended.

Illustrative record check · contract terms require confirmation
Detail	Created PO	Approved request and SOW
Nature of service	IT services	Managed application support
Reference	Not linked on the PO	MS-042
Service period	Not recorded	1 October–31 December
Billing basis	£48,000 total	3 months × £16,000

Why this matters: the service owner and invoice-review team need the agreement, period and billing basis to understand what each monthly invoice relates to. Recording that context can reduce the need to ask the creator to reconstruct it later. The £48,000 is the order value, not a saving.

Before sending: check whether linked attachments already provide everything the downstream process needs. A short description alone is not enough to justify a message. Here the issue is missing operational references; the accessible SOW may already provide sufficient evidence to classify the service.

The creator confirms that the SOW covers this engagement, rather than a separate project or variation. A useful correction might read: “Managed application support, 1 Oct–31 Dec, SOW MS-042, £16,000 per month.”

What to measure: whether the context is added before the first receipt or invoice, followed by relevant clarification requests and invoice exceptions against a comparable baseline. A corrected record alone does not prove a blocked invoice was avoided.

Illustrative scenario · clearer service context before invoice review.

Workload avoidanceIndirect procurement

MailIllustrative email

The description and material code differ on PO 9033628

Procurement Context AssistantProcurement signals · automated messageTo: James Wilson · PO creator

Your order describes 120 of the 20-inch filter element PX205, matching the supplier quotation. Its material code FILT-10-5 instead identifies the 10-inch element PX105. The active material master lists PX205 under FILT-20-5.

Item behind the selected code10-inchPX105 · FILT-10-5

Quoted and described item20-inchPX205 · FILT-20-5

Please confirm the quoted item is required and align the material reference before release, so the supplier and receiving team work from the same item.

See the item match and potential rework

The PO exists and is awaiting release. Quotation Q-742 and the originating request both identify PX205. This illustration assumes the manufacturer's part reference, filtration specification, connection type and unit of measure match the proposed material record. All product and material identifiers are hypothetical.

Illustrative material check · 120 individual elements
Detail	Selected material record	Quote and matching record
Material code	FILT-10-5	FILT-20-5
Manufacturer part	PX105	PX205
Recorded length	10 inches	20 inches
PO text	Describes PX205 instead	Agrees with PX205

The quotation is for 120 elements at £28 each, totalling £3,360 before tax. The intended quantity and quoted price remain unchanged in this scenario. The opportunity is to remove conflicting item references, not claim the order value as a saving.

Why this matters: a supplier following the free-text description and a receiving team using the material code could be working from different item identities. Alignment can prevent clarification, receipt corrections and later invoice queries.

The creator checks for a superseded quote, an intentional substitution or an incorrect master-data description. A dimensional difference alone is not a recommendation to substitute a product. Any correction follows the client's normal approval process.

What to measure: whether the references align before release, and the subsequent incidence and handling time of item-reference queries and receipt corrections. No avoided-work figure is assumed in this illustration.

Illustrative scenario · one consistent item reference for ordering and receipt.

Workload avoidanceDirect procurement

MailIllustrative email

An approved carton alternative is available for PO 9033641

Procurement Context AssistantProcurement signals · automated messageTo: Tom Evans · PO creator

Your order is for 10,000 shipping cartons at £0.78 each. The approved alternative meets the same dimensions and tested packing requirements, with 80% recovered fibre rather than 50%. It costs £0.80 each, adding £200 to this order.

Current carton50%Recovered fibre · £7,800

Approved alternative80%Recovered fibre · £8,000

The latest availability record supports your delivery date. Please confirm stock and approval for the £200 premium, then consider amending the PO before fulfilment begins.

See the qualification, material benefit and cost

This illustration assumes packaging engineering has qualified both item codes for the same product, packing line and shipping conditions. The approved substitution mapping covers dimensions, compression and stacking performance, moisture exposure, printing and any applicable product-contact requirements.

Illustrative comparison · prices exclude tax
Detail	Current carton	Approved alternative
Order quantity	10,000	10,000
Fibre mass per carton	0.50 kg	0.50 kg
Declared recovered fibre	50%	80%
Recovered fibre in order	2,500 kg	4,000 kg
Unit price	£0.78	£0.80
Order price	£7,800	£8,000

1.5 tonnesAdditional recovered fibre in the order, for a £200 premium

The material calculation is 10,000 × 0.50 kg × (80% − 50%) = 1,500 kg. Supplier declarations must use the same fibre-mass basis and cover the actual items supplied. The price difference is 10,000 × (£0.80 − £0.78) = £200.

Before changing the PO: confirm the qualified specification, available quantity, delivery date, spending approval and any amendment charges. The example assumes the existing order can be changed without a fee and the alternative meets the required delivery date.

What to measure: the alternative actually received, its supported material-content figure, incremental purchase cost and any effect on damage or packing performance. Recovered-fibre content does not by itself establish a carbon reduction or an overall environmental advantage.

For background on material-content criteria, see EPA guidance on recovered-fibre paper and packaging. The product approvals, prices and quantities above are illustrative.

Illustrative scenario · a specific material-content improvement with its cost visible.

ESG & preferred alternativesDirect procurement

MailIllustrative email

An approved refurbished option could meet PO 9033657

Procurement Context AssistantProcurement signals · automated messageTo: Helen Ward · PO creator

Your order is for 20 new laptops at £900 each. IT's approved alternatives list includes a refurbished configuration for this user group at £725, with the required support package. The quoted batch covers all 20 devices and your required delivery date.

20 new devices£18,000£900 per device

20 approved refurbished devices£14,500£725 per device

Please confirm that the approved batch remains available and meets the deployment plan. If it does, consider switching the order before fulfilment begins.

See the approval criteria and potential benefit

This illustration concerns a standard office-user deployment. IT has approved the particular refurbished configuration and supplier route for that workload. Matching memory and storage alone is insufficient: suitability also covers processor performance, operating-system support, security, device management and required accessories.

Illustrative comparison · equivalent included services, excluding tax
Detail	New devices	Approved refurbished batch
Quantity	20	20
Workload and configuration	Approved for the user group	Approved for the same user group
Required support	Three years	Three years, with accepted warranty and replacement service
Unit price	£900	£725
Purchase cost	£18,000	£14,500

£3,500Potential purchase-cost reduction, with 20 devices returned to use

The price comparison is 20 × (£900 − £725) = £3,500. It assumes the same required deployment services, accessories and delivery costs are included, and that amending the existing PO attracts no charge.

Before changing the PO: confirm the actual batch, condition grade, battery acceptance standard, refurbishment and data-erasure evidence, warranty and replacement terms, remaining supported service life and delivery date. Keep the original route if the approved alternative no longer meets the requirement or the order cannot be amended.

What to measure: actual purchase cost and previously used devices accepted into service, supported by receipt and asset records. Reuse does not automatically establish a particular carbon saving or an amount of e-waste avoided; broader lifecycle effects need separate evidence.

This is an established procurement option: Defra describes using refurbished and remanufactured devices in its technology procurement. The figures above are hypothetical and are not Defra results.

Illustrative scenario · reuse within IT-approved performance and support requirements.

ESG & preferred alternativesIndirect procurement

04 / How it works

Signals become context.
Actions become insight.

Datanovel checks POs after creation and follows up with the creator by email, showing the evidence and a possible correction while the order or record can still be adjusted.

01
Detect
Check already-created POs for a useful signal.
02
Check
Assess confidence, materiality and time to act.
03
Share
Email the creator the signal, evidence and proposed correction.
04
Observe
Follow the correction and verify its financial or operational benefit.
05
Learn
Use verified outcomes to refine each signal.

Useful enough to show.
Early enough to help.

The first messages should earn trust by being selective, specific and clearly useful.

A few good signalsRelevant, timely context that deserves your teams’ attention.

Not every detected signal should become a message. Before context is sent, it is checked for relevance, confidence, materiality, timing and practical usefulness. Guidance also needs to remain current as supplier, market and operational conditions change.

A targeted email returns the already-created PO to its creator's attention, with the supporting evidence, potential impact and a specific point to check. There may still be time to correct a price, adjust terms, improve a record, cancel overlapping demand or select an approved alternative.

For high-confidence cases with very material potential leakage, agreed routing rules can copy the creator's line manager. The evidence and possible correction are visible to both, so a significant opportunity can receive appropriate follow-up.

The team can act on the context or continue where the current route is still right for the business. An unusual order may have a valid explanation.

What happens after the message?Behavioural memory and organisational learning

The layer records what happens next inside your own environment: a supplier change, an adjustment to timing, a better description, a preferred alternative, cancelled duplicate demand or a decision that continues unchanged.

If teams frequently act after a particular signal, it may be useful. If they usually continue unchanged, the context may be weak, incomplete or late—or the current route may be valid for reasons the data does not show.

Financial benefit is checked against the agreed baseline using the relevant order, invoice and payment evidence. A PO amendment records a changed commitment; realised purchase savings need evidence of the cost actually incurred. Cash timing, financing benefit and operational outcomes are tracked separately, with overlapping signals counted only once.

Over time, these patterns help refine which context to show and reveal matters worth investigating across sites, suppliers, categories and policy adoption. The purpose is organisational learning, not individual performance management. A subsequent change alone does not establish why it happened.

The immediate value comes from better decisions at the point of action. The strategic value comes from learning which signals your teams respond to, and what those patterns reveal about suppliers, markets and policy adoption.

How does it fit the way we work?Your environment and existing channels

Each selected signal is implemented on your approved data platform with your team involved. The capability follows up by email, with other existing channels such as Teams where appropriate. Procurement data does not need to move into a Datanovel-owned system, and your teams are not asked to learn another procurement application.

The design starts with your actual systems, data and process. Integration, order-data availability, message routing and the practical window for corrections are assessed in that environment. Datanovel provides the blueprints and delivery support for a capability your organisation can own and maintain.

Datanovel brings relevant context back to the PO creator while an order or record can still be adjusted, helping protect negotiated value, improve cash timing and prevent downstream rework.

Explore what the dashboards could showVerified benefits, signal outcomes and the practical window for action.

Illustrative dashboard concepts · one coherent example dataset, not client results.

Datanovel / Signal performance

From signals to verified value

What changed after an email, and what benefit can be evidenced?

June 2026 cohort30-day follow-up per PO
Illustrative data

POs emailed600One primary signal per PO

Relevant adjustments observed210Within the follow-up window

Follow-up coverage90%540 of 600 POs observable

Verified purchase savings£24,00046 completed, invoice-backed cases

Adjustments by signal

Relevant adjustments / POs emailed. Bar length shows the adjustment rate within each signal.

Negotiated price72 / 180
Overlapping demand45 / 100
Payment terms & timing27 / 90
Incomplete records45 / 150
Approved alternatives21 / 80

What happened next?

The full 600-PO cohort, including gaps in follow-up.

Relevant adjustment observed210
No relevant adjustment observed330
Insufficient follow-up data60

Cash timing, separately: £60,000 of payments moved to later agreed dates. This amount is not a purchase saving.

Benefit evidence: purchase savings use an agreed valid baseline and final invoice evidence for equivalent scope and quantities, net of relevant costs. Count each benefit once. Record corrections are tracked separately; no automatic conversion into hours saved.

Datanovel / Signal performance

Where should procurement investigate?

Negotiated-price signals · a subset of the same 600-PO cohort.

June 2026 cohort30-day follow-up per PO
Illustrative data

POs emailed180Negotiated-price signal

Adjustments observed72Relevant price corrections

Invoice-backed cases31Completed benefit verification

Verified purchase savings£18,000Within this signal only

Price exceptions by supplier

Fictional suppliers. Case counts identify where to investigate.

Negotiated-price signal · 30-day follow-up
Supplier	POs emailed	Adjusted	Verified cases	Net saving
Supplier A	70	29	14	£9,000
Supplier B	50	22	9	£5,000
Supplier C	40	15	5	£3,000
Supplier D	20	6	3	£1,000
Total	180	72	31	£18,000

Review priority: investigate recurring price exceptions at Supplier A. Check purchasing volume, condition validity and system configuration before drawing conclusions.

Reconciles to the overview: £18,000 across 31 negotiated-price cases plus £6,000 across 15 approved-alternative cases = £24,000 across 46 verified cases. These figures do not establish supplier fault.

Datanovel / Signal performance

Was there still time to act?

PO creation to email delivery, followed by relevant adjustments.

June 2026 cohort30-day follow-up per PO
Illustrative data

POs emailed within 4 hours42070% of the 600-PO cohort

Observable follow-up54060 POs lack sufficient evidence

Emails reviewed100Separate usefulness review sample

Met usefulness checks84Of the 100 reviewed emails

Delivery timing and subsequent adjustment

The rate uses POs with sufficient follow-up, shown explicitly below.

Timing bands · adjustment rate = adjusted / observable
PO creation → email	POs emailed	Observable	Adjusted	Adjustment rate
Within 1 hour	240	216	100	46.3%
1–4 hours	180	162	60	37.0%
4–24 hours	120	108	36	33.3%
Over 24 hours	60	54	14	25.9%
Total	600	540	210	38.9%

What to improve: of 100 reviewed emails, 84 met agreed usefulness checks, 10 arrived after an adjustment was practical and 6 needed stronger evidence.

Interpretation: an observed association, not proof that earlier emails caused more corrections. Signal mix, order status and amendment windows differ. Review timing within each signal before changing the delivery rules.

Subsequent adjustments are observations; they do not alone establish the effect of an email.

05 / Delivery

Build on
the evidence.

Following the assessment, Datanovel implements the selected signals one by one, on your platform and with your team. Each connects detection, a targeted buyer message and measurement of what happens next.

A client-owned capability.
Built inside your environment.

BuildA practical first capabilityOne selected signal, a buyer message and a value dashboard.

Implementation starts with an agreed signal from the assessment. The build connects the required data, detection logic, confidence and value thresholds, message routing and a dashboard for tracking the relevant outcome.

Your procurement, data and analytics teams are involved during the build. The logic, data model and operating approach are shaped around your process and platform, then tested with the business.

OperateEstablish value in practiceReview signals, refine messages and observe what happens.

The capability runs with your team. Signals are reviewed, context messages refined, agreed outcomes observed and value evaluated. Behavioural memory begins to build inside your environment.

As the first signal becomes established, the next selected signal can move into implementation. Each addition builds on the data connections and operating experience already developed, with scope agreed for that signal.

TransferRetain the capability within your teamWorking logic, data model, dashboards and operating knowledge.

Build–Operate–Transfer prepares your internal team to support and maintain the capability, including changes to source tables, schemas, business rules and dashboard needs.

The team learns during delivery. Datanovel remains available for consultation, refinement and implementation of further signals as priorities develop.

Platforms and AI choicesTechnology selected within your approved environment.

Prediction models are trained on your procurement data and run on your approved compute. They work alongside business rules and evidence matching to detect and assess signals in already-created POs. A missing reference or an agreed-price exception may be established directly; other signals depend on learned patterns.

The assessment checks the data, history, access, compute and timing needed for each signal before implementation is agreed.

Where LLM support is useful, the model is selected with you and used within permitted AI services and security controls. A retrieval layer can ground messages in approved procurement context, rather than generic model assumptions.

Why Build–Operate–Transfer?A capability shaped around your procurement reality.

Useful context depends on your buying routes, supplier terms, local governance and the ways systems and fields have been configured. The capability is built around that reality from the start.

Build–Operate–Transfer combines implementation with operating experience and a supported handover. Digital DMAIC sits within this approach: define, measure, analyse, improve and control each value area before expanding further.

Start with an assessment

Where should your
organisation start?

Discuss your procurement priorities, data environment and the opportunities an assessment could help establish.

Contact Datanovel on LinkedIn

Andrey Matveev

Founder & Delivery Lead
Datanovel

Andrey's experience spans supplier data management, procurement analytics and operational reporting, including developing and operating supplier-verification tools.

He leads each engagement directly, with specialist support brought in where the work requires it.

Find the value in your procurement data.

Establish the opportunity.

Where value can slip away.

With a little help from your data.

Possible overlapping demand for Site A

A newer price may apply to PO 9033408

Payment terms worth checking on PO 9033516

Confirm the service period and reference on PO 9033614

The description and material code differ on PO 9033628

An approved carton alternative is available for PO 9033641

An approved refurbished option could meet PO 9033657

Signals become context. Actions become insight.

Detect

Check

Share

Observe

Learn

From signals to verified value

Adjustments by signal

What happened next?

Where should procurement investigate?

Price exceptions by supplier

Was there still time to act?

Delivery timing and subsequent adjustment

Build on the evidence.

Where should your organisation start?

Andrey Matveev

A stronger foundation for supplier data.

Establish the
opportunity.

Where value can
slip away.

With a little help
from your data.

Signals become context.
Actions become insight.

Build on
the evidence.

Where should your
organisation start?