Explore our expert consultancy services helping procurement teams procure with confidence.
Services
At Workwear Solutions we understand Procurement Challenges. We guide procurement teams - experienced or new - through complex uniform & PPE tenders, offering technical & product expertise, risk mitigation, and independent support at every stage of the procurement process.
Design & Product Development
Creative flair and technical know-how underpin our approach to design and product development. Working across multiple industries, product categories and country-markets, we bring innovative in-sight by sharing best practices across our client portfolio. Combined with our extensive understanding of sizing and fit, fabric selection, garment construction and global manufacturing processes - we help our clients to look, feel and perform their best.
Technical Specifications
Detailed technical specifications are developed for our clients in preparation for going to tender, providing clear information for tenderers to produce samples for assessment. Beyond the tender process, these documents contain all the product information required to develop products – from the first pre-production sample through to bulk production. These are an important tool to ensure the correct product quality and compliance throughout the contract life.
Inclusivity & Fit Innovation
At the forefront of inclusive PPE across the UK and Europe, our team develop inclusive solutions that work for every body, within the ever-changing regulatory landscape. We work with our clients to develop the best fits for their specific workforce, taking into account their operational environments and tasks, and offering innovative solutions to ensure inclusivity that benefits all.
Wearer Trials & Evaluation
Wearer trials are an important part of evaluation of new or updated products, but conducting them can be complex and often difficult to assess objectively. We provide independent wearer trial assessment for our clients, either as part of a tender process or throughout the life of a contract. Our approach ensures evaluation transparency with data driven reports and evidence-based feedback.
Procurement Services
With a deep understanding of the tender process from both the supplier and buyer perspectives, the procurement insight and experience offered to our clients helps facilitate more effective and competitive processes. Services include preparation of documents for release to market, independent technical assessment of sample requests, evaluation of supply chain maps/audit information and qualitative written responses.
Technical Scoring & Evaluation
Our independent technical scoring and evaluation services are a ‘game-changer’ according to our clients. By establishing transparent sample requirements and assessment criteria in the tender documentation, along with clear measurements and tolerances within the specifications, we are able to assess the tender samples and provide comprehensive reports for each product. This level of transparency and consistency is important to reduce the risk of challenge.
Risk Management & Compliance
We proactively reduce risks by: developing robust product specifications; overseeing sampling, manufacturing and certification phases, and providing SA 8000 compliant social and ethical auditing of supply chains. Each contract is supported by project specific critical paths and range plans to track and monitor progress with on-going compliance reporting linked to purchase orders, delivery dates and quality assurance.
Testing & Certification
When it comes to ensuring product safety, quality and compliance, understanding testing and certification requirements is fundamental. We specify the requirements for fabric, component and product testing and certification to ensure durability, quality and on-going compliance. Our expertise in testing and certification compliance gives our clients the confidence that they’re purchasing the right product for their specific needs.
What our Customers Say
“Our experience to date with WSI has exceeded our expectations and this office now has an outstanding relationship with Natalie and her team of consultants. WSI are thoroughly professional and are a key part of our clothing supply chain by providing technical oversight and technical guidance in all our interactions with clothing suppliers under contract or under assessment. They possess in-depth knowledge of garment specifications and garment manufacture requirements and this has been very evident in particular by the detailed quality assurance assessment reports provided when reviewing tender samples to ensure compliance with the tender technical specifications. The quality and the detail in these reports is a game-changer for this office in our interaction with successful and unsuccessful tenderers who now are given comprehensive and accurate feedback on their samples by experts from their own industry. WSI’s professionalism integrity and ability to delivery exceptional results makes them an invaluable part of our team and I would highly recommend them to any organisation that has a clothing procurement function.”
Irish Defence Forces – Lt Col, Ordnance Procurement (2024)
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Whether you’re deep into the process or just getting started, Workwear Solutions brings clarity, compliance, and confidence to your procurement journey.
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