Managed service provider (MSP)
Reduce contractor costs by up to 10%, stay compliant, and gain full visibility of your contingent workforce.
Who we help
Your contractors are a vital part of your workforce, but managing them can be complex, time-consuming and costly. With just 10 tech contractors often representing around £1 million in annual spend, it’s an area that demands smarter oversight.
Our MSP solution centralises every aspect of your contingent workforce, improving compliance, boosting visibility and reducing spend by up to 10% in the first year.
Whether you hire directly, through agencies or need sourcing support, we bring everything together under one scalable model - managing the entire contractor lifecycle from onboarding and compliance to invoicing and supplier coordination.
What’s included?
Rate card control - Cut contractor spend by up to 10% in your first year.
Master service agreement - Standardised contracts that remove compliance headaches.
Real-time reporting - Know exactly who you have, where they are, and what they cost.
Consolidated invoicing - One invoice, fewer errors, simpler finance operations.
IR35 & compliance oversight - Reduce legal risk with consistent, compliant processes.
Supplier consolidation - Fewer agencies, more control, stronger outcomes.
How it works
Discover
We begin with a full audit of your contractor landscape to identify savings and compliance risks.
Design
A tailored MSP model built with optimised rates, clear processes and the right supplier setup.
Deliver
We manage sourcing, onboarding, compliance and agency coordination where needed.
Optimise
Ongoing reporting and performance tracking to ensure efficiency and cost control.
Have a question?
Not necessarily. While MSPs are most impactful for organisations with 20 or more contractors, smaller teams can still benefit, especially where compliance, rate control, or supplier management are proving challenging. The model can scale up and down in line with your population.
Our MSP model is designed to pay for itself. We’ve never implemented an MSP that wasn’t at least cost neutral, and most deliver significant savings in the first year. Cost efficiencies come through rate optimisation, supplier consolidation, and reduced admin time, all achieved without adding to your overheads.
Yes. We can incorporate your preferred suppliers into the MSP framework, ensuring they work to agreed terms, rates, and compliance standards. Over time, we’ll help you identify which partners deliver best and where consolidation could drive greater value.
Absolutely. Many organisations now engage contractors directly, but managing contracts, IR35 status, and payments can still be complex. Our MSP model brings those direct hires under the same governance and compliance framework as agency-supplied contractors, giving you full visibility, consistent processes, and reduced risk without adding admin.
Not at all. You retain full visibility and decision-making authority. The MSP simply provides structure, governance, and reporting to make management easier and more effective. You decide who you hire; we ensure it’s done compliantly, efficiently, and at the right cost.
Typically, an MSP can be up and running within 6 to 10 weeks, depending on the size and complexity of your contractor population. The process begins with an audit of your current setup so we can build a model that fits your needs with minimal disruption.
Our work in action
Combining strategic employer branding, embedded hiring and MSP delivery to help River Island scale its tech capability and transform at speed.
