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Stillwater Procurement Partners
Home
Our Services
  • Procurement Health Check
  • Sourcing & RFP Management
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Fractional Procurement
Our Categories
  • Information Technology
  • Marketing
  • Professional Services
  • Facilties & Ops
Insights
About Us
  • Our People
  • Brand Story
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  • Home
  • Our Services
    • Procurement Health Check
    • Sourcing & RFP Management
    • Contract Negotiation
    • Fractional Procurement
  • Our Categories
    • Information Technology
    • Marketing
    • Professional Services
    • Facilties & Ops
  • Insights
  • About Us
    • Our People
    • Brand Story
  • Home
  • Our Services
    • Procurement Health Check
    • Sourcing & RFP Management
    • Contract Negotiation
    • Fractional Procurement
  • Our Categories
    • Information Technology
    • Marketing
    • Professional Services
    • Facilties & Ops
  • Insights
  • About Us
    • Our People
    • Brand Story

Contract Negotiation

What it Is

  

Most businesses sign supplier contracts and file them away — rarely revisiting them until renewal or a problem arises. Over time this means paying above-market rates, operating under unfavorable terms, and missing opportunities to strengthen your protections.


Our Contract Review & Negotiation service takes a disciplined, market-informed look at your supplier agreements — identifying where you're exposed, where you're overpaying, and where you have leverage to negotiate better outcomes.


We work on individual contracts or as part of a broader supplier review — either way, you get a clear picture of what each agreement says and what it should say.

What We Look For

  

✓ Pricing above current market benchmarks

✓ Auto-renewal clauses with unfavorable notice windows

✓ Missing or weak service level agreements (SLAs)

✓ Uncapped liability or inadequate indemnification terms

✓ No termination for convenience clause

✓ Price escalation language with no cap

✓ IP ownership ambiguity — especially in creative & tech contracts

✓ Missing data security and confidentiality provisions

✓ Payment terms longer than net-30 without discount

Common Contract Types We Review

IT & SaaS, marketing & agency   agreements, facilities & maintenance, staffing & professional   services, logistics & freight, office and operational supplies.

What Makes Us Different

We review contracts through a   procurement lens — not just legal risk, but commercial value. We flag both   legal exposure AND financial opportunity.

What You Recieve

Contract Summary

Plain-English   summary of every key term — price, duration, renewal, SLAs, liability,   termination, and escalation

 

Risk & Exposure Report

Identification   of unfavorable, missing, or legally risky provisions with recommended   remedies

 

Market Benchmark Comparison

Your current   pricing compared against current market rates for equivalent services

 

Negotiation Strategy Brief

Specific   talking points, target outcomes, and negotiation tactics for each issue   identified

 

Redline Recommendations

Suggested   edits to contract language — ready to share with the supplier or your   attorney

 

Negotiation Support

Direct   participation in supplier negotiation calls — optional but available for all   engagements



Investment

Estimated Cost

$1,500–$5,000


Pricing Model

Fixed Fee


ROI

Hourly available for ongoing contract   support at $150–$225/hr

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