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Practice III

Outsourcing &
managed services.

SI, MSP, and BPO contracts — scope, SLAs, and rate cards renegotiated across multi-year engagements without disrupting delivery.

What is outsourcing & managed services negotiation?

Outsourcing negotiation is the renegotiation of system-integrator, managed-service, and BPO contracts — scope, service levels, rate cards, and benchmarking clauses — mid-term or at renewal.

Why it matters: Multi-year service contracts drift: rate cards age, scope creeps, and SLAs stop reflecting the business. Resetting them recovers margin without changing provider.

What we negotiate

SI, MSP, and BPO master agreements, statements of work, and change-control terms.

Rate cards, FTE and outcome pricing, productivity commitments, and benchmarking clauses.

Service levels, governance, and termination and transition rights.

How Accord helps

We benchmark rates and service levels against the current market and renegotiate mid-term where the contract allows — without putting delivery at risk.

We rebuild the governance so the provider's incentives match yours for the remainder of the term.

FAQ

Common questions

Can a contract be renegotiated mid-term?

Frequently, yes — benchmarking clauses, change events, and volume shifts all create openings before renewal.

Will renegotiating damage the relationship?

Handled well, no. We reset terms while protecting delivery and the working relationship; that is the core skill.

What savings are typical?

Rate-card and scope resets commonly return 15–30% on the affected towers.

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