Analysis of ORR figures show staff represent 35% of the costs of running the UK’s railways. Implementing efficient staffing strategies is key to unlocking cost savings and securing a sustainable future for the industry.
Cost Transformation consulting expertise
Deep operational capability and industry expertise, underpinned by our extensive business transformation and implementation experience.

Our consultants are operational specialists – across procurement; supply chain; cost & value engineering; and operating strategy – with extensive transformation and implementation experience, meaning that we are ideally placed to help businesses realise measurable and sustainable cost reductions (and at pace).
In addition, with extensive experience of working within the sectors we serve, our consultants have a first hand understanding of your challenges and how to achieve your cost transformation goals.
Client collaboration is at the heart of how our consultants operate – we work in genuine partnership with businesses and don’t just look to apply one-size-fits-all processes.
Importantly, we’re focused on delivering long-term outcomes for clients, and look to upskill in-house teams to enable cost efficiencies to be achieved on an ongoing basis.
Achieve your cost transformation goals
Working as part of your team to deliver quantifiable results
We bring together multi-disciplinary expertise to deliver accelerated cost transformation for our clients:
Operational capabilities
We have a deep understanding of cost, with extensive direct experience across procurement; supply chain; cost & value engineering; and operating strategy.
Transformation and implementation practitioners
We embed specific, quantifiable operational cost savings within clients, as well as cost analytics capability to enable efficiencies to be achieved on an ongoing basis. Crucially, we don’t just advise on what needs to be done, we work in partnership with clients to execute the plan and deliver cost benefits for their business.
Industry experts
Our consultants are industry specialists, with extensive experience of working within the sectors we serve, ensuring we have an in-depth understanding of how to achieve your cost transformation goals.


Why choose Vendigital?
We are ideally placed to help complex businesses accelerate the transformation of their cost bases.

Client collaboration is at the heart of our approach

We cut through complexity quickly

We're focused on delivering long-term outcomes for clients

We work with clients to set the strategy and deliver the nuts and bolts of the solution

Intelligent approach to cost optimisation through deep understanding of cost and cost drivers

Deliver quantifiable cost reductions through our cost neutral fee structure
Whatever your cost transformation requirements, we provide solutions to meet your needs…
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