What SpendLab Performance Improvement does

SpendLab Performance Improvement, operating under the legal and brand name C2Value, is a Netherlands-based cost optimization and process improvement consulting firm founded in 1998 and headquartered in Amsterdam. The firm serves mid-to-large Dutch and Benelux organizations with annual turnover between €100M and €750M, working across both private and semi-public sectors. Its customer base spans healthcare (GGZ institutions, Kenter Jeugdhulp, Sanquin, Rode Kruis, Frion Zorg), childcare (Partou), manufacturing, pharmaceutical/packaging, real estate/facilities, and port/logistics (Port of Amsterdam).

The firm's core offering is built around a proprietary algorithmic platform (the "C2Value Algoritmes Platform") that scans structured financial data — including P&L line items, VAT/BTW codes, balance sheet creditor positions, and contract terms — to identify savings opportunities and compliance errors. Four named algorithm modules handle P&L optimization against market benchmarks, BTW/VAT correction (incorrect exemptions, mixed use, revision items), contract compliance verification (indexations, bonuses, rates, invoicing), and creditor analysis. The platform is delivered as part of an engagement, not as a standalone SaaS product.

C2Value operates on a "No Cure, No Pay" performance-based pricing model, meaning clients only pay when measurable results are achieved and the firm bears the risk of non-delivery. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, primarily through the company website with "free analysis" and "appointment" CTAs, targeting enterprise buyers. The firm is privately held, has approximately 21 employees, and reports no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investors. Reported customer outcomes include €1M+ in structural savings for a GGZ healthcare institution, 46% procurement savings on sterilized hoses for a manufacturing client, 600+ location optimization during a childcare merger integration, and average savings bands of 18–31% depending on functional domain.

Name

SpendLab Performance Improvement

Legal name

C2Value

Website

https://c2value.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SpendLab Performance Improvement (C2Value) is a Netherlands-based consulting firm that uses proprietary financial-scanning algorithms to deliver performance-based cost optimization for mid-to-large Benelux organizations with €100M–€750M turnover, spanning healthcare, manufacturing, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cost Optimization Consulting

akta.pro primary industry

Procurement, Vendor Management & Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) (FSAGAJAK)

Keywords

• Cost optimization consulting
• Procurement cost reduction
• Financial data analysis
• Operational efficiency services
• Spend analysis consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Netherlands

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. No Cure, No Pay Consulting: Performance-based consulting fees where payment only occurs when measurable results are achieved. The company bears the risk of no results means no payment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

C2Value is a Dutch consulting firm that uses proprietary algorithms to scan clients' financial administration (P&L statements, balance sheets, VAT codes, contracts) to identify hidden cost reduction opportunities. The firm operates under a 'No Cure, No Pay' model and delivers structural savings across three domains: Operations, Overhead & External Hiring, and Procurement, guiding organizations from analysis through implementation to sustainable results.

Product overview

C2Value is a no cure, no pay consulting firm that combines advisory services with a proprietary algorithmic technology platform. The platform scans financial administration to identify cost reduction opportunities across three domains: Operations, Overhead & External Hiring (including HR, IT, facilities, finance), and Procurement. The company guides organizations from analysis through implementation to sustainable results.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• C2Value Algoritmes Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 18-28% savings potential identified on procurement costs
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Accenture's procurement BPO and operations transformation practices target the same Dutch enterprise mid-market. Its scale, technology alliances and outsourcing capabilities make it a broad incumbent alternative to specialist firms like C2Value.
• Bain & Company: Bain's Operations and Procurement practices deliver cost transformation at the enterprise tier. It is a broader incumbent relative to C2Value but competes for the same procurement budget pool at larger Dutch clients.
• SAP Ariba: SAP Ariba is a leading procurement and vendor management platform widely used by Dutch enterprises. As an incumbent procurement technology suite, it competes for the same organizational budget and increasingly embeds cost-optimization analytics that could erode C2Value's services opportunity.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): BCG's Operations and Procurement Excellence practices advise Fortune-500-style clients on cost reduction. It is a broader incumbent that increasingly targets mid-market buyers in Europe, overlapping with C2Value's prospect pool.
• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey's Operations Practice and Spendscape-style procurement offerings serve large global organizations. It competes with C2Value for senior-level cost transformation mandates at the upper end of the Dutch mid-market.
• Deloitte (Consulting): Deloitte's Supply Chain & Procurement Operations practice delivers cost transformation and managed services to Dutch and European enterprises. It competes for the same mid-market cost optimization mandates, with significantly greater scale and brand.

Emerging players

• Coupa Software: Coupa provides spend management software that automates P&L-level procurement analytics — adjacent to the algorithmic analysis C2Value performs. It represents a potential technology substitute for the firm's proprietary scanning capabilities over time.

Direct peers

• The Hackett Group: The Hackett Group combines procurement, finance and operations benchmarking with implementation consulting and sells outcome-based advisory to mid-market and enterprise buyers. Like C2Value, its value proposition is built on benchmark databases and proven savings claims.
• Kearney: Kearney runs a dedicated procurement and operations consulting practice with proprietary cost-reduction methodologies serving large enterprises globally. C2Value operates a similar outcome-driven procurement optimization model at the mid-market tier.
• Proxima (Gridiron): Proxima is a specialist procurement and cost-optimization consultancy built around outcome-based engagements with mid-sized organizations, now part of Gridiron. It is one of the closest comparables to C2Value's mid-market, results-based model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/c2value

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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