Complete eSourcing Platform

"Meeting the Government's target of achieving £21.5 billion is a tough test. For procurement professionals who have to deliver the challenge is even more acute.

Transformation through e-Procurement solutions. We can provide advice and assistance on how to run a reverse auction and to determine what is the best tool for your requirement. Reverse auctions need not just be confirmed to goods - services can also be competed.

eAuctions - a simple, transparent method where suppliers compete online.

eSourcing is the use of secure, web based collaborative tools by procurement professionals and suppliers to conduct the strategic activities of the procurement lifecycle on line.

This is today's technology - not tomorrow's.

Organisations require to exploit “wider e-sourcing platform tools”, further refining spend analytics and “sourcing process functionality”. A lot of organisations when they talk about e-sourcing really mean eRFX and, in many cases, this does not go far enough.

A “WIDER E-SOURCING PLATFORM” is required there is more than just : request for quotes, e-tendering and reverse auctions.

To get the most from cohesive strategic e-sourcing the wider e-sourcing platform should be embedded with strong collaborative processes. The “wider e-sourcing platform” combined with a robust collaborative process methodology will include :

· Spend management analysis (for example, the SpikesCavell laboratory)…. Appropriate Fit Procurement are a recognised partner of SpikesCavell

· E-Collaboration ( pulling together requirements both technical and commercial from disparate locations and stakeholders)

· E-Evaluation (simplify the evaluation process on-line)

· E-Tendering (for example – the leading European “public sector” player meeting OJEU requirements, BravoSolution)

· Reverse auctions (there requires to be a step-change from infrequent, ad-hoc – to a structured programme of activity)

· E-Contract management (when the collaborative contract has been put in place ….. compliance is essential to secure best value)

For a joined-up, cohesive approach to an e-sourcing platform or if you would wish to explore individual modeles of e-sourcing.

Procurement professionals deserve the best tools to deliver in today’s challenging environment. This is today’s technology not tomorrow’s.

Contact – appropriate fit procurement. We will guide and advice you as to where things fit and how you can embed “best of breed” solutions within your organisation to deliver the “virtuous e-sourcing cycle”.

Downloads 

Functional requirements specification and evaluation of public sector e-Tendering and e-sourcing tools HERE

eAuctions Powerpoint HERE

Download the "eSourcing managed service successful delivery NAO report" HERE

Download the "Delivering procurement efficiencies..real life examples" PPT HERE

Download the "eSourcing Value Proposition" Word doc HERE