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Collaborative Buying
Utilization of collaborative buying relationships to extend the capacity of the purchasing
organization and increase contracting and cost savings opportunities with existing resources
is one of the top performance goals in the Purchasing Services
Strategic Business Plan. Collaboration with external
organizations enables Purchasing Services to evaluate a broader range of contracting
opportunities, share skills and capabilities, deploy staff resources to the highest yield and
priority initiatives, and maximize cost savings opportunities for Penn.
National Collaborative Buying Initiatives
National collaborative buying partnerships include the following:
- Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service (E&I)
Purchasing Services utilizes a strategic partnership with the
Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service (E&I)
to leverage competitively bid contracts for member colleges and universities. These
opportunities included regional contracts negotiated for the mid-Atlantic region as well
as nationally awarded contracts.
- US Communities
Purchasing Services is a member of US Communities.
US Communities assists local and state government agencies, school districts (K-12), higher
education, and nonprofits in reducing the cost of purchased goods through pooling the
purchasing power of public agencies nationwide. Purchasing Services conducts price
competitiveness evaluations to determine which of the US Communities contracts provide new
cost savings opportunities for the institution.
- Novation
Purchasing Services is a member of Novation. Novation offers
an extensive range of contracting services and enhanced cost savings programs. Through its
affiliation with VHA and UHC, Novation serves the purchasing needs of nearly 2,500 members
and affiliates. Purchasing Services conducts price competitiveness evaluations to determine
which of the Novation contracts provide new cost savings opportunities for the institution.
Regional Collaborative Buying Initiative
Regional collaborative buying partnerships include the following:
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania COSTARS
As a tax exempt, not for profit educational institution, Purchasing Services is
utilizing Commonwealth of Pennsylvania COSTARS Cooperative
Purchasing Program contracts that are made available by the Pennsylvania
Department of General Services (DGS).
Local Collaborative Buying Initiative
Local collaborative buying partnerships include the following:
- Philadelphia Area Collegiate Cooperative (PACC)
Purchasing Services is a member of the
Philadelphia Area Collegiate Cooperative,
a Philadelphia based higher education group purchasing organization. This regional
group purchasing organization leverages the combined buying power of local
institutions to achieve mutually beneficial contracting opportunities.
Ivy League Purchasing Group - Best Practice & Benchmarking Initiative
Purchasing Services collaborates with members of the
Ivy League Purchasing Group to share purchasing
strategies and knowledge, identify and investigate new purchasing related technologies and to
explore the possibility of leveraging our combined purchasing volume while supporting individual
school business requirements.
The Ivy League Purchasing Group meets twice a year and semi-annually with members of the
Bid Ten Purchasing Group.
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