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Achieve best value from suppliers

Achieving best value starts with clearly defining your buying need, then running a structured sourcing process to evaluate potential suppliers against cost, capability and compliance criteria. This often involves competitive bidding, careful supplier qualification and transparent evaluation to ensure both cost savings and reduced risk.

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Achieve best value with a Sourcing solution that fits your needs

Proactis helps to streamline and standardise sourcing processes to improve Procurement's capacity and achieve best value. Sourcing events can be performed in a fast, consistent, successful manner by either functional departments or Procurement in a fraction of the time. And in some categories, the ability to perform frequent, effective eAuctions can drive even greater savings.

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Proven outcomes from organisations like yours

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Bright Horizons increase central procurement from 29% to 52%

Bright Horizons implemented Proactis Purchase-to-Pay, Invoice Capture, and Marketplace across its entire nursery estate. Within weeks of go-live, 60% of invoices were processing without AP team intervention, and the organisation now has 100% spend visibility - with central procurement growing from 29% to 52% of total spend.

79%

increase in centralised procurement

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Coventry city Council improves on-contract spend with Proactis Marketplace

Coventry Council improved spend visibility and reduced off-contract purchasing with Proactis Marketplace, streamlining orders and supporting better category management – enabling their 5,000+ staff to source goods and services from best-value approved suppliers with confidence.

>3,000

orders now placed via Marketplace

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London Borough of Bexley strengthen contract oversight with Proactis

Having been a Proactis customer since 2009, the Council extended its existing Proactis Sourcing solution to include Contract Management - establishing a central electronic repository for all supplier contracts and delivering full visibility, accountability, and automated alerts across 233 contracts managed by 90 staff. The result is a significantly more efficient, transparent, and risk-aware approach to contract management.

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Contracts now centralised

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    Whether you’re exploring options or addressing a specific procurement or finance challenge, our experts are here to help. Speak to a Proactis specialist to discuss your priorities, understand your options, and explore how our solutions could support your organisation.

    Frequently asked questions

    See how organisations across public and private sectors use Proactis to improve control, strengthen compliance, and gain clear visibility over procurement and spend.

    What steps are involved in achieving best value during sourcing?

    Achieving best value starts with clearly defining your buying need, then running a structured sourcing process to evaluate potential suppliers against cost, capability and compliance criteria. This often involves competitive bidding, careful supplier qualification and transparent evaluation to ensure both cost savings and reduced risk.

    How do Proactis sourcing tools improve competition and compliance?

    Proactis expands the pool of qualified suppliers and makes it easy to run frequent, competitive sourcing events - including eAuctions - to drive better pricing and terms. At the same time, the platform ensures processes are transparent, standardised and aligned with regulatory and internal compliance requirements.

    What should organisations consider when moving from manual sourcing to automation?

    Organisations should think about scalability, efficiency, and control. Manual processes often limit supplier reach, consume too much time and make it harder to demonstrate compliance. By automating sourcing with Proactis, you can reduce administrative effort, improve consistency and free up Procurement teams to focus on more strategic initiatives.

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