Accelerating the Growth, Access & Use of Cooperative Purchasing
Authorizing Statutes
State cooperative purchasing statutes authorize and encourage the sharing of purchasing contracts by state and local governments to:
- Further cooperation and collaboration for the common good.
- Save time and money avoiding multiple & duplicate solicitations.
- Achieve overall government economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
Potential & Promise
Realizing the full potential and promise of cooperative purchasing legislation requires identifying and resolving the current limitations and challenges facing state and local government agencies including:
- A confusing & complex landscape of available cooperatives & cooperative contracts.
- Lack of coordination & collaboration of contract providers-national, state & local.
- Multiple and duplicate supplier and cooperative organization requirements & registrations.
Universal Cooperative Purchasing Hub (UCPH)
The Public Purchasing Exchange, in collaboration with a distinguished team of Public Purchasing Professionals, has designed & built a universal cooperative purchasing hub & accelerator featuring:
- An innovative technology service (SAS) as a one stop cooperative purchasing contract hub.
- A state-of-the-art eMarketplace for public & cooperative agency contracts.
- Direct purchasing access to all cooperative contract suppliers through a single registration.
- Flexible, cost-effective & simple integration with existing financial & purchasing systems.
- Optional capacity to serve as an agency’s general eMarketplace.
Stakeholder Benefits
The PPEx universal cooperative contract purchasing hub accelerates growth, use and access featuring key benefits for each stakeholder:
- Government-Single contract resource & registration, reduced cost and improved shopping.
- Cooperatives-Increased traffic, transparent supplier sales reporting and public agency support.
- Suppliers-Increased traffic & sales growth, reduced cost of sales and public agency engagement.
Call to Action-Inspiring Collaboration
PPEx and our Advisors’ Team are pursuing collaborative action among cooperative contract stakeholders to achieve the full potential & promise of cooperative contracts for the common good:
- Government-Public Purchasing advocacy for the PPEx national cooperative purchasing hub.
- Cooperatives-Cooperation, collaboration & participation in PPEx cooperative purchasing hub.
- Suppliers-Support & participation in PPEx centralized resource & business hub.