THE OPPORTUNITY
A public school system in the Mid-Atlantic region, consisting of four schools with 600 students, was looking for a solution to improve their procurement process. Being a small school system, the school district's staff is responsible for the procurement process of multiple items to maintain the health and wellness of their facilities. This meant they were purchasing from private label vendors, but it quickly became a costly expenditure year-after-year. Without a large procurement department, purchasing substantial quantities of essential janitorial and sanitation materials can be a lengthy, expensive, and resource-intensive process.
THE SOLUTION
After searching for cost-effective procurement options, the school system decided to work with their local Network distributor. Upon their request for assistance, the distributor helped the school district utilize a national cooperative purchasing contract through OMNIA Partners, Public Sector. The contract helped the district decrease their spending and secure name-brand janitorial supplies for less than what they had previously been paying for private label products.
THE RESULTS
By leveraging the competitively solicited and publicly awarded contract and OMNIA Partners' purchasing power, the school system was able to:
- Save money with their janitorial supplies
- Receive name-brand products at discounted prices
- Gain access to the same advantages as larger school systems
- Establish a continued relationship with a reliable distributor