BURLINGTON,
Mass., October 29, 2003 - Emptoris, Inc., the leading
provider of sourcing solutions that support the end-to-end strategic
sourcing needs of Global 5000 companies, today announced that the
United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) has selected
Emptoris to automate a contracted amount of E-Auctions as part
of an E-Sourcing project. Emptoris was also selected as one of
three vendors for an E-Tendering project for the NHS.
During the project, NHS will be able to evaluate the operation
of E-Auctions in practice throughout the organization. In addition
to managing and evaluating their own E-Auctions for national
contracts, the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) will
provide support to NHS health trusts and purchasing confederations
to help develop their own strategic sourcing systems.
“Following our successful E-Auction for tea in December
2002, the objective of this project is to widely test the use
of E-Auctions in the NHS in order to learn how E-Auctions can
be used to deliver maximum benefit,” said Eric Jackson,
NHS PASA e-commerce Director.
“After helping companies across a wide range of different
industries to achieve significant savings through e-sourcing,
Emptoris is excited to start working with our first public sector
customer in the UK,” said Joe Jouhal Vice President and
General Manager - EMEA, Emptoris. “Using the Emptoris Sourcing
Portfolio, the National Health Service will be able to automate
its E-Auction and eRFx processes and dramatically reduce the
cost of goods and services procured by its Purchasing and Supply
Agency. Emptoris looks forward to building a long and rewarding
relationship with the National Health Service.”
About NHS
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency is an executive agency of
the Department of Health. It aims to be the center of expertise,
knowledge and guidance on purchasing and supply matters for the
health service. As well as advising on policy and the strategic
direction of procurement, the Agency also contracts on a national
basis for products and services that are strategically critical
to the NHS. It plays a leading part in the promotion of e-commerce
within the NHS.
The Agency
works with around 400 NHS trusts and health authorities in
England and manages 3000 national purchasing contracts, influencing
nearly half of the £11 billion spent in the NHS on purchasing
goods and services. For additional information, please visit http://www.pasa.doh.gov.uk/
About Emptoris
Emptoris is a leading provider of sourcing solutions that support
the end-to-end strategic sourcing needs of Global 5000 companies.
By implementing the Emptoris Sourcing Portfolio, a suite of
Web-based sourcing solutions, enterprises can quickly deploy
sourcing best practices across the enterprise, automate all
strategic sourcing processes and determine the optimal allocation
of business among suppliers. Key benefits include lower costs,
shorter sourcing cycles and total sourcing program visibility.
Emptoris, a privately held company, is headquartered in Burlington,
Massachusetts.
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