e-Procurement Services for Schools / Education

Epsys will streamline the supply arrangements within Schools and Colleges. Imagine a system that allows users to place an order against only approved supply agreements which you control – and then checks the invoice before sending it electronically to finance to pay!

 

In essence, that’s epsys, but that’s just the basics! There’s a lot more the system will do to make your buying processes more efficient.

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State/Private Sector Education

What epsys can do for YOU:

epsys is an e-Procurement service that provides a single source solution for State/Private Sector Education who need to ensure that each property within their estate is purchasing effectively, and in line with their buying policies.

Designed to manage a compliant regime but with the flexibility to allow local choice where necessary, epsys has proven to be a versatile e-Procurement solution.

epsys is purpose built as a single integrated system, to effectively manage a supply chain, from relaying supply catalogues to order processing, seamlessly incorporated within a finance control and accounting system.

epsys creates a dynamic network, linking all key people across all departments to your chosen range of suppliers.

The benefits of epsys for Educators are:

Choosing to use epsys within your business will open up the opportunity to benefit from a series of optional features such as:

Testimonial: “Slowly but surely we have introduced epsys to our buying process the result has been a phenomenal improvement in our costs and a huge reduction in finance administration time…”

Key benefits

epsys specifically addresses a number of key challenges which often arise within organisations who need to control their spend throughout their estates, namely:

  • Streamlining workloads

    associated with the processing of the many financial transactions carried out both at individual units and head office.

  • Time saving

    electronic automation of day-to-day processes and business reporting transforms operational efficiency.

  • Finance system integration

    seamless transfer of key trading data and reconciled/accrued invoice files into your main finance system.

  • Complete invoice and catalogue price control

    ensures that orders are placed against agreed prices to maximise financial potential.

  • Standardised ordering system

    build multiple supplier orders across diverse categories from one screen set.

  • Point of order budget control

    promotes correct phasing of purchases through a budget cycle.

  • Reduced administration costs

    associated with order, invoice and credit processing time.

  • Reduced administrative errors

    automatic, line by line invoice checking to identify creep and other errors.

  • Enhanced management information

    specifically designed to target buying effectiveness and operational improvement.

  • Comprehensive purchasing analysis

    with real time, product level detail.

  • Improved financial control

    with full order to pay transparency.

  • Reduced operational costs

    associated with supplier management.

  • Increased accuracy

    with instantaneous point of order budget control.

  • Improved supplier performance

    through integrated supplier KPI tracking.