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Cases

UMC's save on telecom

4 University Medical Centers decide to jointly purchase telephone services (10.1 million telephone calls, 28.6 million call minutes a year). They contract Negometrix to structure the 124 criteria, evaluate 5 offers, conduct an auction based on price and quality and save over 1 million Euro per year relative to their current contract.

Large retailer save 7.5 to 18.3 %

One of the largest and most unique Dutch retail organization (9,000 employees, 350 stores) asks Negometrix to advise their purchasing how to select, structure and execute e-sourcing projects. In a cycle time of a few weeks, results are produced, 7 buyers are made familiar with the Negometrix websystem, 10 high volume products are structured and auctioned according to the Negometrix methodology resulting in immediate (and unexpected) savings of between 7.5 to 18.3 %.

Belastingdienst save 3,5 million €

The Dutch Tax authority (Belastingdienst) decides to buy 28000 PC screens for their employees. A European Public Tender is executed with Negometrix. At the end of a 100% paperless tender procedure, 5 major technology suppliers fiercely compete in 64 multicriteria bidding rounds saving taxpayers 3,5 million euro.

Selling 42 supermarkets

Sligro and Sperwer jointly buy 223 EDAH supermarkets to be become the number 2 retailer in the Netherlands. They keep the majority of the stores to integrate into their Em-Te, Golff en Plus store formulas. Sligro asks Negometrix to design a website and web back office to offer 42 supermarkets for an on-line sale. 137 potential buyers express interest through the website and are screened before allowed to log in and see the details of each requested store. Stores can be auctioned individually or as groups.

Look at the numbers

Negometrix has conducted purchasing projects and tenders totaling more than 6 billion € on resulting in savings of 16% on average. For 96% of our buyer customers, we exceeded their expectation in both savings and efficiency. On average, our cost are less than 6% of the savings produced. Bidding suppliers recognize the difference between Negometrix and standard e-sourcing solution; 95% favors participating again due to the analytic quality component and the professional support.