Create your Purchasing Guide: Build in policy reminders for end users directly in Pavilion

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Are your departments confused about when they can use cooperative purchasing, even after your trainings and reminders?

By creating your entity’s Purchasing Guide, you give your departments access to cooperative purchasing policies right in Pavilion – when they’re looking to find a cooperative contract.

What is a Purchasing Guide?

A Purchasing Guide is a built-in reminder of your entity’s specific cooperative purchasing policies and processes. It provides clarity on regulations such as:

  • Purchasing thresholds
  • Quoting procedures
  • Key compliance requirements

See an example of a Purchasing Guide for The Woodlands Township here.

How does it work?

Departments can access your entity’s Purchasing Guide when they are looking for cooperative contracts on Pavilion. When they're browsing suppliers or planning a purchase, the Guide helps them understand relevant cooperative purchasing policies upfront -- so that they're adhering to compliance policies from the start.

Why create a purchasing guide?

By centralizing your cooperative purchasing policies in a convenient, user-friendly format, you:

  • Save time for procurement teams and departments
  • Reduce the risk of having to say "no" to the end user due to non-compliance
  • Simplify compliance for end users

Empower your end users with the policy information they need at the moment they need it.

Get started today

It's free to add a Purchasing Guide to your entity's Pavilion experience. Talk to our team to create your entity's Purchasing Guide today!

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