Higher Education • Procurement

Take control of branded merchandise spending across your institution.

Consolidate vendors, integrate with your eProcurement system, gain real-time spend visibility, and drive measurable savings, all within a procurement-aligned platform built for higher ed.

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The Problem

Fragmented spend is costing your institution.

Most universities have branded merchandise purchasing scattered across athletics, admissions, alumni affairs, bookstores, student life, and dozens of other departments. Each manages their own vendors, negotiates their own pricing, and operates without oversight.

The result: redundant vendors, inflated pricing, zero spend visibility, and no way to enforce brand standards or measure ESG compliance.

What we typically find

15-40+
Vendors per institution for branded merchandise
$0
Visibility into total promotional spend
30-50%
Potential savings being left on the table
The Solution

Procurement-grade tools for branded merchandise

Everything you need to centralize, govern, and gain visibility into your institution's branded purchasing.

Vendor Consolidation

Reduce from 15-40+ vendors to a single, managed solution. Consolidus coordinates a network of 400+ vetted suppliers behind one relationship.

eProcurement Integration

Seamless integration with Jaggaer, Workday, Oracle, and other major eProcurement platforms. Punchout catalogs, cXML, and SSO supported.

Real-Time Spend Analytics

See exactly what's being spent, by whom, and on what. Department-level reporting, initiative tracking, and audit-ready data at your fingertips.

Responsible Sourcing

Every product tagged for diversity, sustainability, veteran-owned, women-owned, and in-state sourcing. Built-in ESG reporting for compliance.

Custom Approval Workflows

Set department-level budget controls, approval chains, and routing rules that match your institution's policies.

Cooperative Contract Pricing

Skip the RFP. Access pre-negotiated pricing through E&I Cooperative Services, purpose-built for higher ed procurement.

How It Works

From fragmented to consolidated in weeks, not months

1

Assess

We analyze your current spend, vendor landscape, and departmental needs.

2

Design

We build a tailored SmartSite with your branding, approval workflows, and eProcurement integration.

3

Deploy

Your organization-wide solution goes live with training and dedicated account management.

4

Optimize

Ongoing reporting, optimization, and support to continuously drive savings and adoption.

“We selected Consolidus because they understood higher education procurement. They delivered exactly what they promised: cost savings, brand protection, and a solution our departments actually want to use.”
Director of Procurement Higher Ed Institution
Results

What procurement leaders achieve with Consolidus

30-50%

Spend efficiency

70%+

Vendor reduction

100%

Spend visibility

1

Relationship to manage

24/7

Reporting access

Ready to get started?

We offer flexible deployment options to assess your current spend, identify savings, and design an implementation roadmap tailored to your organization.

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