60% of NSW Councils are now using VendorPanel

"Having the ability to display probity and transparency through the use of VendorPanel is by far the best advantage."

"VendorPanel enables us to approach suppliers transparently and it also improves our process. It’s helped to build trust with our suppliers."

"A big benefit is the compliance side of VendorPanel. The system stores all the suppliers' insurances, workers' comp information - anything that we require from the supplier on a regular basis, we can store in the system."

"Using Analytics we then identify the categories that are getting the most spend, and then with that we can then better develop tenders and contracts to drive further savings."

"All staff have access to contract information on a central register, where we have a consolidated view of upcoming and overdue tasks. This is essential in helping us manage and reduce risk in our procurement and contract management."

"VendorPanel Tenders has driven real efficiency gains for Council. The spike in workload at the start and end of each Tender has disappeared and we avoid that staff overhead completely now."

“The set-up [of the integration between VendorPanel and Portt] was ridiculously quick. We had one meeting, testing was completed in 72 hours and a week later the integration was live and working without any issues.”

"The multiparty evaluation is great. You can monitor work, and at the end of the process you get a report with all the information you need to take to a Council meeting."

"VendorPanel satisfies Council's probity standards."

"From our experience using VendorPanel to access LGP arrangements, we saw great value in safeguarding staff against any breaches in compliance of Council policy or procedure."

"At the stage of selecting suppliers you'll have a map that shows you the closest suppliers in your selected category, which helps boost local spend."

"We found that rates being provided by the Dealers were a lot better than we had previously been getting. We’re saving up to a couple of thousand on every car we’ve bought."

"Since VendorPanel's been implemented, contractors have become more confident with the system, as they are able to keep on top of upgrading their compliance items."

"With our 72.9% of expenditure being below the tender threshold, being able to have a single system to manage that activity makes it easier to report on, control and regulate."

“The integration between VendorPanel and Portt means our staff have one less thing to do - rather than manually populating sourcing information into our contract management system, they can simply click a button and the data is transferred across seamlessly.”