Education

Consolidated spend visibility

Bring purchasing, approvals and invoicing into one consistent process across sites.

Multi-site education organisations need consistent controls and clearer visibility of purchasing across schools, academies, campuses and departments. Elcom connects requisitions, approvals, ordering and invoicing – helping teams replace manual workarounds with a flexible process that works across different sites and budget owners. With more consistent buying and better oversight, finance teams can improve compliance, reduce leakage and redirect time and budget back into teaching and learning.

Challenges & Outcomes

ChallengeS

OutcomeS

Disparate purchasing across schools, academies and departments

More consistent controls across the organisation

Limited visibility of spend by site and supplier

Clearer view of spend, suppliers and budget impact

Manual approvals and invoice matching creating delays

Less admin for budget holders and finance teams

Customer Stories

Real-world results from our clients

Real-world outcomes from organisations delivering essential public services with greater clarity and confidence.

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University HospitaL Leicester

Elcom transformed our inventory management, reducing stock holding by over £2 million while improving visibility, releasing clinical time, and strengthening control across our hospitals.

The Trust automated inventory processes, reduced stock holding by over £2 million, reclaimed 2,570 clinical hours, and strengthened forecasting and operational control.

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Scottish Government

Elcom helped deliver a national e-invoicing service that improved efficiency, reduced administrative effort, and created a consistent approach across the Scottish public sector.

Since launching in 2014, the programme has processed over 172,000 invoices and delivered more than £2.3 million in transactional efficiency savings across public sector organisations.

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Humankind

By implementing Elcom’s MultiQuote solution, Humankind automated regulated spend processes, ensuring legislative compliance while reducing manual administrative burden across the organisation.

Supporting an organisation whose services reach more than 90,000 people, this shift has helped Humankind maximise value for money and re-invest funds into services.

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Bolton Council

Bolton Council partnered with Elcom to modernise community equipment services, reducing manual administration and improving stock visibility, tracking and order processing.

Used across a service managing 21,000 equipment items and more than 11,000 delivered orders, the system improved tracking, transparency and day-to-day operational efficiency.

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NHS Wales

By adopting Elcom’s integrated sourcing suite, procurement teams strengthened compliance and transparency while managing complex sourcing requirements more efficiently across Health Boards and Trusts.

The approach supported Welsh suppliers, helped keep 25% of 2023 expenditure within Wales and delivered more than £1 million in reported avoided costs.

Tailored solutions
Trusted technology

Elcom is built for the realities of public sector operations. Our modular applications work independently or together, giving organisations the flexibility to solve specific challenges or connect the entire process from source to payment to stock.