Healthcare
Procurement for clinical complexity
Real-time insight into stock, assets and logistics across complex operational environments.
Hospital supply chains rely on accurate stock visibility, strong controls and traceability across wards, clinics and theatres. Elcom connects purchasing, approvals, invoicing and inventory so supplies can be managed with clearer oversight – without adding burden to clinical teams. With GS1-aligned item and location tracking, teams can improve traceability, reduce avoidable waste and free up time currently lost to manual chasing and rework.
Challenges & Outcomes
ChallengeS
OutcomeS
Limited stock visibility across wards, clinics and theatres
Better availability at point of care
Traceability requirements adding admin pressure
Clearer traceability for higher-risk items
Over-ordering and stock-outs driven by inconsistent data
Less manual chasing, ordering and reconciliation
Customer Stories
Real-world results from our clients
Real-world outcomes from organisations delivering essential public services with greater clarity and confidence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Catalogue management
Manage contract lifecycles with source-to-contract visibility, central storage, renewal alerts and rapid deployment.
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Tender
Compliant tender management solution covering all stages of the tender process.
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Contract management
Manage contract lifecycles with source-to-contract visibility, central storage, renewal alerts and rapid deployment.
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MultiQuote
Request and compare quotes fast through a managed supplier marketplace.
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Analytics
Combine disparate data into dashboards for a big-picture view of procurement, inventory and spend management insight.
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Marketplace
Access more suppliers through a governed, integrated procurement marketplace.
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PECOS Purchase-to-Pay
Enable integration, streamlining and AP automation across your entire Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process.
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eTrading
Receive and exchange standardised documents securely across procurement, finance and supply chain e-trading processes.
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Final mile
Capture goods from goods-in to endpoint with proof of delivery.
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Inventory management
Track stock, movements and usage with GS1-aligned controls.
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Stocktake
Digitise stock counting with barcode/RFID and real-time variance reporting.
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Warehouse
Digitise receiving, storage, picking and dispatch within large-scale storage facilities.
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Asset management
Track high-value assets across the organisation with maintenance and lifecycle control.
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Consulting
Expert professional services to support procurement transformation and operational efficiency.
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Point of Care
Real-time consumption scanning for patient-level costings and improved patient safety.
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Pharmacy
Track medicines, batch and expiry with automated replenishment.
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Pathology & labs
Track and replenish lab reagents, kits and consumables with expiry control.
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Kitting
Digitally build and track procedure kits from stock to theatre.
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Community
Manage healthcare equipment and services from ordering to patient’s homes.
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Loan kits
Track temporary use loan kits, consumption and charges to a patient identifier.
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Who we work with
Supporting essential public services
We work across the public sector, helping organisations manage resources with clarity, compliance and confidence.
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