Procurement as a Service · Plans
01 — Plans
Every plan is quoted to your volume and scope. Start with the help you need today, then step up without starting over.
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Procurement assistance and ongoing support
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Complete procurement management
Everything in Taskmate, plus
02 — ZOPA Taskmate
Taskmate suits founders and finance leads without a procurement hire, operations and procurement managers who want a reliable second pair of hands, and growing organisations with recurring purchases across several categories that need steady vendor management without adding headcount.
You describe what you need. We consult on the right product or service first, then source and evaluate vendors, float the RFx and negotiate. You receive the comparison, ask questions and make the call. Our team carries the tactical work, chasing quotes and following requests through to orders, and keeps your spend analysis running. With ZOPA Approved Rates you can check a quote against rates we already work with.
Everything below is part of this plan.
Related: Vendor sourcing and management and ZOPA Flux for RFQs.
03 — ZOPA AidHiveing
AidHiveing suits organisations that want procurement run end to end: multi-site groups, hospital networks, campuses, trusts and growing enterprises that need a category strategy, buying power shared with peers and a more digital way of buying.
A specialist team owns the category plans, vendor sourcing and negotiation, and pools your demand with other organisations through shared procurement to reach rates a single purchase order rarely reaches. Procurement consulting and SCM optimisation shape the longer-term plan, and project procurement covers one-off builds and expansions.
Everything below is part of this plan.
Related: Category management, Shared procurement and industries we serve.
04 — Compare
| Included | ZOPA Taskmate | ZOPA AidHiveing |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements by chat, email or portal | Included | Included |
| RFx creation through to comparatives | Included | Included |
| Supplier negotiation | Included | Included |
| Vendor sourcing and evaluation | Included | Included |
| One-time spend analysis | Included | Included |
| Consultation on the right product or service | Included | Included |
| Outsourced tactical work | Included | Included |
| Vendor management | Included | Included |
| Continuous spend analysis | Included | Included |
| Access to ZOPA Approved Rates | Included | Included |
| Procurement as a Service (PaaS) | Not included | Included |
| Category management | Not included | Included |
| Shared procurement service | Not included | Included |
| Cost optimisation | Not included | Included |
| Digital procurement transformation | Not included | Included |
| Procurement consulting | Not included | Included |
| SCM optimisation | Not included | Included |
| Project procurement | Not included | Included |
05 — Choosing
Looking for the software side of buying? ZOPA Flux runs RFQs, vendor responses and approvals in one place. Buying for a specific sector? See the industries ZOPA serves.
06 — Results
These are the figures our clients see. They vary by category and volume, so we always start from your own baseline.
Figures from ZOPA client engagements
07 — Questions answered
ZOPA Taskmate covers individual requirements and ongoing support: RFx creation through to comparatives, supplier negotiation, vendor sourcing and evaluation, consultation on the right product or service, outsourced tactical work, vendor management, spend analysis and ZOPA Approved Rates. ZOPA AidHiveing adds Procurement as a Service, category management, shared procurement, cost optimisation, digital procurement transformation, procurement consulting, SCM optimisation and project procurement.
Most teams start with ZOPA Taskmate on one live requirement and keep it as purchases become regular. If you already know you need category strategy or buying power shared with peers, begin with AidHiveing. A free consultation will tell you honestly which plan fits.
Yes. Each plan includes everything in the one before it, so moving from Taskmate to AidHiveing adds scope without starting over.
Every plan is quoted to your volume and scope rather than listed at a fixed price. Use Get a quote on this page or book a free consultation and we will walk you through the options.
For a standard requirement, ZOPA shares the top three vetted comparatives within 24 to 48 hours of receiving a complete brief. Specialised or high-value categories can take longer, and we tell you that upfront.
Yes. ZOPA works as your co-buyer: you decide which vendors we approach, you review the shortlist and you approve the final award. ZOPA Flux keeps an audit trail of quotes, notes and sign-offs.
ZOPA Approved Rates come with ZOPA Taskmate and AidHiveing. They give you access to rates ZOPA already works with, so you can test a quote against them. Ask in your consultation what is available in your category.
08 — Express interest
