With more than 40 homes to oversee and no universal supplier list, Voyage Care’s finance director was keen to introduce a central purchasing system. He therefore enlisted the help of ERA Group, the UK’s largest cost and purchase management consultancy.
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Voyage Care (formerly The Independent Living Group (ILG) provides support for adults with learning disabilities, Huntington’s disease, Acquired Brain Injury, communication difficulties and other complex needs. The group operates residential care homes across Hampshire, East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent with an emphasis on encouraging independence among its residents.
“Each of our residential homes is encouraged to operate independently so, naturally, they were buying from numerous disparate sources on an ad-hoc basis,” explains Voyage Care Finance Manager Neil Donaldson. “In fact, a significant volume of daily provisions were procured via shopping excursions to local supermarkets. While this supports independent living, it is not cost-effective.”
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"To an extent, the cost management review has resulted in a change in the company’s culture. When it comes to procurement, our homes no longer operate in their own bubble." [Neil Donaldson, Voyage Care Finance Manager]
