In many instances, Coupa advocates using Business Process Outsourcers (BPO’s), Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO’s), and Consortia to accelerate the procurement transformation process and optimize generated savings. These partner firms use Coupa to streamline the procurement process in their member organizations. The result is almost always significant cost savings.

National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA) is a member-owned Service Cooperative dedicated to creating a business and service alliance between buyers and suppliers. NJPA members include state governments, counties, municipalities, colleges and universities, K-12 schools and non-profit and charitable organizations. In cooperation with the Municipal Contracting Law, members have the opportunity to engage leading suppliers at a price point and level of service that reflect the combined purchasing power of more than 28,000 members. Coupa customers who are also members of NJPA benefit from the preferred contracts available.

U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance (U.S. Communities) is a nationwide strategic sourcing program designed by public purchasing professionals for use by local and state government agencies, school districts (K-12), higher education, and nonprofits. Their mission is to provide a purchasing forum that delivers unparalleled value in public procurement to qualified agencies.

Today more than 33,000 public agencies utilize U.S. Communities contracts and suppliers to procure 1.3 billion dollars in products and services annually. Each month more than 400 new public agencies register to participate. Learn more >>