The Department of Juvenile Justice for a Southern State recently ran their first reverse auction. The online event was run for clothing items and pricing came in 45% below budget. eBridge helped source additional suppliers to participate and this created true competition. Eight suppliers were approved by the purchasing director to participate. In the end, the incumbent supplier was the low bidder.
The purchasing director said, “I was skeptical about the effectiveness of reverse auctions, but we saw that they were effective for other state agencies and decided to give it a shot. Rebecca at eBridge did a fantastic job in helping us with the specifications, sourcing suppliers and training everyone on how to use the system. In the end, we saved 45% compared to the pricing we received the last time we ran a traditional sealed bid.”
