Case Study: Barratt Developments cuts sourcing time by up to 85% and secures supplier compliance with Medius

Barratt Developments Builds a Better Supply Chain With Medius

Barratt Developments, the largest housebuilder in the UK with around 6,000 employees and some 380 active sites, faced a complex, time‑consuming sourcing and supplier compliance challenge across thousands of suppliers and disparate legacy systems. To streamline supplier pre‑qualification, enforce health & safety documentation and integrate with its back‑office landscape, Barratt turned to Medius and implemented Medius Sourcing, a module of Medius Spend Management.

Medius delivered a centralized, cloud‑based supplier onboarding and sourcing platform with Medius Connect integrations (Companies House, VAT/UTR and bank lookups, plus links to Conject and Coins), automated document reminders and electronic RFPs. The Medius solution cut supplier response analysis times by up to 85%, supported 141 Barratt buyers, onboarded nearly 1,500 suppliers who update their own records, and delivered dozens of electronic sourcing events that produced significant cost savings while improving compliance, visibility and procurement efficiency for Barratt Developments.

Barratt Developments

Matthew Paul

Group Commercial Manager