Case Study: Durham University achieves strategic procurement excellence and major cost savings with Medius Spend Management

Durham University achieves top marks with Medius

Durham University, a top-100 global university with over 3,000 staff, 15,000 students and a $180M annual spend, wanted to move from manual, department-led purchasing to a strategic procurement approach. To achieve procurement excellence and meet public-sector cost justifications it partnered with Medius and implemented the Medius Spend Management Source-to-Pay solution (including Medius Sourcing and Medius Procurement).

Medius delivered an integrated, Oracle‑connected Spend Management platform that automated workflows, approvals and sourcing events; two Medius‑run eAuctions produced 56% (FM) and 28% (PPE) cost reductions (about $520,000), Durham reached 80% of targeted savings within 18 months, realized $3–4M average annual procurement savings, achieved 100% user compliance and a 95% requisition‑to‑PO conversion rate, removed paper from purchasing and improved sustainability (including back-to-back Green Gown awards).

Durham University