Case Study: University of Leeds achieves efficient, controlled procurement with Science Warehouse

University of Leeds - Customer Case Study

The University of Leeds, one of the UK’s largest higher education institutions, needed a way to manage complex spend across a large, multi-faculty user base while maintaining full budgetary control, compliance, and efficient purchasing. Science Warehouse’s Spend Management Solutions were used to help centralize buying, support researcher-led purchasing, and reduce administration for staff, researchers, and academics.

Science Warehouse implemented a user-friendly eMarketplace integrated with the university’s SAP system, along with eInvoicing, to deliver an end-to-end purchase-to-pay process. The solution improved visibility and control, automated purchase orders, and enabled users to self-serve while staying compliant; it also delivered measurable savings, with 6,500 catalogue users spending over £8.8 million through the marketplace in the last year alone.

University of Leeds

Tim Brannon

Head of Procurement