E&I Contract Group
Procurement Strategy
Enhance your institution's procurement strategy by teaming up with top service providers specializing in higher education. Our carefully selected contracts are created to simplify your purchasing processes, helping you obtain the best value and achieve significant cost savings. These experienced providers offer solutions that not only reduce complexities but also enhance operational efficiency, freeing up resources for your institution to focus on its core mission. Whether you aim to modernize your procurement systems or optimize current practices, these trusted partners have the expertise to steer your institution toward greater success.
The AArete contract connects E&I members with this professional services firm lending expertise in the areas of financial, administrative, and academic consulting, with strengths in business process transformation, change management, and technology optimization to improve financial performance, process efficiency, sustainability, and supplier diversity.
Anthony James Partners (AJP) is an independent, fee-based consulting firm that combines the roles of owner's representative, AV consultant, and design consultant. The AJP contract offers AV systems design, technology integration, and large-scale project development for LED scoreboards, broadcast studios, control rooms, experiential spaces, concourses, and digital signage systems.
The CampusWorks contract provides consulting services to transform higher education, improve operations, reduce costs, and position students for success. CampusWorks' professional services team is comprised of senior-level technical and functional experts who have the expertise to take on your institution's toughest strategic, operational, and financial challenges.
The Civic Initiatives contract offers a range of consulting services that can help make procurement a strategic asset for any educational institution. The company is uniquely positioned to help E&I member institutions resolve challenges faced by business and procurement professionals including planning, project management, strategy development, system implementation, testing, and support.
The HPC contract offers services to centralize and control costs for educational resources, professional development, and conferences, as well as an innovative library management service. E&I members benefit from better management and control of typically decentralized purchases and expenses related to educational professional development, including subscriptions, membership fees, conferences, and continuing education.
Huron is a global professional services firm that collaborates with institutions to put possible into practice by creating sound strategies, optimizing operations, accelerating digital transformation, and empowering people to own their future. By embracing diverse perspectives, encouraging new ideas, and challenging the status quo, Huron creates sustainable results for the organizations they serve.
With a focus on higher education, the Kennedy & Company contract offers a range of consulting services delivered by higher ed veterans. Kennedy & Company helps E&I members with strategic planning, operational excellence, financial stability, and student enrollment, retention and success.
The Legend Labs contract offers branding consulting and campus crisis management that stems from their experience working with educational institutions, from full university health systems to individual athletic departments. E&I members can differentiate themselves from peer schools and protect their reputation by developing crisis response processes based on risk assessment.
Slalom brings extensive experience across government, education, and nonprofit sectors. Their practical end-to-end solutions help you navigate your digital transformation journey, optimize internal operations, and enhance service delivery. Anchored in their purpose of building better tomorrows for all, they partner to drive lasting impact.
The E&I Portfolio
Your Partner in Procurement
E&I has been in the business of procurement since 1934. Founded by institutions of higher education and member-owned, we are the only non-profit cooperative focused solely on serving the education industry.
Solicit Contracts On Your Behalf | E&I solicits our contracts for our member organizations. Following a strict process, E&I can provide members with accessible, practical, and compliant contracts.
Streamlined Process | RFPs are expensive - in both time and money. Take advantage of our competitively solicited portfolio to reduce administrative workloads, forecast and plan long-term projects, and create revenue opportunities to meet institutional objectives.
Creates Cost Savings and Efficiencies | E&I can provide Strategic Spend Assessments (SSA's), at no cost, for our members. These assessments take an inside look at your organization's current and past spending and align it with opportunities to be more cost-effective in the future.
Need more information? Contact your E&I member representative to learn more about E&I's contract portfolio.
$3,000,000,000
in E&I member purchases
200+
competitively solicited contracts
6,000
member institutions
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cost to join E&I