CentralSource is transitioning its group purchasing to Kinetic GPO, a Canadian based group purchasing organization (GPO) with diverse contract offerings for Canada’s public sector.
CentralSource, formerly SUMAdvantage, was created to harness the purchasing power of Saskatchewan’s hometowns. By joining forces with Kinetic GPO, the value for SUMA members is expanded to include:
- A greater selection of vendors
- Leveraged national buying power
- Additional resources
- National expertise
- Continued commitment to compliance
- Stronger contracts
SUMA members can access Kinetic GPO’s national contracts on their website or on LinkedIn. To use Kinetic GPO's contracts, members must complete a Kinetic GPO membership form. All completed forms can be sent to Nicole Wieser. The membership form authorizes Kinetic GPO to send promotional information to members. There is no membership fee, no volume commitment, and membership is not an exclusive arrangement. All CentralSource programs, now powered by Kinetic GPO, can be found below.
Have questions? Contact Nicole Wieser.
"When we use GPO, are we hurting our local businesses that are signed up with GPO?"
Kinetic GPO is sensitive to the focus on supporting the local economy; The points available to a supplier to go across the entire country is 10 points out of a total of 600. This will in no way prevent a small local company from obtaining a contract. All of our solicitations are conducted in Canada for the Canadian Public Sector. Local businesses have the same opportunity to bid on our solicitations just like any other organization. Our awarded suppliers also have the opportunity to include their subcontractor and distribution network under our contract, so in many cases you will be working with local businesses through our programs. Kinetic GPO is proud to offer a large variety of local Saskatchewan companies under a variety of our awarded contracts. We would like to take this opportunity to call out two(2) of our smaller local suppliers to help showcase our focus on supporting Saskatchewan’s economy; Greenwave under RFSO 21-10 Energy Conservation Solutions & Related Services, and Western Cycle under RFSO 23-15 Supply of Various Bike Assets, Including Parts and Accessories and Bike Services.
