About Zanzibar
The Zanzibar Managed Service is an innovative web-enabled Purchase to Pay (P2P) system and eMarketplace available to all public sector organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is a key part of the Government's procurement strategy. This innovative system enables public sector buyers and their suppliers to link up over the internet and transact end-to-end requisitions, orders and invoices.
Zanzibar Objectives
- Maximise efficiencies in UK public sector procurement
- Make the UK public sector marketplace more attractive to suppliers
- Provide a vehicle which acts as a catalyst to collaborative opportunities
- Accelerate eProcurement take-up in larger public sector organisations
- Provide a low-cost eProcurement solution for smaller public sector organisations
The Zanzibar system has five core elements:
- A public sector marketplace - with hosted catalogues and the ability to 'punch out' to external suppliers.
- An optional P2P system which allows access to an e-marketplace, via a web browser, the sending of orders and the receipting of invoices.
- A data warehouse - with secure access to information about all Zanzibar transactional activity.
- A supplier portal - enabling single point access for suppliers
- Integration facilities - allowing buyers and suppliers to integrate existing eProcurement, finance and sales order systems with Zanzibar.
Zanzibar provides:
A Complete Purchase to Pay Marketplace including:
- Data warehouse
- Single point of access to the Government marketplace (for both buyers and suppliers)
- Access to hosted common and individual supplier catalogues and punch out to supplier websites as well as handling non-catalogue transactions
- Access via the eProcurement module of an ERP system or web browser
Zanzibar Portal
The Zanzibar system is a hosted solution based upon COTS products combined and tailored to meet the needs of the UK Public sector. Subscribers to Zanzibar receive all the components needed for a complete eProcurement solution. The portal allows for punch-out access to catalogues as well as for procurement and finance transactions.
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