Belmin and GHX-TecSol agree joint e-commerce solution for the NHS

Belmin Group Ltd and GHX-TecSol are pleased to announce that they have formed a strategic partnership to jointly promote Belmin’s ARIES (automated reconciliation & invoicing efficiency savings) service and the GHX TecSol Exchange service. The partnership harnesses the strengths of these two leading e-commerce specialists. In particular, the partnership between Belmin and GHX-TecSol enables NHS Trusts to benefit jointly from Belmin’s expertise in the provision of e-procurement systems and the GHX TecSol Exchange Service to allow suppliers to collaborate with buyers using ARIES. Belmin will also be promoting the GHX TecSol Exchange service to all users of its market-leading e-procurement solution, EROS.

ARIES is an automated reconciliation and invoicing service developed by Belmin Group Ltd, designed to deliver significant efficiency savings. Procurement process savings are key to meeting the Gershon savings targets and ARIES can be offered to all UK public sector organisations to reduce costs and capture spend analysis. It will replace existing manual methods of invoice processing and complement other Government initiatives such as GPC.

Since ARIES enables reconciliation of order queries before the order is accepted and despatched by the supplier, any problems are resolved upstream in the process and not downstream. The system provides comprehensive management information to buyers and suppliers.

GHX-TecSol provides an open and neutral electronic trading exchange, as well as complementary products and services, designed to streamline business processes across the healthcare supply chain. The GHX TecSol Exchange connects customers to healthcare suppliers through a single point, eliminating the need for maintaining individual e-commerce connections.

Speaking on the strategic alliance, Jack McWilliam, Executive Chairman of Belmin Group Ltd said,

“We are pleased to be working with GHX-TecSol in the provision of a joint e-commerce solution to the NHS, coupling the power of ARIES with the flexibility offered by the GHX TecSol Exchange. The GHX TecSol Exchange represents an excellent trading route for the NHS and its suppliers. Linking ARIES to the exchange facilitates rapid adoption of the service by the supplier community.”

For information on ARIES please visit www.efficiencysavings.com or call Ian Brine on 01278 450611.

Roy McDonald, Managing Director, GHX-TecSol said,

“Through a combination of process automation and accurate data this joint promotion of our e-commerce solutions offers great benefits to both customers and suppliers. This partnership continues to expand GHX’s community in the UK and contributes to our growing European and global e-marketplace hub for healthcare.”

For more information on GHX-TecSol visit www.tecsolexchange.com or call Steve Wyatt on 01842 760807.