Bristol City Council Wins Achievement of Excellence Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute

Proactis (LSE:PHD), the UK headquartered Spend Control Company, today announces that its customer, Bristol City Council, has won the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute (NPI), a US based organisation whose mission is to develop efficient purchasing methods and practices in the areas of government, education, and institution procurement. The annual award is given to an organisation that demonstrates excellence across a number of criteria, including innovation, professionalism, productivity, e-procurement and leadership. John Charters, corporate procurement manager at Bristol City Council, comments: "This Award recognises the tremendous efforts of our procurement team to build a world-class capability. Proactis’ contribution has played a vital part in what has been an extremely successful project. Our goal now is to pass the benefits on to our wider team and community.” Rod Jones, CEO, Proactis says: "We are delighted to work with Bristol City Council, and to be part of an award winning team. To be the first European organisation recognised with this award is a huge achievement, and testament to the time, focus and investment Bristol City Council has made in building a world-class procurement capability.” About NPI Founded in 1968, the National Purchasing Institute is designed to establish cooperative relationships among its members and to develop efficient purchasing methods and practices in the areas of governmental, educational, and institutional procurement. The mission of NPI is to facilitate the educational and professional development of its members. Membership in NPI is available to individuals engaged in purchasing for federal, state, county, and municipal government entities, public school systems, universities, and other public and nonprofit institutions in the United States. For more information, please contact us. About Proactis Proactis is a specialist in Spend Control software helping organisations achieve dramatic cost savings, streamlined procurement and corporate compliance since 1996. Proactis Spend Control is an advanced eProcurement solution that moves responsibility to requesting users whilst maintaining complete budgetary and sourcing control. It incorporates purchase-to-pay, eSourcing, eCommerce and Supplier Relationship Management. Benefits include cost-pipeline visibility, source consolidation, reduction in maverick spend and major improvements to the month-end close cycle. Proactis’ customer base has grown to more than 200 user organisations across diverse industry sectors, including financial services, Government and Not-for-Profit. Proactis is headquartered in the United Kingdom, and is represented throughout Europe and North America. It is listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol PHD.L