Contract Number: CR001501
Contract Date: 09/15/2025 – 09/14/2030
Agreement: Competitive
Renewals: 5 1-year renewals remaining
Award Summary: Click RFP Number Field to view all awarded suppliers
eProcurement: N/A
RFP Number & Name: EI00352~2024RFP / Source-to-Pay Solutions
Contract Availability: Higher Education; K-12

ESM Solutions

The ESM contract offers a flexible, education-focused procurement platform with seamless ERP integration and intuitive user experience. Members benefit from simplified purchasing, compliance support, and access to preferred supplier catalogs.

ESM Solutions is a leading provider of cloud-based spend management and procurement software, serving educational institutions for over 25 years. Their platform streamlines the entire procure-to-pay lifecycle, offering seamless ERP integration, robust analytics, and intuitive user experience. ESM empowers hundreds of K-12 and higher education organizations to simplify purchasing, ensure compliance, and uphold institutional integrity. With unlimited transactions, scalable pricing, and dedicated customer support, ESM Solutions is committed to innovation, affordability, and helping schools connect with trusted suppliers to advance their educational mission.

Contract Differentiators
  • Offers cloud-based spend management and procurement software designed specifically for education
  • Members receive competitive rates matching best available all-inclusive pricing with unlimited users and in-house support
  • Helps institutions manage the full procure-to-pay lifecycle, with a focus on ease of use, compliance, and institutional integrity
  • Supports diversity through supplier enablement and tracking tools
  • Certified Ellucian Ethos partner and integrates with major ERPs such as Ellucian Banner & Colleague, Workday, Munis, PowerSchool, and more
  • Deal Desk coordinates sales activities, supported by Customer Success and Supplier Enablement teams
  • Provides supplier catalog management and continuous platform updates
  • The most cost-effective S2C solutions, benefiting members in small and K-12 markets with low budgets, while still meeting the needs of large institutions


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Economic Benefit Model Statement

The E&I Economic Benefit Model™ (EBM) is a powerful tool that your institution can use to measure and communicate the overall value of its procurement activities. This benefit is derived from three key areas:

Using the EBM, each of E&I’s more than 215 competitively solicited contracts have been scored with a Total Economic Benefit™ (TEB) to member institutions.

The TEB of this ESM Solutions contract is in the range of 4.0-10.0%.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT MODEL

Total Economic Benefit of this Contract:

4.0-10.0%

The Economic Benefit Model TEB is determined from baseline cost comparisons using historical data, competitive intelligence, market benchmarking, vendor quotes, and related criteria.

To learn more, visit EBM or contact your E&I Member Representative.

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