“MAPPs is a great forecasting and modelling tool. It delivers efficiently to the overall strategy to buy for the spends under management and it will effectively be driving the right procurement decisions for the future and for the extended stakeholders. Excellent collaboration and very concrete and positive results. Thoroughly articulated the process and benefits of creating an organisation wide integrated procurement planning approach.”

Excerpt from Judge’s Comments – National Procurement Awards 2020

Winning the Best Procurement Collaboration Award of the Year in 2020 at the prestigious National Procurement Awards was indeed an honour and firmly establishes the success of the MAPP Programme in the education sector.

As we look back at the significant achievements in planning sector requirements,  EPS would like to acknowledge the successful collaboration built through the pro-active and ambitious shared objectives and goals with its HEI and ETB education partners.  We would mention particularly the co-operation we have received from our sector partners in providing the clarifications and supplementary information necessary to fully comprehend and represent the information provided in the MAPP line items.  Analysis of the MAPP Reports looks at the performance of central frameworks and arrangements in the sector, identifies key metrics for continued progress and actions required to meet the needs of sector specific requirements.  In developing the MAPP programme, we will continue to increase utilisation and delivery of central arrangements for education.  We look forward to progressing the programme through the use of dynamic visualisation platforms and reporting software to enhance communications and sharing of data for optimum utilisation and return of benefits to our sector partners.