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Access to budgets is conYes. We provide access to an online support portal where designated users can submit support tickets whenever assistance is required.

Teams-based user training is also available to help care home staff understand how to use the purchase order software effectively and ensure a smooth rollout across the organisation. trolled based on staff roles within the care home.

Yes. We provide comprehensive documentation covering the features and functionality of our purchase order software used by care homes and residential care organisations.

This documentation explains system processes, configuration options, and key functionality to help users get the most from the software. You can access the documentation here:

PO System Documentation for Residential Care

Yes. A purchase order system can be used to manage all types of purchasing within a care organisation or care home.

This may include items such as assistive and adaptive technology, personal protective equipment (PPE), catering supplies, maintenance services, or laundry services. By managing all purchasing through one system, organisations can maintain clear visibility of spending and control budgets more effectively.

Purchase requests can be submitted with supporting documents such as quotations, and routed through an approval workflow to the appropriate staff, such as care home managers. Approvers can review the request, question details such as price or justification, and request amendments if necessary. Once all approvers are satisfied, the purchase order can be approved and issued to the supplier.

Yes. Purchase order software for residential care homes can work effectively for GPOs and organisations that operate multiple care homes.

The system allows agreed supplier price lists to be imported, ensuring consistent ordering and pricing for the same items across all homes in the group. This helps organisations maintain purchasing consistency and benefit from negotiated supplier agreements.

Budgets can also be set for each individual home, helping prevent overspending while still giving head office clear visibility of purchasing activity across the organisation.

A purchase order software solution brings all procurement processes into one system, with customised reporting and data export available to authorised users across the group. This helps improve financial control, transparency, and purchasing efficiency.

Yes. The purchase order system allows multiple care homes or companies to be managed within a single platform, providing flexibility for organisations operating across several locations.

Each care home can have its own users, budgets, delivery addresses, suppliers, and cost codes if required. This allows individual homes to manage their own purchasing while still operating within the wider organisation’s financial controls.

Authorised users, such as central finance or administration teams, can also be given access across multiple care homes. This provides system-wide visibility and helps organisations maintain consistent purchasing processes across the group.

Yes. Deliveries can be reconciled against purchase orders within the system to ensure the correct goods or services have been received.

Delivery notes or Goods Received Notes (GRNs) can be uploaded and matched to the relevant purchase order. If a supplier delivery note is not available, an internal receipting record can be created to confirm the delivery.

The system also tracks open purchase orders and individual PO line items by supplier. This allows staff to see where only part of an order has been delivered and identify any outstanding items. Once all items or services have been received, the system will automatically close the purchase order.

Yes. The purchasing software provides full visibility of the status and progress of all orders.

Each user has access to a dashboard that displays key purchasing information, including the current status of orders, and their impact on budgets. This allows staff and managers to quickly see what has been requested, approved, or issued.

The system also includes a comprehensive reporting suite that provides detailed information on every purchase order and its current status. Reports can be customised and exported in formats such as CSV, allowing organisations to analyse purchasing data and share it with finance or management teams when required.

The system includes advanced reporting tools that make it easy to to prepare financial reports for directors and management teams.

Users can generate customised reports that display key information such as Purchase Orders, Invoice, Budgets, and overall spending in a clear and structured format. This helps provide an accurate overview of purchasing activity and financial commitments during reporting periods.

Reports can be exported in several formats, including CSV, PDF, and print-ready documents. Raw data from searches and reports can also be exported in XLSX format, allowing finance teams to perform additional analysis or prepare tailored reports for board meetings.

The system allows administrators and power users to manage user permissions on an individual basis.

Access can be configured to reflect your organisation’s structure, ensuring that users only see and interact with the areas relevant to their role. This includes controlling which care homes, departments, and budgets each user can access.

By managing permissions in this way, organisations can maintain clear oversight of purchasing activity while ensuring internal hierarchy and approval responsibilities are properly followed.

Our purchase order and invoice approval system uses a concurrent licensing model. This means the system is not limited by the number of user accounts created, but by the number of users actively logged in at the same time.

Any authorised staff member can log into the system as long as a concurrent license is available. This allows organisations to add new users without needing to purchase a license for every individual account.

If your organisation grows and more staff need to use the system at the same time, the number of concurrent licenses can easily be increased to meet your requirements.

Our Purchase to Pay (P2P) solution allows supplier invoices to be imported and matched directly to purchase orders within the system.

Invoices can be reviewed and approved by finance or accounts teams, who typically handle invoice processing. The system also allows additional items, such as delivery charges or adjustments, to be added where required.

If an invoice needs to be reviewed by the original purchase order creator, it can be routed back to them through the workflow for verification or clarification. Once invoices and credit notes are fully approved, the data can be exported as a customised CSV file and imported into your accounts system for payment.

A purchase order system can be used to manage a wide range of purchasing needs within a care home or residential care organisation. By centralising procurement through one system, organisations can maintain control over budgets, approvals, and supplier activity.

Typical purchasing categories managed within the system include:

• Medical Supplies
• Personal care items
• Dietary and nutrition supplies
• Cleaning and sanitation products
• Furniture and fixtures
• Recreation and activity materials
• Medical services
• Safety and security equipment
• Administrative and office supplies
• Transportation services
• Maintenance and repairs
• Training and education services
• Legal and compliance costs
• Specialised care equipment
• Therapeutic services

Using a purchase order system for these categories ensures that all purchases follow the correct approval process, are tracked against budgets, and remain fully visible to management and finance teams.

No. The system is hosted securely in the cloud, so no on-site IT installation or hardware setup is required.

Users can access the purchase order system from any device with an internet connection, including desktop computers, laptops, and tablets. Because the software is cloud-based, updates, maintenance, and security are managed as part of the service.

This means the system is available 24/7 and can be accessed from any location where authorised users need to manage or approve purchases.

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