Why CollectiveSpend
We have run procurement since 2012 and built METIS on live enterprise spend rather than on a product roadmap. That is the difference you are buying, and it shows up in the details a team that had never run procurement would miss.
Most procurement software is built by software companies who then hire a procurement adviser. We did it the other way round. Fourteen years of running sourcing events, negotiating contracts and owning the savings number came first, and the platform was built to do the parts that do not need a person.
That is why Schneider Electric, Henkel, Siemens, Abu Dhabi Ports and the Central Bank of the UAE trust us with their spend.
Judged by the profession
Recognition from the industry body, from Dubai's technology ecosystem and from the regional business press.
CIPS MENA Excellence in Procurement Awards
Procurement Consultancy Project of the Year, judged by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. The award recognises the procurement work the platform was built out of, not the software marketing.
Why clients choose us
Built in Dubai since 2012
Fourteen years running real procurement, not a lab experiment. The platform was forged on live enterprise spend, in this region, under the regulation you operate in.
Enterprise-grade governance
Approval thresholds, policy enforcement and a full audit trail, tuned to how your organisation actually signs things off rather than to how a generic workflow assumes it does.
Regional data residency
Cloud-hosted on AWS with regional data residency, so GCC spend data stays in the Gulf. The question your risk committee will ask first has an answer that does not require an exception.
17,000+ verified suppliers
A vetted network spanning regional specialists and global brands, with ERP punchout into the systems you already run.
People behind the platform
Senior consultants and a managed Buying Desk for when the tail needs a human rather than an agent. Software alone does not rescue a category that has gone wrong.
Recognised by the profession
Our consultancy work won Procurement Consultancy Project of the Year at the CIPS MENA Excellence in Procurement Awards 2024.
Where we operate
United Arab Emirates
Head office in Dubai, serving clients across the Emirates since 2012.
Saudi Arabia
Establishing a presence in Riyadh. Saudi clients are served from Dubai until that entity is live.
Wider GCC and beyond
Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, and clients further afield wherever they operate.
Questions we get asked
Are you a software vendor or a consultancy?
Both, deliberately, and they are separate companies. CollectiveSpend Technology builds and runs METIS. Our sister company, CollectiveSpend Consultancy, does the advisory and sourcing work. You can buy either without the other.
Where is our data held?
On AWS with regional data residency, so GCC spend data stays in the Gulf. Specific residency arrangements can be agreed for enterprise deployments.
Do you work outside the GCC?
Yes. The platform was built here and is used wherever our clients operate. The regional depth is an advantage in the Gulf rather than a limit elsewhere.
Are you expanding into Saudi Arabia?
We are establishing a presence in Riyadh. Until that entity is live we serve Saudi clients from Dubai, as we have since 2012.