About us
Developed by and for our sector, Solvoz is an e-procurement platform (SaaS) and sourcing tool with integrated open-access knowledge base.
We support humanitarian, health and other social impact organisations in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMICs) to achieve more sustainable and effective procurement.
Our Mission
Enhance procurement
in LMICs
We improve the efficiency and effectiveness of procurement and spending within our sector to help bridge the funding gap.
Facilitate effective and sustainable solutions
We target SDGs through sustainable procurement implementation and the strengthening of responsible procurement practices.
Enable
Localisation
We facilitate fair markets in LMICs by empowering local suppliers and manufacturers to access international markets, strengthening local economies and building resilient communities.
Our Approach
Solvoz is committed to revolutionising procurement in our sector, supporting the creation of a fairer and greener global marketplace where resources are harnessed as effectively and sustainably as possible. We work towards this vision by:
Solvoz simplifies the procurement of essential goods, services, and knowledge, enabling rapid and cost-effective responses to humanitarian crises and other critical needs.
Solvoz optimises all levels of sourcing, empowering organisations to develop stronger partnerships while future-proofing their procurement strategies.
Solvoz provides organisations with the necessary knowledge and tools to embed vital technical and contextual knowledge into their procurement processes. This ensures that procured solutions meet operational, quality, and sustainability standards. Solvoz also collaborates with other agencies to help develop new knowledge, such as sustainability criteria, making this accessible to the broader sector.
Solvoz champions greater knowledge-sharing and facilitates collaborative learning opportunities within the sector via our open-access knowledge base and free e-learning portal.
Solvoz connects organisations to a network of sector experts and active working groups that are continuously enriching Solvoz’s technical and contextual knowledge base.
Why Solvoz?
Over the last decade, there has been a consistent rise in the demand for humanitarian assistance and more equitable local healthcare service provision. Faced with finite resources, many organisations find themselves in the difficult position of needing to do more with the same budget year on year in their efforts to adequately respond to these growing needs.
With procurement activities accounting for approximately 65% of humanitarian agency budgets, Solvoz believes that more efficient and responsible procurement practices can significantly contribute to addressing this shortfall.
Throughout our extensive experience in humanitarian procurement, we have observed excessive and inefficient spending resulting from a range of factors, including limited market understanding, lack of knowledge sharing, and duplication of efforts. To address these challenges, Solvoz has been developed as a comprehensive digital solution aimed at facilitating fundamental change in procurement by organisations operating in LMICs.
