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Collective Purchasing
Greater Purchasing Power for Tribal Pharmacies
Every pharmacy has to make smart purchasing decisions. But when pharmacies come together, they can approach those decisions with greater collective leverage.
Tribal Procurement Partners (TPP) helps Tribal pharmacies explore purchasing opportunities through collective purchasing, supplier relationships, and national healthcare and pharmacy partners.
Our focus is simple: help Tribal pharmacies make the most of their purchasing resources while keeping each pharmacy in control of its own decisions.
Collective Purchasing
Collective Purchasing Built Around Tribal Pharmacy Needs
Collective purchasing brings organizations together to create greater purchasing leverage than they may have on their own.
For Tribal pharmacies, that can mean having access to additional supplier relationships, purchasing arrangements, and resources that are worth exploring alongside the relationships they already have.
TPP brings Tribal pharmacies together around those opportunities.
We work with healthcare, pharmacy, wholesaler, and supply-chain partners to identify purchasing options that may make sense for our members. Each pharmacy can then evaluate those options based on its own needs, priorities, existing relationships, and purchasing requirements.
The goal isn’t to tell your pharmacy what to buy. It’s to give you more options to consider.
Why Collective Purchasing Matters
Your Pharmacy Doesn't Have to Approach Every Purchase Alone
Pharmacy purchasing involves more than placing an order.
Pharmacies need reliable access to pharmaceuticals, supplies, equipment, technology, and other products that support day-to-day operations. They also need to manage supplier relationships and make purchasing decisions that align with their organization’s financial and operational priorities.
When a pharmacy purchases entirely on its own, it may have fewer opportunities to leverage the purchasing needs of a larger group.
Collective purchasing changes that dynamic.
By bringing participating Tribal pharmacies together, TPP can help create a stronger foundation for exploring supplier relationships and purchasing arrangements based on collective demand.
That doesn’t mean every pharmacy has the same needs—or should make the same purchasing decisions.
It means each member has another resource to consider when evaluating how and where it purchases.
With TPP, collective purchasing can help your pharmacy:
Explore group purchasing opportunities
Connect with relevant suppliers and healthcare partners
Evaluate available purchasing arrangements
Consider potential pricing and contract opportunities
Strengthen purchasing resources
Make purchasing decisions with more information
Identify opportunities that may support the financial performance of the pharmacy
How It Works
A Straightforward Approach to Collective Purchasing
TPP keeps the process focused on what matters to the pharmacy.
Become a Member
Join TPP and become part of a network focused on strengthening purchasing opportunities for Tribal pharmacies.
Bring Your Purchasing Needs
Your pharmacy has its own products, suppliers, operational requirements, and priorities. Those needs help shape which opportunities are relevant.
Explore Available Opportunities
TPP works with healthcare, pharmacy, wholesaler, and supply-chain partners to identify purchasing opportunities available through the collective.
Evaluate What Fits
Not every opportunity will be right for every pharmacy. Members can review available options and determine whether they make sense for their organization.
Make Your Purchasing Decision
Your pharmacy maintains control over its purchasing decisions. TPP provides access to opportunities and relationships—you decide what works for your organization.
Continue Looking for Value
Purchasing needs change over time. TPP continues to look for opportunities and relationships that can help members make informed purchasing decisions.
Purchasing Categories
Purchasing Support Across the Pharmacy
Pharmaceuticals
Explore purchasing opportunities for pharmaceutical products through relevant wholesaler and supplier relationships.
Pharmacy & Medical Supplies
Identify options for the supplies pharmacies rely on to support daily operations and patient care.
Pharmacy Equipment
Explore purchasing opportunities for equipment and other resources that support pharmacy operations.
Hardware & Software
Consider technology and related solutions that can support pharmacy workflows and operational needs.
Healthcare Products & Services
Access relevant healthcare-related supplier relationships and purchasing opportunities through TPP's network.
Important internal note: Only list specific categories on the live page that TPP currently supports through active supplier or wholesaler relationships.
TPP DIFFERENTIATOR
Collective Purchasing With a Tribal Pharmacy Focus
There are many organizations that offer purchasing programs.
TPP is different because our work is centered on Tribal pharmacies and the healthcare organizations they support.
We understand that purchasing isn’t simply about finding another vendor or comparing a price.
It is about finding opportunities that fit the way a pharmacy operates, the relationships it has already built, and the needs of the Tribal healthcare community it serves.
A focused approach built around:
Tribal Pharmacy Experience
Our focus is on the purchasing needs and financial priorities of Tribal pharmacies.
Collective Purchasing Power
Relevant Supplier Relationships
Member Choice
Long-Term Value
Member Autonomy
Collective Purchasing. Individual Decisions.
Collective purchasing works best when members have both greater leverage and the freedom to make their own decisions.
TPP brings purchasing opportunities to the table. Your pharmacy determines whether those opportunities fit.
You maintain your own operational priorities, purchasing requirements, and decision-making process.
That means you can:
- Review available purchasing opportunities
- Compare options with your current arrangements
- Consider your pharmacy's specific needs
- Maintain important supplier relationships
- Choose which opportunities make sense
- Make purchasing decisions based on your organization's priorities
TPP provides the opportunity. Your pharmacy makes the decision.
Supplier Relationships
Connecting Tribal Pharmacies With the Right Opportunities
Strong supplier relationships can make a meaningful difference in pharmacy purchasing.
TPP works to develop relationships with organizations across the healthcare, pharmacy, wholesaler, and supply-chain landscape so Tribal pharmacies have more opportunities to consider.
Through these relationships, TPP can help members explore available purchasing arrangements and determine whether a particular supplier or program may be a fit.
Our approach is not about adding more vendors simply for the sake of having more options.
It is about finding relevant opportunities for Tribal pharmacies and making those opportunities easier for members to evaluate.
As a Native American-owned organization, we understand the importance of supporting Tribal healthcare and the communities it serves. Our work focuses on the financial and operational opportunities that can help Tribal pharmacies make the most of their resources.
Through collective purchasing power and collaboration with experienced healthcare and pharmacy organizations, TPP helps identify opportunities that support stronger pharmacy performance.
We believe that when Tribal pharmacies have the right resources, relationships, and support, they are better positioned to serve their communities.
Purchasing Is One Part of the Bigger Picture
CONNECTION TO FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Purchasing decisions are an important part of pharmacy financial performance—but they are not the whole picture.
The financial performance of a Tribal pharmacy can also be influenced by areas such as 340B performance, referral capture, revenue opportunities, and the way pharmacy resources are managed.
That is why TPP looks at collective purchasing as part of a broader effort to help Tribal pharmacies capture more value from their pharmacy programs.
By identifying purchasing opportunities and strengthening supplier relationships, TPP helps members take another step toward making their pharmacy resources work harder for the organization and the community it serves.
Pharmacy financial performance
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Let's Help Your Pharmacy Capture More Value
Every Tribal pharmacy has its own needs and goals. Tribal Procurement Partners works with pharmacies to identify opportunities that can support stronger purchasing and financial performance.
Connect with TPP to learn more about our approach and how we work with Tribal pharmacies.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is collective purchasing for Tribal pharmacies?
Collective purchasing allows multiple Tribal pharmacies to come together around their purchasing needs and explore opportunities using the collective strength of the group. It can provide access to supplier relationships, purchasing arrangements, and resources that may be worth evaluating alongside a pharmacy’s existing options.
How does TPP's collective purchasing work?
TPP brings participating Tribal pharmacies together and works with healthcare, pharmacy, wholesaler, and supply-chain partners to identify purchasing opportunities. Members can review those opportunities and decide whether they fit their organization’s needs.
Does TPP tell pharmacies what they have to purchase?
No. TPP provides purchasing opportunities and supplier relationships, but each member maintains control over its own purchasing decisions. Pharmacies can evaluate opportunities based on their individual needs and priorities.
Can a pharmacy benefit if it already has established suppliers?
Potentially. Existing supplier relationships do not necessarily prevent a pharmacy from evaluating additional purchasing opportunities. TPP can provide another option for members to compare against their current arrangements.
Does collective purchasing guarantee savings?
No. TPP does not guarantee a specific level of savings. Purchasing outcomes can depend on factors such as products, purchasing volume, existing arrangements, supplier terms, and the specific needs of each pharmacy.
Your Pharmacy Has Purchasing Power. Let's Put It to Work.
Your pharmacy already makes purchasing decisions every day.
TPP gives Tribal pharmacies another way to approach those decisions—through collective purchasing, supplier relationships, and opportunities built around the needs of Tribal healthcare.
Explore what greater purchasing power could mean for your pharmacy.