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5 ways to increase Procurement’s impact
Boost your procurement team’s impact without extra workload. Discover 5 actionable ways to save time, cut costs, and streamline processes.
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Pavilion 101: A Video Series to Get You Started
Watch this video series to learn how to use Pavilion to find contracts and suppliers, fast!
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Get 3 quotes in 48 hours: Pavilion’s new “Get Quotes” service
See how Pavilion can help you get quotes from qualified suppliers on cooperative contracts.
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Cost to Procure Calculator: How much does it cost to go out to bid vs piggyback?
Learn how you can leverage our new tool to assess whether to run a new solicitation or buy through a cooperative contract.
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Use Pavilion to find suppliers – and get a fast response
Follow these quick steps to contact suppliers directly through Pavilion
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For New York Entities: Single-Award Contracts at Your Fingertips
Public entities in New York can now quickly discover single-award contracts to satisfy their piggybacking compliance requirements.
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Publish your OpenGov contracts to Pavilion
A step-by-step guide to publishing your OpenGov contracts to Pavilion.
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Contract Sources: See contracts from pre-approved coops & agencies
Now, everyone from your entity can find contracts from your go-to purchasing cooperatives, states, and local entities first.
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Piggybacked Contracts: Track contracts you’ve used in one place
With our new Piggybacked Contracts feature you can track contracts you’ve used before to quickly purchase from them again.
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Projects: Bringing departments & procurement teams together
Introducing a common workspace where you can save contracts, shortlist suppliers, and share notes.
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Search Pavilion directly within OpenGov
OpenGov customers can now access Pavilion’s network of shareable contracts directly from the OpenGov Procurement suite. 
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Publish your contracts to Pavilion using Bonfire
Learn how Bonfire users can publish their contracts to Pavilion directly from Bonfire.
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Learn the basics of Pavilion in 30 seconds