The IPC is a creative collaboration among the Illinois Hospital Association, hospitals and health care systems, and Premier Inc. that combines the benefits of national pricing from one of the nation's leading group purchasing organizations with the advantages and flexibility of regional contracting -- all designed to reduce supply chain expenses.

Membership Roster

Click here to view the current IPC Membership Roster

Prospective Suppliers

If you are interested in becoming a contracted supplier with the IPC, please introduce your company and products/services to us by completing our Prospective Supplier Profile.

Completion of the Profile does not guarantee your company will be awarded a contract with the IPC.

Please return your completed Prospective Supplier Profile via mail, email or fax to:

Illinois Purchasing Collaborative
P.O. Box 3015
Naperville, IL 60566
IPCinfo@ihastaff.org
Fax: 630.276.5885

IPC Contracting Process

The IPC is a member-driven regional group purchasing organization in affiliation with Premier. Contracting decisions are made by IPC's Advisory Council which is comprised of the supply chain executive at each IPC member hospital or system.

The Council primarily seeks out volume aggregation opportunities within the Premier contract portfolio in accordance with the Premier contract calendar. In the event of a regulatory mandate, initiatives may be approached out of sync with the calendar. A Council member may recommend:

• an initiative outside of the calendar based on their facility's goals and objectives;
• a non-Premier contracted category or product for consideration as an IPC initiative.

IPC will refer breakthrough technology suppliers directly to Premier.