The Big Three GPOs Compared
October 18, 2026 · for subscribers
Editor's note, from GPO Intel: contributed by a member of the GPO Intel expert network and published as written. The author advises a private equity firm; the views are his own.
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4 published pieces mention Provista, newest first. Each links to the full analysis.
The Provista profile · All research
October 18, 2026 · for subscribers
Editor's note, from GPO Intel: contributed by a member of the GPO Intel expert network and published as written. The author advises a private equity firm; the views are his own.
October 16, 2026
Vizient's Novaplus private label spans more than 14,000 line items across 130 contracts. The antitrust case that ended on October 5 was told the label competes with the suppliers Vizient puts on contract, and no court examined whether it does.
October 2, 2026 · for subscribers
Yankee Alliance announced a planned wind-down on September 29, 2026. Members and services move to "new strategic partnerships" from January 1, 2027, and the release does not name a partner. One partnership has a name from twelve days earlier: Pandion Optimization Alliance's agreement to acquire the non-acute affiliate business, which excluded the acute business by its own terms. As of October 2, 2026, neither company has named where the acute membership goes.
September 20, 2026 · for subscribers
Vizient meets in Las Vegas from Tuesday; its supplier awards are Tuesday night, and last year the release followed the next morning with Baxter and Philips taking two awards each. Premier meets outside Washington on October 6, its first Breakthroughs since going private. Below: the day-by-day announcement schedule for both, last year's winners, and the suppliers that win at more than one GPO.
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