Kansas City Kansas Public Schools announced it has joined the Kansas Purchasing Group and will be publishing and distributing upcoming bid opportunities on the system. Bidnet Direct by SOVRA’s Kansas Purchasing Group connects participating agencies from across Kansas. The purchasing group provides a transparent bid process through which the bid is available to all vendors at the same time. Kansas City Kansas Public Schools invites all vendors to register online at www.bidnetdirect.com/kansas/kansascitykansaspublicschools.
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools joined the purchasing group in March 2025. Kansas City Kansas Public Schools will utilize the system to streamline their purchasing process including bid distribution, bid management, and vendor relations. The Kansas Purchasing Group is a single, online location for managing sourcing information and activities and provides local government agencies the tools needed to have a transparent bid process while minimizing costs and saving time.
“We strive to be as transparent as possible and to give all the information we have about the bid opportunity and the procurement process to all our vendors. By becoming a part of the Kansas Purchasing Group, we can provide all the important and necessary information instantly to our vendors. Everything they need is in one spot and they don’t need to contact us to find out details, they can just log in and view everything in real time. This has allowed us to create a more seamless bid process and has provided more participation from vendors across the state,” stated Wayne Correll, Director of Procurement of Kansas City Kansas Public Schools.
As a participating agency of the Kansas Purchasing Group, it allows Kansas City Kansas Public Schools to expand their vendor pool and enhance vendor competition without increasing distribution costs. To be added to the existing list of vendors on the Kansas Purchasing Group, any suppliers looking to do business with Kansas City Kansas Public Schools can register online: www.bidnetdirect.com/kansas/kansascitykansaspublicschools. Kansas City Kansas Public Schools encourages all interested bidders to register today.
Registered vendors can access open bids, related documents, and files, additional addendum, and available award information from all participating agencies. In addition, the Kansas Purchasing Group offers a value-added service to notify vendors of new bids targeted to their business, including all addenda and advance notification of expiring term contracts.
Vendors may register on the Kansas Purchasing Group: www.bidnetdirect.com/kansas/kansascitykansaspublicschools. Bidnet Direct’s vendor support team is available to answer any questions regarding the registration process or the bid system at 800-835-4603 option 2.
Other local Kansas government agencies looking to switch from a manual bid process, please contact the Kansas Purchasing Group for a demonstration of the no-cost sourcing solution.
About Kansas City Kansas Public Schools:
KCKPS is a nationally recognized urban public school district located in Wyandotte County. Reported through the 2020 United States Census, Kansas City, Kansas currently has a total population of 156,607.
KCKPS is the largest school district in Wyandotte County and the fifth largest school district in the state of Kansas with just over 22,000 students enrolled.
