Built by a practice owner,
for practice owners.
SupplyIndex started with a frustrating conversation. A few years ago I discovered I had been paying materially more than a colleague for the same products and services — for years. That conversation prompted a question: why is this information so hard to find?
Peter
Founder · Chartered Accountant · Co-owner, Berkshire Aesthetics, Maidenhead
I'm a Chartered Accountant, and I co-own an aesthetics practice in Maidenhead, Berkshire Aesthetics. A few years ago I sat down and properly reviewed every supplier invoice we had — the sort of thing an accountant can't leave alone. I compared prices across suppliers, renegotiated where I could, switched where I couldn't, and consolidated orders to hit volume breaks. The result: we cut our cost base by around 15% — with savings ranging from about 5% on some lines to nearly 50% on one.
But it took months of work. Spreadsheets, phone calls, asking colleagues what they paid, cross-referencing invoices line by line. Most practice owners don't have time for that. They're treating patients, managing staff, running a business. So they accept whatever price their rep quotes and hope it's fair.
The truth is, it usually isn't. The same product or service can vary widely in price from one practice to the next — we saw anything from a few percent to nearly half. Suppliers know what everyone pays. Practices don't. That information gap costs independent practices thousands every year.
SupplyIndex exists to close that gap — and to negotiate the best possible rates on your behalf, so you reduce your cost base and keep more of your money. Upload your invoices, and we'll show you exactly where you stand. No guesswork, no surveys, no self-reported data — just real prices from real invoices, verified and anonymised.
And it's not just about benchmarking. We want to alert you when prices change, when suppliers run promotions, when there's a better deal available on something you already buy. The kind of procurement intelligence that large practice chains have entire teams for — delivered straight to your inbox.
Our mission
Our mission is to keep independent practices viable.
Corporate groups and private-equity consolidators win on buying power, not on care. SupplyIndex exists to close that gap — so staying independent stays affordable.
Our commitment: we stay independent too.
SupplyIndex is independently owned and intends to remain that way. We take no equity in member practices, run no brokerage, and have no exit-advisory business waiting to sell you to a consolidator. We earn one way: introduction fees from suppliers when members save money. Member data is never sold or shared with acquirers, consolidators, or their advisers. Our independence can only protect yours if it isn't for sale.
The membership pathway
Membership builds in steps. Founding benefits come from contributing data — uploading real invoices is what makes you a Founding Data Member.
| Status | Requirement | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Practice | Practice details submitted | Deal alerts and updates |
| Founding Endorser | Valid referral code (first 15 invited practices) | Founding membership; help shape the first supplier categories. Benchmark access needs a data upload. |
| Deal Member | Uploads one relevant document for a deal category | Access to that deal |
| Founding Data Member | Uploads five documents across supplier categories (first 100 practices) | Cost base analysis free for life — even when it becomes a paid service — plus early benchmark access, priority on new deals, and a say in what we negotiate next |
| Benchmark Member | Verified practice plus sufficient category contribution | Access to live benchmark reports |
Get in touch
Questions about the platform, media enquiries, or interested in contributing data? We would love to hear from you.