The Consorta Shareholder Patron Agreement establishes each shareholder's commitment to use Consorta as its sole group purchasing organization.
All Shareholders strive to achieve full compliance.
When participants have existing contracts that are not Consorta agreements, they may use those contracts until they expire. Participants will not use Consorta contracts as leverage. Any instances of participants using contracts to achieve better pricing or develop their own agreements will be resolved with the cooperation of the Shareholder or participant's corporate office. Participants will not enter into independent negotiation for products covered by a Consorta agreement. If the product category has not been addressed by the Contracts and Programs Committee or does not appear on Consorta's contracting plan for at least 18 months, participants may enter into independent agreements.