What i+solutions does

i+solutions is a Netherlands-based not-for-profit procurement services agent founded in 2005, headquartered in Woerden with operational offices in Bujumbura (Burundi) and Kinshasa (DRC). The company procures and delivers life-saving health products — including antiretrovirals, anti-tuberculosis and anti-malarial medicines, essential medicines, oxygen equipment, and PPE — on behalf of global donors and Ministries of Health in low- and middle-income countries. Its largest mandate is as Procurement Services Agent for the Global Fund's Pooled Procurement Mechanism, supplemented by contracts with Stop TB Partnership/GDF, USAID (via Palladium, Abt Global, JMS Uganda), Unitaid (via Aurum Institute for IMPAACT4TB), and Sanofi's Impact Program. Customers also include faith-based organizations, NGO implementors, and private sector buyers; geographic reach spans 60-100+ countries, with stated impact on 4.6 million HIV patients across 65 countries.

The technology stack centers on four proprietary assets: Medexis, an Electronic Logistic Management Information System deployed at health facilities, district pharmacies, and central medical stores for ordering, inventory, and reporting; i+academy, a Moodle-based e-learning platform optimized for low-bandwidth environments delivering health supply chain training in English, French, and Portuguese to 7,000+ users in 142 countries; Proqurable/XS2Meds, digital marketplaces for private sector pooled procurement and local manufacturer access; and turnkey PSA oxygen plant solutions. Logistics execution is supported by established partners including Maersk, Bolloré, Logenix, and freight coordination with UN missions for high-risk corridors such as the Central African Republic. Operational performance is evidenced by 92% on-time-in-full delivery during COVID-19 disruptions and 10% product availability gains with 85% reduction in expired supplies in Burundi eLMIS deployments.

The business model is fee-for-service procurement agency revenue earned on donor-funded, government-funded, and partner projects sourced through formal RFP/tender processes, with multi-year contracts and Long-Term Agreements with WHO-prequalified suppliers. A complementary transaction-fee revenue stream is emerging through the XS2Meds private sector marketplace. The organization is structured as a not-for-profit registered in the Netherlands (CoC 34236288), operates without external equity funding, and reinvests surpluses into mission-related activities. A team of 40+ nationalities supports the cross-border, multi-donor mandate mix.

Name

i+solutions

Legal name

i+solutions

Website

https://iplussolutions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

i+solutions is a Netherlands-based not-for-profit procurement services agent that procures and delivers life-saving health products for global donors, ministries of health, and NGOs across more than 60 low- and middle-income countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Woerden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Procurement Services Agent Fees: As a not-for-profit procurement services agent, i+solutions earns fees for procurement and logistics services for donor-funded projects, government-funded programs, and partner projects. Services include market access, supplier selection, sourcing, negotiating, freight coordination, and compliance assurance.
2. XS2Meds Private Sector Platform: Subsidiary digital marketplace supporting pooled procurement to private sector, local manufacturing and regional economic growth

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

i+solutions is a not-for-profit procurement services agent that procures and delivers life-saving and essential health products (HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, essential medicines, PPE, and medical oxygen) on behalf of global donors, Ministries of Health, NGOs and private-sector buyers. Services span market access, supplier selection, sourcing, negotiation, freight forwarding coordination and compliance assurance, complemented by turnkey medical oxygen plant installations, the Medexis eLMIS software, the i+academy e-learning platform, and the XS2Meds/Proqurable private-sector digital marketplace.

Product overview

i+solutions is a not-for-profit procurement services agent offering a portfolio of health supply chain solutions centered on procurement and logistics services for life-saving and essential health products. The core offering includes Procurement Services for donor-funded projects, Ministries of Health, and NGOs. This is complemented by XS2Meds (private sector digital marketplace), i+academy (e-learning platform), Medexis (eLMIS system), Digital and Optimization Services (consultancy), Medical Oxygen PSA Plants (turnkey solutions), and a COVID-19 Procurement Portal. These products work together to provide end-to-end supply chain support from procurement through delivery and capacity building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• i+academy: E-learning platform for health supply chain management training, available in English, French and Portuguese
• Proqurable
• XS2Meds
• Medexis

Products and services

• Procurement Services Not-for-profit procurement and logistics services for life-saving and essential health products (HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, essential medicines, PPE, oxygen), supporting donor-funded projects, Ministries of Health, NGOs and other parties for standard supplies as well as out-of-stock and emergency situations. Capabilities include market access, supplier selection, sourcing, negotiation, freight forwarding coordination and compliance assurance.
• XS2Meds Private-sector digital marketplace and alternative market channel supporting pooled procurement, local manufacturing and regional economic growth, while reducing dependency on international supply chains.
• i+academy E-learning platform providing cost-effective capacity building through the open-source Moodle platform, offering training on facilitation, course development, platform management and customized reporting for health supply chain management in English, French and Portuguese, optimized for low-bandwidth environments.
• Proqurable Social-enterprise digital marketplace supporting private-sector procurement, local manufacturing and regional economic growth, and reducing dependency on international supply chains.
• Medexis Electronic Logistic Management Information System (eLMIS) that manages critical processes including periodic ordering, order processing, (re)distribution, dispensation, inventory management and reporting to enhance supply-chain visibility.
• Digitalization and Optimization Services (DOS) Consultancy services focused on improving last-mile access to medicines through enhanced transparency and visibility, leveraging optimization, digitalization, change management and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries.
• Medical Oxygen PSA Plants Medical Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) oxygen plants for hospitals, delivered as turnkey solutions including site preparation, construction, installation, commissioning and staff training. Containerized or skid-mounted plants produce oxygen with purity over 93%.
• COVID-19 Procurement Portal Online procurement portal for COVID-19 personal protective equipment offering a one-stop shop for high-quality PPE commodities at affordable prices, including a quantification tool for ordering appropriate amounts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased product availability by 10%, decreased expired supplies by 85% through e-LMIS implementation in Burundi
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, important and secondary.

• The Global FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 August 2019i+solutions is contracted Procurement Services Agent (PSA) for The Global Fund's Pooled Procurement Mechanism (PPM), delivering HIV/AIDS and antimalarial medicines since August 2019, and Essential Medicines since October 2019. The Global Fund is i+solutions' largest client, funding procurement to 60+ countries.
• Stop TB Partnership / Global Drug Facility (GDF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly with GDF, i+solutions invites Expression of Interest for preselection of suppliers for diagnostics, medical devices and laboratory supplies including Ultraportable Digital X-Ray Kits. i+solutions serves as contracted procurement agent for GDF.
• PalladiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneri+solutions partners with Palladium on USAID-funded Mali Health Systems Strengthening project (KSW). Also collaborated on COVID-19 response capabilities. Palladium serves as prime contractor with i+solutions as key partner for supply chain solutions.
• The Aurum InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted by Aurum Institute under IMPAACT4TB project (Unitaid-funded) to handle all procurement and logistics for 3HP TB preventive treatment. Delivered over 660,000 treatment courses since 2019.
• SanoficoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributori+solutions is one of appointed distributors for Sanofi Impact Program - 30 life-saving products available to 40 countries at access pricing. In 2023, managed supply to Kyrgyzstan and Zimbabwe, with expansion to Zambia, Myanmar and Tajikistan expected in 2024.
• Universal Corporation Ltd, KenyaimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2015, strong partnership with Universal (WHO prequalified manufacturer) for procurement of cotrimoxazole and essential medicines. Delivered to 20+ African countries. Partnership strengthens local supply chains and enhances accessibility.
• Varichem Pharmaceuticals, ZimbabweimportantChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributori+solutions subsidiary XS2Meds works with Varichem for Sanofi access program for insulin and diabetes treatments. Partnership enables pooled procurement and breaks down volumes for local distributors.
• Abt GlobalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSince 2018, i+ collaborates with Abt Global on USAID Integrated Health Program in DRC, covering 47 million people across 9 provinces. i+solutions role is increasing availability of essential drugs at last mile.
• CordaidimportantStrategic or Co-development Partneri+solutions works with Cordaid on Last Mile Project in Jimma zone, Ethiopia, introducing Medexis stock management software in health facilities since 2022.
• Joint Medical Stores (JMS) UgandaimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium under JMS Uganda as prime, with i+solutions as key sub-contractor, awarded USAID IDIQ contract for HIV commodities procurement for Private Not-For-Profit sector in Uganda (5-year project).
• Sinopharm InternationalimportantChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOxygen plant supplier for Global Fund oxygen project. Regular collaboration with Build Health Life in East Africa for smooth oxygen plant construction operations.
• Bolloré LogisticsimportantChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogistics service provider (LSP) for oxygen plant deliveries and HIV/antimalarial treatments shipments. Coordinated transport including military convoy protection for Central African Republic deliveries.
• MaerskimportantChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogistics service provider for PPE deliveries and urgent shipments including dedicated charter from India to Guinea Bissau for pediatric HIV treatments.
• LogeniximportantChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogistics service provider for oxygen plant spare parts storage (2023) and shipment coordination including HIV treatments delivery to Syria via Beirut.
• AfrimedimportantChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier of PSA oxygen plants. Delivered turnkey containerized oxygen plants to Mauritania (Boghé and Zouératt regional hospitals) with construction, installation and commissioning.
• Build Health Life (BHL)importantImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner executing oxygen plant construction work at hospital sites in Uganda and other countries. Excellent execution enabled 4-month construction timeline for Lira Hospital.
• VillageReachimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on pharmaceutical value chain discussions. VillageReach Manager of Private Sector Engagement Anderson Ti-Timi appeared on Supply Chain Now podcast with XS2Meds to discuss building up local private distributors.
• PATHsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPATH opened mechanism for free oxygen compressor spare parts kits. i+solutions manages procurement and delivery of these kits with negotiated discounts from RIX Industries.
• Atlas CopcosecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier of PSA oxygen plants and equipment for Global Fund oxygen project.
• UN MINUSCAimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in CAR. Provided military convoy protection for i+solutions shipments of HIV treatments to Central African Republic through hostile territory.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Crown Agents: UK-based not-for-profit procurement and supply chain services company serving donor-funded health and development programs in LMICs. Comparable in operating model (procurement services agent) and in serving multilateral health donor clients.
• Management Sciences for Health (MSH): Global nonprofit health systems strengthening organization with deep procurement, supply chain, and pharmaceutical management practices supporting Ministries of Health and donors in LMICs. Comparable consulting/procurement footprint.
• Chemonics International: Large US-based international development firm with a strong global health supply chain practice (including as prime on USAID GHSC-PSM). Competes for the same donor-funded health commodity procurement engagements in LMICs.
• John Snow, Inc. (JSI): US-based global health consulting firm operating supply chain management programs (e.g., USAID GHSC projects) for ministries of health and donors in LMICs. Closely comparable in health supply chain strengthening, last-mile delivery, and donor-funded contract model.
• IDA Foundation: Dutch not-for-profit pharmaceutical procurement agency headquartered in Amsterdam. Most directly comparable peer: similar non-profit procurement model, similar LMIC focus, similar WHO-prequalified supplier relationships, and shared Dutch provenance.

Others

• RTI International: US-based nonprofit research institute with global health division delivering supply chain and health systems programs for USAID and other donors. Adjacent rather than directly competing, but operates in the same donor-funded health delivery ecosystem.
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria: World's largest multilateral health financier for HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria programs. i+solutions' largest client rather than a peer, but is the principal funding anchor of the global health procurement ecosystem in which i+solutions operates, making it relevant for ecosystem context.

Broad incumbents

• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Larger global health nonprofit operating across HIV, TB, malaria, vaccines, and NCDs with significant procurement negotiation capabilities (e.g., HIV ARV pricing agreements). Overlaps with i+solutions on donor-funded access initiatives but serves a wider mission portfolio.

Emerging players

• Palladium: International development firm with growing health supply chain and systems strengthening practice. Currently a strategic implementation partner on the USAID Mali Health Systems Strengthening project alongside i+solutions; could compete for similar prime contracts over time.

Regional players

• Imperial Health Sciences: South Africa-headquartered pharmaceutical distribution and supply chain company serving public and private sector health systems across Africa. Directly comparable African pharma distribution and warehousing capability, but regional rather than global scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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