Consorzio Gruppo Acquisti

What Consorzio Gruppo Acquisti does

Consorzio Gruppo Acquisti (CGA) is a Milan-based purchasing consortium founded in July 2017 by Mirko Meldolesi, Matteo Buniato, and Karim Zanotti that aggregates Italian small and medium enterprises to negotiate better supply conditions on non-core business expenses. As of February 2026 the cooperative reported over 600 member companies (consorziati), up from 100 in November 2018 and 500 in January 2025, and €10.7 million in cumulative verified savings procured for members through December 2024. The legal entity is Consorzio Gruppo Acquisti S.c.a.r.l., a cooperative (società consortile a responsabilità limitata) headquartered at Viale Monza 347 in Milan, with a 15-person team and no external funding raised to date.

Name

Consorzio Gruppo Acquisti

Legal name

Consorzio Gruppo Acquisti S.c.a.r.l.

Website

https://consorziogruppoacquisti.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Milan-based purchasing consortium founded in 2017 that aggregates over 600 Italian SMEs to negotiate better terms on secondary business expenses such as energy, telephony, and meal vouchers, earning only on savings delivered.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Administration Support (PO/Contract Compliance) (BPAAAJAE)

Keywords

• Group purchasing consortium
• SME procurement services
• Utility cost optimization
• Collective purchasing power
• Supplier negotiation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Success-based commission on savings generated: The consortium operates on a meritocratic, outcome-based model. CGA's compensation is tied exclusively to the actual savings it generates for consortium members. No fixed annual fees, no membership dues, no upfront costs. The consortium only earns when a measurable saving is achieved for the member company.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Consorzio Gruppo Acquisti is a purchasing consortium that aggregates over 600 Italian SMEs to collectively negotiate better supply conditions on secondary business expenses (energy, telephony, meal vouchers, printers, ISO certifications, POS commissions, cleaning, marketing services, stationery, long-term vehicle rental, fuel cards, security, credit recovery, commercial information, TARI tax). The consortium handles the full operational cycle — analysis, supplier negotiation, contract drafting, and ongoing assistance — and is paid only as a share of the actual savings generated for each member.

Product overview

Consorzio Gruppo Acquisti is a purchasing consortium that aggregates Italian SMEs (over 600 member companies) to negotiate better supply conditions on secondary business expenses. The service portfolio consists of sector-specific negotiation services covering: Energy (electricity and gas with Utility Manager support), Telecommunications (fixed/mobile/data), Meal vouchers, Printers and supplies, ISO certifications, POS commissions, Cleaning services, Marketing services, Stationery and toner, Long-term vehicle rentals, Fuel cards, Security/vigilance, Credit recovery, Commercial information, and TARI tax verification. The consortium also offers a sector-agnostic group purchasing service for any secondary expense category. The business model is merit-based with no fixed fees—compensation comes only from actual savings generated for member companies. The consortium operates as a collective purchasing agent rather than a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 10.7 million EUR in total savings generated for member companies as of December 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ASSIUM Servizi SrlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024ASSIUM Servizi Srl operates an independent technical-scientific committee that conducts ongoing quality audits of CGA. CGA received the 'Marchio di Azienda Qualificata' after a real evaluation process (score 108/120). ASSIUM provides ongoing third-party verification of CGA's transparency, correctness, and service quality.
• ARERA (Autorità di Regolazione per Energia Reti e Ambiente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGA is registered in the official public list of accredited energy purchasing groups maintained by ARERA (Delibera 59/2019/R/com). The consortium operates under ARERA's Lines Guida per i Gruppi di Acquisto (LGA), which mandate transparency, impartiality, and consumer protection standards. This accreditation is a foundational regulatory relationship.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Iren Mercato: Italian energy retailer serving SME customers with competitive energy supply offerings. Comparable to CGA's energy procurement services as an alternative channel for SMEs to optimize energy costs, though Iren is itself a supplier rather than a neutral purchasing consortium.
• Vivigas: Italian independent energy retailer offering gas and electricity supply to SMEs and households. Competes with CGA's energy procurement service as a direct supplier option that SMEs might use instead of joining a purchasing consortium.

Broad incumbents

• Coupa: Cloud-based business spend management platform providing procurement, invoicing, and expense management. Comparable to CGA in addressing indirect spend optimization, though as a SaaS platform serving large organizations rather than a SME consortium.
• Conad: Italian cooperative retail group with centralized purchasing for member stores. Operates a similar member-aggregation collective-bargaining model as CGA, though focused on grocery retail and at significantly larger scale.
• SAP Ariba: Global procurement SaaS platform enabling enterprise sourcing, contracts, and supplier management. Comparable to CGA in providing procurement-support technology, though oriented toward large enterprises with internal procurement teams rather than SME outsourcing.
• Confindustria: Italy's main industrial association, providing procurement and service support to member companies. Comparable to CGA as a member-driven entity aggregating demand for collective benefit, though Confindustria operates as an advocacy and service trade body rather than a purchasing consortium.
• Coop Italia: Italy's largest retail cooperative, aggregating purchasing volumes across thousands of member stores. Comparable to CGA as a group-purchasing model aggregating members for collective negotiation, though at much larger scale and focused on retail rather than cross-sector SME services.
• Consip: Italy's central purchasing body for public administration, aggregating public-sector procurement volumes. Operates the same group-purchasing logic as CGA — aggregating demand across entities to negotiate supplier terms — but at public-sector scale.
• Utilitalia: Italian federation of utilities with shared procurement services for member companies. Operates a federated collective-bargaining model analogous to CGA's, though serving utility operators rather than cross-sector SMEs.
• Jaggaer: Enterprise procurement and supplier management platform covering sourcing, contract management, and spend analysis. Comparable to CGA's procurement support role, though serving large enterprises with direct software deployment rather than SME consortium services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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