What MercurHosp ASBL does

MercurHosp ASBL is a Belgian non-profit central purchasing body (centrale d'achats) constituted at the end of 2013 under the ASBL legal form, headquartered in Erpent (Namur). It aggregates and executes public procurement of services and supplies on behalf of 17 effective member institutions and 27 associate members, representing 66% of French-speaking Belgian hospitals and covering 25 hospitals, 55 nursing homes, and 7,372 beds across Wallonia and Brussels. The organization runs procurement procedures in medications, sterile and non-sterile medical devices, IT, energy, finance and insurance, cleaning and catering, and general supplies, with voluntary participation by members in each round. Senior Buyers collaborate with hospital experts on each category; the Board of Directors comprises directors of member institutions and the Steering Committee comprises member purchasing department heads, embedding members into governance.

The business model is member-funded: member contributions finance centralized procurement operations, with no transaction fees on individual framework awards and no publicly disclosed pricing. The MercurHosp Académie, established in 2019, adds a training and professional-development revenue stream covering public procurement law and Value-Based Healthcare methodology; a new ULB-HELSCI University Certificate in Healthcare Procurement was co-launched in June 2025. The technology stack is modest: collaborative internal communication and management tools, Microsoft licensing, and participation in the European Procure4Health Healthcare Buyer Community platform rather than a proprietary procurement SaaS.

MercurHosp's strategic posture has shifted toward European scale: CEO Danny Havenith serves as President of EHPPA, and in May 2024 the organization signed a pioneering cross-border partnership with French public purchasing central Resah under EU Article L.2113-5, followed in September 2024 by a collaboration agreement with ACAH, the other Walloon purchasing central. These moves extend MercurHosp's effective procurement catalogue beyond Belgium while keeping core headcount at 8 specialists, and underpin its role as a regional anchor within the European healthcare procurement ecosystem alongside EHPPA, ProCure, and VBP CoP networks.

Name

MercurHosp ASBL

Legal name

MercurHosp ASBL

Website

https://mercurhosp.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MercurHosp ASBL is a Belgian non-profit central purchasing body running joint public procurement for 17 effective and 27 associate member healthcare institutions covering 66% of French-speaking Belgian hospitals and 7,372 beds across Wallonia and Brussels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Procurement Services (Group Purchasing Organization)

NAICS

Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450), Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (42421), Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42344)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Catalog & eProcurement Enablement (Punchout, Item Master) (BPAAAJAI)

Keywords

• Healthcare procurement services
• Central purchasing body
• Public procurement cooperative
• Hospital group purchasing
• Medical device sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Erpent (Namur)

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Member Institution Contributions: MercurHosp is a non-profit association (ASBL) funded by its member institutions. Member contributions finance the central procurement operations. The organization performs public procurement procedures for services and supplies (not construction works) across all procurement categories (equipment, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and miscellaneous services) on behalf of members, who retain choice over participation. After procurement award, the purchasing departments of participating institutions manage execution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MercurHosp ASBL is a non-profit central purchasing body (centrale d'achats) that runs joint public procurement procedures on behalf of its member healthcare institutions in Wallonia, Brussels, and (via partnerships) beyond. Its portfolio covers medications, sterile and non-sterile medical devices, IT, energy, financial services, cleaning/catering, and general supplies, delivered through grossiste (buy-resell) and intermédiaire (framework agreement) modes with voluntary member participation in each round.

Product overview

MercurHosp ASBL operates as a centralized purchasing body (Centrale d'Achats) for healthcare institutions in Belgium. The organization provides a portfolio of procurement services organized by category: Medications (pharmaceutical products including contrast agents, immunoglobulins, oncology drugs), Sterile Medical Devices (surgical supplies, syringes, drapes), Medical Devices (diagnostic equipment, plaster supplies), General Purchases (office supplies, telephony, waste management), Energy (electricity, gas, heating oil), Finance & Insurance (brokerage, debt collection), Cleaning & Catering (food service, linens, cleaning products), and IT (computers, software, licenses). Additionally, the MercurHosp Academy provides training on public procurement and Value Based Healthcare. The core value proposition is volume consolidation and standardization across member institutions to achieve better pricing while ensuring quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Médicaments (Medications Procurement) Joint public procurement service for medications including contrast products, immunoglobulins, oncology drugs (Trastuzumab, Doxorubicine, Paclitaxel, Irinotécan), Anti-VEGF agents (Lucentis/Eylea), medical gases, and parenteral nutrition, performed on behalf of member hospitals and care institutions.
• Dispositifs médicaux stériles (DMS - Sterile Medical Devices) Joint public procurement of sterile medical devices including collection tubes and needles, active dressings, syringes and needles, custom packs, surgical drapes, and sterile gowns for member hospitals.
• Dispositifs médicaux (DM - Non-Sterile Medical Devices) Joint public procurement of non-sterile medical devices including dosimetry equipment, blood glucose monitoring supplies, and plaster bands and splints for member healthcare institutions.
• Achats généraux – Bureautique (General Purchases & Office Supplies) Joint procurement of general supplies and office-related services including external prevention and protection services, energy consulting, waste management, patient billing outsourcing, fixed/mobile telephony, office equipment, and paper supplies.
• Energie (Energy Procurement) Joint procurement of electricity, rich and lean gas, and heating oil on behalf of member healthcare institutions.
• Finance & Assurance (Financial Services Procurement) Joint procurement of financial services including insurance brokerage and debt collection for member healthcare institutions.
• Cleaning & Catering (Catering and Cleaning Supplies) Joint procurement of catering and cleaning supplies including beverages, vending machines, water fountains, groceries, frozen products, hospital linens, work clothing, dairy products, waste bags, dish soap, and meats.
• Informatique (IT Procurement) Joint procurement of IT goods and services for healthcare institutions including training management software, desktop computers, laptops, monitors, and Microsoft licenses.
• Académie MercurHosp (Training Academy) Training program for healthcare purchasing professionals covering public procurement law, hospital environment, and innovation tools such as Value-Based Healthcare methodology, available to members and the broader healthcare procurement community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Member institutions achieve better pricing through volume aggregation and professionalized procurement processes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ACAH (Agence de Coordination pour l'ACHat)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2024ACAH is the second purchasing central in Wallonia. On 9 September 2024, MercurHosp and ACAH signed a collaboration agreement establishing the legal and operational framework for joint public procurement. The agreement enables both organizations to award procurement contracts for each other's members in areas including medications, sterile and non-sterile materials, medical equipment, and diverse goods and services.
• Resah (Réseau des Acheteurs Hospitaliers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2024MercurHosp and Resah signed an unprecedented European partnership under EU public procurement law Article L.2113-5, granting MercurHosp members access to most of Resah's procurement frameworks (excluding medications) in both buy-resell and framework agreement modes. The partnership includes a joint steering committee to define procurement domains, assess access modalities, and measure outcomes. It is part of the Procure4Health Twinning program.
• Procure4Health (P4H) - European ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022MercurHosp is part of the Procure4Health consortium, a European Commission-funded project launched June 2022, aimed at fostering cooperation and exchange between health sector purchasing centrals in Europe. MercurHosp contributed to creating the Healthcare Buyer Community platform. MercurHosp participates in the Value Based Healthcare Working Group. MercurHosp is enrolled in the Twinning program with Resah.
• AVIQ (Agence pour une Vie de Qualité, Walloon Agency)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021The Walloon Region mandated MercurHosp and ACAH in 2021 to conduct public procurement for PPE (masks, gowns, gloves) for AVIQ's medico-social institutions. This was an COVID-19 crisis response collaboration.
• Health Proc Europe AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Digital ecosystem enabling knowledge and experience exchange between healthcare and medical procurement professionals. Also aims for cooperation with industry to deliver innovative and sustainable European healthcare. MercurHosp collaborates on shared digital platforms and best practice exchange.
• Value-Based Procurement Community of Practice (VBP CoP)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021VBP CoP brings together procurement organizations, procurers, the Medical Technology industry, and their leadership. Three founding members: EHPPA, MedTech Europe, BCG. Objective is to foster value-based procurement implementation in public and private healthcare sectors, achieving the most economically advantageous solution for patients, caregivers, providers, and society.
• SPF Santé Publique (Belgian Federal Public Health Service)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaboration during the COVID-19 crisis within various federal working groups, in partnership with hospital federations (UNESSA and GIBBIS).
• NEVI (Netherlands)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021MercurHosp participates in NEVI's EU Master Class for Hospital & Healthcare Procurement buyers. Collaboration with NEVI and Health Proc Europe Association enabled the Master Class training exclusively for hospital buyers.
• Green Procurement - Bruxelles EnvironnementminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaboration to integrate efficient sustainability criteria into MercurHosp's procurement frameworks and to propose tools or sustainable solutions for member institutions.
• Direction Développement Durable - Service Public de WallonieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaboration to integrate efficient sustainability criteria into MercurHosp's procurement frameworks and to propose sustainable tools or solutions for member institutions.
• European Association of Hospital Directors (AEDH)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021MercurHosp participates in AEDH's interest group on group purchasing organizations, engaging at the European level on healthcare procurement policy.
• Scaleup4EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021European Commission-supported project promoting innovative startups and scaleups facing daily challenges in various sectors, including healthcare procurement. MercurHosp participates with AZ Glorieux (Renaix, E17 network) as a unique challenge partner.
• Cliniques universitaires Saint-LucmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Former founding member of MercurHosp (2013-2020). Collaboration continues on various procurement frameworks. Partner of several MercurHosp member institutions (e.g., Clinique Notre-Dame de Grâce).
• ProCure - European ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019MercurHosp participates in the European ProCure project consortium comprising 25 members highly qualified in healthcare procurement across Europe. The project aims to gain deep knowledge of European public procurement markets and practices, identifying experiences and synergies to improve healthcare procurement and supply chains.
• EHPPA (European Health Public Procurement Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012MercurHosp is a member of EHPPA alongside 11 other European procurement organizations from Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, and England. CEO Danny Havenith serves as President of EHPPA. EHPPA organizes congresses and events on healthcare procurement, runs joint projects (supply chain security, Joint Cross Border Procurement), and generates policy proposals for European decision-makers. EHPPA was created in 2012 under the European Happy project.
• UNESSAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian hospital federation. MercurHosp maintains close contact with hospital federations for coordination and transparent relations with all institutions during the creation of hospital networks.
• GIBBISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian hospital federation. Maintains close contact with hospital federations for coordination and transparent relations with all institutions during the creation of hospital networks.
• SANTHEAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian hospital federation. Maintains close contact with hospital federations for coordination and transparent relations with all institutions.
• ZORGNET-ICUROminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian hospital federation. Maintains close contact with hospital federations for coordination and transparent relations with all institutions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles10 records

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