British and woman owned tech and AI company celebrates a first year defined by rapid product development, stronger security and a growing leadership team.
United Kingdom, 1 July 2026 – BuyingStation, the Procurement Intelligence Platform built for the Office of the CFO, today marks one year since it completed its move from a procurement services business into a full technology company.
Founded in the United Kingdom in 2015 as Novo-K, the company spent almost a decade running procurement for its clients, repairing broken processes and building practical tools that kept teams moving. That experience exposed a persistent gap in the market. Procurement software was built for large enterprises, leaving mid-market teams with tools that were too heavy, too expensive or too far removed from how procurement actually works. In 2025 BuyingStation launched its platform and became a technology company built to close that gap, designed by procurement practitioners who have lived the work from the inside.
One year on, the company is a British, woman owned technology business on a mission to level the field and build the future, in the belief that every procurement team deserves access to intelligent technology, practical support and governed decision making regardless of the size of their organisation or the maturity of their procurement function.
“When I built the first version of BuyingStation, it was a simple tool for one client who needed clarity and control without an expensive system slowing them down,” said Kavita Cooper, Founder and CEO of BuyingStation. “That belief still runs through everything we do. Becoming a technology company was never about leaving our procurement expertise behind. It was about putting that expertise into a platform, strengthening it with AI and keeping skilled people close to the decisions that matter.”
That principle is captured in the way the company describes itself, AI First. Human Guided. AI reduces manual effort, improves consistency and surfaces the right information faster, while decisions around suppliers, risk, value and trust remain with the people who understand the context behind them.
Highlights from the first year
In twelve months BuyingStation moved from Sprint 15 to Sprint 52, shipping improvements every fortnight shaped by real procurement teams and real operational feedback. Key milestones include:
- Security and compliance. Achieved ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials, strengthening the company’s security practices and compliance
- New AI features. Introduced AI powered tools including specification document creators that automate manual work and improve consistency
- Savings Module. Delivered a dedicated module to identify, track and report procurement savings
- Strategic Dashboard. Created an executive dashboard giving leaders a clear real time view of spend, contracts, suppliers and project pipeline
- Expanded integrations. Added API, Zapier and Companies House integrations to connect BuyingStation with external systems, automate processes and enrich data
- Self service tutorials. Developed interactive self service resources to support faster onboarding and increase efficiency with support requests
- Custom onboarding templates. Introduced configurable due diligence templates to standardise supplier onboarding and support compliance
- AI consultant. Added an AI powered procurement assistant that provides guidance, answers questions and supports faster, better informed decisions
- Strengthened leadership. Welcomed Kath as CTO, Kate as Head of Projects and Solutions and Gary as CPO, deepening the company’s technology, product and solutions expertise
- A clear roadmap. Defined a strategic product roadmap that aligns development priorities with customer needs and sets a long term vision for the platform
“The pace of the last year tells the story better than anything else,” added Cooper. “We have built the platform the mid-market was missing and we are only getting started. Our roadmap is clear and our belief is unchanged. Better technology should support human expertise, not design it out of the process.”
About BuyingStation
BuyingStation is the trading name of Novo-K Limited, a British, woman owned technology company founded in 2015. It provides a Procurement Intelligence Platform for the Office of the CFO, bringing eTendering, risk assessments, supplier management, contract management, project pipeline, spend tracking and savings monitoring into one governed system. Built by procurement practitioners and guided by the principle AI First. Human Guided, BuyingStation helps organisations make clearer, smarter and better governed procurement decisions. The company holds Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
For more information visit www.buyingstation.com.
