CEWA Launches Agentic AI-Powered S2P Transformation with Zycus, Strengthening Procurement Governance and Visibility
Perth, Australia – [May 12, 2026] — Zycus, a global leader in Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions powered by Merlin Agentic AI, today announced that Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA), one of Australia’s largest non-government education providers, has successfully gone live with the next phase of its enterprise-wide procurement transformation program.
Supporting more than 78,000 students across 150 schools throughout Western Australia, CEWA is modernising procurement through a digitally enabled operating model designed to balance school autonomy with stronger governance, visibility, and compliance.
As part of this transformation, CEWA selected Zycus’ end-to-end Source-to-Pay platform following an 18-month evaluation and selection process involving multiple stakeholder groups across finance, technology, and school leadership teams.
CEWA has now successfully implemented key Zycus Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) capabilities, including Supplier Management (iSupplier), strategic sourcing (iSource), Contract Lifecycle Management (iContract), eProcurement, and eInvoicing. The deployment also integrates with CEWA’s dual ERP environment, establishing a stable digital procurement layer across the organisation.
The go-live marks a significant milestone in CEWA’s procurement transformation journey, delivering:
- Improved governance and visibility across sourcing, supplier, and purchasing activities
- A single source of truth for supplier information and compliance management
- Structured, scalable procurement processes designed to support both organisational control and school-level flexibility
- Enhanced support for local, Aboriginal, and diverse supplier inclusion initiatives
- A scalable procurement foundation designed to support future AI-led orchestration and intake management capabilities
“Procurement should enable schools — not slow them down. Our objective was to create a procurement model that delivers stronger governance and visibility while still supporting the independence and flexibility our schools need,” said Peter Davis, Team Leader, Procurement & Contracts, Catholic Education Western Australia. “Zycus gives us the platform to scale that vision across the organisation.”
As part of its next phase of transformation, CEWA plans to expand the rollout of Merlin Intake across its school network, creating a single intelligent front door for procurement requests and enabling more streamlined, AI-assisted procurement experiences for staff and stakeholders.
Future roadmap initiatives also include exploring Agentic Sourcing and Autonomous Negotiation capabilities to further automate sourcing and supplier engagement processes.
“CEWA’s transformation demonstrates how procurement can evolve into a modern, intelligent function without compromising operational flexibility,” said Aatish Dedhia, Founder and CEO, Zycus. “We are proud to support CEWA as they build a scalable, AI-enabled procurement ecosystem designed around both governance and user experience.”
About Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA)
Catholic Education Western Australia is the state’s largest non-government education provider, supporting more than 78,000 students across 150 schools and employing over 11,000 staff throughout Western Australia. Since 1843, CEWA has delivered education services focused on community, inclusion, and long-term impact.
About Zycus
Zycus delivers procurement outcomes and not just transactions. Its leadership in Source-to-Pay is independently recognized by leading analysts, and customers worldwide.
By moving beyond Source-to-Pay to Intake-to-Outcomes, Zycus is defining the next generation of procurement. Its unified platform uniquely combines native Intake, Agentic AI, and an end-to-end S2P core in a single architecture.
The Merlin Agentic AI Platform brings this vision to life – guiding every request through Merlin Intake, unlocking hidden savings through Autonomous Negotiation, and continuously executing toward outcomes, not workflows.
