Buyer Features & Benefits
For Buyers
As a buyer you will be able to use the portal to publicise your lower-value contract opportunities and attract businesses that can deliver innovation, choice and increased value; so benefiting you and your economy.
Features:
- Publicise all lower-value contracts and attract potential bidders - free of charge.
- Bring your lower-value contracts to the attention of specialist suppliers.
- Use the new portal as an extra channel to supplement existing procurement advertising activity.
- Potentially save development costs by using the portal instead of setting up a new online service.
Benefits:
- Access to more innovative products and services from a wider range of suppliers. Small businesses are often early adopters of new technology and their size makes them more flexible.
- Potential gains from better value suppliers.
- Increased contact with leading entrepreneurial individuals in your free location.
- Assist your regeneration and community development plans by increasing the involvement of businesses where they are successful in competition.
- Search the database by location, product or service to assist in expanding and stimulating competition in your supplier base.
- Access a profile of each business listed to quickly pinpoint the right type of product or service and generate a shortlist.
- Easier access to an enormous pool of specialists with experience in niche markets.
- Develop your existing supplier base for free.
- Find more competitive businesses, resulting in better value solutions.
- Real-time information on suppliers.
- Public sector organisations with an existing procurement website can link their service directly into the new portal.