E-Purchasing Software Partners

BiP Solutions

BiP is Europe’s leading provider of public sector procurement solutions, offering buyers and private sector suppliers access to what’s arguably the world’s largest database of current open construction contracts. Over 500 UK government organisations use BiP’s internet solutions to acquire and manage their contract information. The company supports both sides of the construction tenders process, via www.delta-ets.com for the buyers, and www.tendermatch.com for suppliers seeking public sector contract opportunities. BiP’s 20 years of experience in disseminating public sector contract information also informs the company’s consultancy capabilities www.bipsolutions.com/pass and BiP regularly brings buyers and suppliers together through exhibitions and events: www.bipsolutions.com/events

Bravo Solution

BravoSolution is a leading international provider of Supply Management Excellence, delivered through software, professional services and category expertise, with a mission to generate value by supporting its clients in the improvement of procurement processes.

EGS and IDeA

EGS develops electronic marketplaces for the pubic sector, including the IDeA:marketplace for local authorities, Bluelight for police and Unity for higher education.

These three ‘virtual’ marketplaces are also interconnected, to link over 100 public sector buying organisations with around 25,000 registered suppliers across the UK.

Glenigan

Glenigan is the trusted source of UK construction industry project leads, company intelligence, data, strategic analysis and forecasting.

• Glenigan customers win more contracts, build the right company relationships and make informed sales pitches using comprehensive, up-to-date intelligence about planned and current UK construction projects and the companies involved.
• Glenigan customers reduce risk, identify new opportunities, track and forecast market trends using extensive construction activity data, analysis and forecasting by region and sector.
• Glenigan customers increase efficiency by spending less time searching for and interpreting information and more time using it.

For more information go to www.glenigan.com

Proactis

PROACTIS Group is a leading provider of Spend Control and eProcurement solutions with more than 350 corporate customers in over 70 countries around the world. With PROACTIS, organisations obtain full visibility, control and automation for the entire procurement process, including Purchase-to-Pay for routine items, as well as strategic and capital goods/services sourcing, contract management, and supplier communications.

For more information go to www.proactis.co.uk/

Supply2.gov.uk

Supply2.gov.uk is a government-backed portal that gives building services suppliers easy access to lower-value public sector contract opportunities, typically those worth under £100,000. Supply2.gov.uk is particularly useful for small firms, start ups & social enterprises looking for information on central and local government opportunities.

Because construction procurement is so complex, Government and Supply2.gov.uk advise public sector buyers to use Constructionline pre-qualified suppliers for construction contracts, to keep matters straightforward and pitfall-free. The Official Journal of the European Community (OJEU) threshold for construction is below £3.8 million, which means using accredited suppliers is recommended even for low value contracts. With this in mind, the Constructionline and Supply2.gov.uk IT infrastructures have been harmonized so users can move easily between the two services.

@UK PLC

@UK PLC has a vision of connecting all the UK’s buyers and sellers electronically - the idea is to directly link the financial systems of bodies such as local authorities, hospitals, schools and large corporations to their suppliers. The vision is progressing fast, with @UK allowing buying and selling to take place with no paperwork and no chance of transposition errors. The network involves thousands of suppliers of every size, from huge multinationals such as RS Components, Office and Dell to ‘one man bands’, such as window cleaners and plumbers, and it’s growing daily. Even the smallest suppliers can both accept electronic orders and raise electronic invoices for all their customers.