Home / Insights / Blog / New partnership sees £70bn worth of projects added to Marketplace New partnership sees £70bn worth of projects added to Marketplace We’re thrilled to share that Builders’ Conference, one of the UK construction industry’s leading trade bodies is partnering with Constructionline. This now enables its members to leverage the capabilities and opportunities of our platform.An independent organisation, Builders’ Conference provides its members with up-to-the-minute sales leads, market intelligence, statistical data, and networking opportunities. Through joining the Constructionline’s platform their members can now take advantage of combining the benefits of Constructionline and Builders’ Conference in one place.Now members can benefit from a single platform for empowering construction businesses to source new work, manage supply chains and mitigate risks. And by providing visibility of £70 billion worth of contract projects a year, customers can make more strategic choices on which opportunities to pursue. Mastering project pipelines for main contractorsMain contractors will have access to a solution that offers new opportunities for growing sales pipelines. For example, main contractors can now use Marketplace Publish, which empowers greater collaboration in order to source the best-qualified supplier for a project. If a member has won a tender through Builders’ Conference, they can now promote work packages for these in Marketplace Publish, ensuring opportunities are only shared with subcontractors pre-qualified to meet their needs.Users will be able to save specific searches for speed and convenience too and will be alerted to projects that meet previous search criteria, so they can secure new business fast.Decision-makers will also be able to see who else is bidding for a project, allowing time, resource and cost to be properly planned for on competitive tenders. It also empowers them with the information needed to decide energies and efforts would be better spent on a different tender.A stable and robust platform, Constructionline is built for both today and tomorrow’s construction demands, with ongoing investment driving reliability and confidence for the future. The new partnership provides main contractors with one system to find new projects, grow their network of preferred suppliers, and boost their business. We are excited to partner with Constructionline to provide our members with industry-leading technology, improving stability and functionality for the future of the Builders’ Conference. This partnership helps support our mission to be the leading source of reliable market intelligence information for the construction industry. Neil Edwards CEO Builders' Conference Smarter decisions for subcontractorsFor subcontractors, the new partnership between Builders’ Conference and Constructionline creates one reliable source for project opportunities, reducing inefficiencies for users that have previously needed to keep an eye on multiple platforms.Builders’ Conference members can upgrade their membership to help meet industry standards such as Common Assessment Standard, SSIP and PAS 91. Plus get access to our Meet The Buyer events, a series of events across the UK that give suppliers the chance to meet face-to-face with main contractors and public sector buyers from a specific region.Suppliers will also now have the option to get notified when new tender opportunities match their saved search criteria using the Marketplace Find features. Additionally, suppliers will also get the benefit of Marketplace Track, where members can track expressions of interest, responses and project progress all in one place.Builders’ Conference members can still expect to see all the necessary details from published project opportunities. With insightful data for helping to make decisions, and knowledgeable support from on-hand experts, members will have everything they’ve come to expect from Builders’ Conference.How to find Builders’ Conference projects in MarketplaceWithin Marketplace Find, we have added a new search option above the search bar.Simply select that option, insert your search criteria and hit search! Go to Marketplace If you are a Builders’ Conference or Constructionline member and have questions on how this partnership affects you, we’ve prepared a helpful list of answers to FAQs by clicking the link below. FAQ's Key Takeaways Access to £70bn worth of projects across the UK Main Contractors now have access to Marketplace Publish Suppliers now have access to Marketplace Find and Track Blog Supplier Related case studies Supplier Case Studies Hill Hill is one of the country’s top house builders, specialising in developing homes of distinction across London and the South East. Innovation, design excellence, quality build and respect for the local environment are key to their success, which has been recognised through several major industry awards. … Read more Buyer Case Studies VINCI Construction UK VINCI Construction UK saves 22,000 man hours in procurement and supply chain management with Constructionline and the COINS iPortal VINCI Construction UK is a market leading national construction and facilities company, and part of the VINCI Group. The organisation employs 4,000 people across four divisions … Read more Buyer Case Studies Wates Group Following a comprehensive review of their supply chain data management systems and the providers of this technology available in the market place, construction and development firm Wates Group adopted Constructionline in a bid to streamline procurement processes and reduce risk across all its contracting divisions. … Read more See more
