City Building Engineering Services ensure subcontractor quality using Constructionline

City Building Engineering Services ensure subcontractor quality using Constructionline supply chain management and sourcing solutions.

Glasgow based CBES (City Building Engineering Services) provide innovative construction and facilities management for a wide range of sectors across the UK, working on and managing thousands of projects each year. They deliver all end-to-end construction and engineering projects, from procurement and design through to project management, installation and maintenance.

Recent work includes the construction of a new ASDA store at Tottenham Hale, upgrading and improving the Endoscopy Department at Birmingham Treatment Centre and refurbishing a Grade II listed building for the Co-op. Reliance on a strong a reliable network of subcontractors is critical to delivering quality work, on-time and within budget.

CBES’s use of Constructionline’s supply chain management solutions includes:

	Onboarding 248 suppliers into a digital portal using Invite Supplier to maintain quick and easy-to-access online records and data analytics.
	Sourcing additional suppliers using Find Supplier for projects where the existing supply chain is insufficient, including in new regions and new disciplines.
	Using Risk Checker to identify suppliers with financial red flags to ensure project stability.
	Requesting expressions of interest (EOIs) using Publish which is part of Constructionline Marketplace.
	Identifying correct fitting contractors for increasing their portfolio whilst creating a greater partnering approach with this platform & local companies achieving maximum gain and social status.

“Sourcing stable and capable subcontractors is key to delivery of our successful projects. Constructionline’s solutions not only help us to effectively maintain an online database of members suppliers we can rely on, but provide a way of sourcing additional pre-qualified partners when required” – Andrew Flaws, Head of Procurement