IDeA:marketplace

IDeA:marketplace is a partnership between e-government Solutions (EGS) and the IDeA. It is designed to deliver local government's own electronic world-class procurement system and electronic trading environment.

IDeA:marketplace dramatically saves time and money for participating councils. Being 2005 compliant, IDeA:marketplace can quickly 'e-enable' suppliers large and small, providing up-to-the-minute financial control information and total supply chain transparency.

Read the following case study to find out how Derbyshire County Council is enjoying significant financial, operational and management savings, thanks to IDeA:marketplace:

Case study: Derbyshire County Council

A number of firsts for public sector e-procurement

Built around unique procurement technology designed specifically for public sector buyers, IDeA:marketplace is a system that's already achieved a number of 'firsts'. It is the first completely Java-based public sector procurement application, and the first e-procurement platform to develop and demonstrate a working Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-secured system. It is also the first e-procurement platform to include an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based supplier network technology.

IDeA:marketplace's second generation marketplace architecture supports groups of public sector agencies working together to share systems in a way that reduces costs for agencies and suppliers alike - and supports collaborative change management, maximising the chance of 'making change stick'.

Our support services and technologies help ensure that IDeA:marketplace is deployed in a way that helps councils achieve their unique priorities and range from strategy and implementation planning to solution customisation, integration, training and change management through to supplier enablement services, content management, punchout integration and benefits tracking.

Register now

More than 100 local authorities are currently part of IDeA:marketplace, making it the largest UK local government marketplace. It is now established as the leading provider through its market share, presence and the number of successful collaborative implementations. Our place at the forefront of this sector was underlined by the recent National e-Procurement Project (NePP) review of current Marketplace providers, which confirmed IDeA:marketplace as the most user friendly, and the one with the best understanding of local government.

To register for IDeA:marketplace, email: adrian.gibson@egsgroup.com, or telephone 020 7539 2824.

Further information is available from the IDeA:marketplace website.

For more information about the IDeA:marketplace partnership, contact Janice Hayter at janice.hayter@idea.gov.uk.