Marketplace

This page contains links to the NePP’s guidance on electronic Marketplaces. There are eight documents in total ranging from general guidance on e-marketplaces through to detailed case studies of the leading suppliers.

Overview and Comparison

An overview of five e-marketplace providers (PDF, 38 pages, 690KB)

This report is designed to:

• Consolidate and draw together the content of the five e-marketplace case studies produced by the National e-Procurement Project (NePP) as part of its e-marketplace assessment
• Provide a high-level overview of the five e-marketplace solutions explored
• Summarise key learning points relating to implementation gathered from e-marketplace providers, local authority users and implementation consultants

A comparison of five e-marketplace providers (PDF, 43 pages, 755KB)

This report is designed to:

• Compare and contrast five different e-marketplaces solutions
• Highlight the strengths of each system
• Evaluate the suitability of different e-marketplaces for different types of authorities
• Look at what the future holds for e-marketplaces, including the matter of interoperability
  

E-marketplace model implementation plan (PDF, 36 pages, 489KB)

The model implementation plan provides a generic approach to e-marketplace implementation in local authorities and forms part of the broader assessment of five e-marketplace providers.

e-Marketplace Solution Case Studies

These case studies have been commissioned by the NePP to provide a detailed overview of five e-marketplace solutions. They should be read in conjunction with the overview and comparison reports above. The information on which the case studies are based was gathered from the solution providers, local authority users and implementation consultants. Prior to publication, the solution providers had the opportunity to verify the data supplied.

UK PLC: marketplace, a case study (PDF, 12 pages, 678KB)
IDeA marketplace: a case study (PDF, 11 pages, 511KB)
UK Procure:marketplace, a case study (PDF, 12 pages, 671KB)
Vantage:marketplace, a case study  (PDF, 12 pages, 642KB)
Zanzibar:marketplace, a case study (PDF, 12 pages, 658KB)