buyer organisation

service feature

benefit

• Supplier information checked for completeness, validity, accuracy and up-to-date

• Qualified supplier information at your fingertips - quick & easy creation of enquiry and tender/bid lists

• One source for managing supplier search, the selection process & for implementing wider supply chain strategies

• Saving buyers time, duplication, money and effort

• Manage EU legislation compliance

• Facilitate fair, open and transparent means of selecting suppliers

• Integrate into back office system

• Interface of clean accurate data with your company's ERP(s)

• Costs of operation, maintenance, development & hosting of the UVDB service shared amongst all UVDB users

• Increase the quality & quantity of supplier information available through an industry-wide scheme

• High-level information on pre-qualified suppliers from across all Achilles' regions around the world

• Increase your supplier base through access to global suppliers through the Global Utilities Business Directory

• Run by the industry, for the industry UVDB is an online system and requires no IT integration

• Consistent approach to pre-qualification across your company and the industry leaving a clear audit trail of supplier selection criteria

• Ability to email selected suppliers with specific pre-tender questions via the e-Qual facility.

• Quick and convenient tool to narrow the selection process.