In a fast moving utilities market, we know it is essential that you have confidence in your supply chain.
Balancing customer expectations and increasingly stringent regulation is critical to success in the utilities industry. And with more than 25 years’ experience in this field, when it comes to ensuring you have a transparent and accountable supply chain we’re the name to trust.
How we Support Utilities Buyers
UVDB Powered by Achilles helps utility companies manage and comply with UK procurement regulations, ensuring a transparent and accountable supply chain. With thorough validation and audits, UVDB provides peace of mind that suppliers meet stringent industry standards, minimizing risk and enhancing operational security.
Efficiency and Speed
UVDB significantly reduces the advertising period for Contracting Authorities by up to 30 days for QSN and 25 days for QUDM. This efficiency, combined with economies of scale, accelerates procurement processes, saving time and resources for buyers and suppliers alike.
Supplier Management
Every supplier completes prequalification before procurement, ensuring only the most suitable candidates are selected. Using Achilles’ filter functionality, UVDB identifies the right suppliers, enhancing the quality and reliability of the supply chain, particularly in high-risk environments.
Community and Collaboration
UVDB is industry-driven, fostering a collaborative environment with equal representation across all utilities. An independent chair ensures fair oversight, preventing any single organisation from having a greater say than another. This consensual and altruistic approach supports legislative requirements and drives industry-wide improvements.
Why Choose UVDB?
Ensures compliance with health, safety, environmental, quality, and sustainability requirements.
Join a community used by major utilities like National Grid, SSE, UK Power Networks, and Thames Water etc.
Gain assurance that supplier information is validated, up-to-date and verified through independent audits.
Procurement Act 2023
Avoid QSN’s 30 day and QUDM 25 day advertising periods by advertising through Achilles notices published to the FTS portal.
Match with 1000s of independently validated suppliers using personalised compliance and qualification criteria.
Ensure a compliant pre-qualification route to market for both the QSN (UCR 2016) and the newly introduced QUDM notice (PA23).