Marketplace

- Concept Overview -

Marketplace is: a One-stop Shopping Tool offered by the Procurement & Contracts Dept. for issuing orders to your favorite (700+) suppliers

(Note: Marketplace is not a supplier).

Lab supplies

Tools & Hardware

Campus Suppliers

FurnitureComputers & Per.

(Coming Soon)

Electronics

OfficeSupplies

Processes

2. Marketplace is: Shopping Made Simple

Current purchasing methods

ExpressOrders

LVPO’s

HVPO’s

ExpressCard

BlanketOrders

Sites/Catalogs

Supplier 2Website

Supplier 3Store

Supplier 4Catalog

Supplier 5 Website

Supplier 1 Catalog

With Marketplace

•One Automated Process•Shopping, Approving, Invoices

•One Requisition•(for multiple POs)

If possible, we encourage the use of HVPO or ExpressCard if the supplier is not available in Marketplace.

Many methods other than Express Card will be gradually phased out

& replaced with Marketplace

UC Strategic Sourcing Contract (from List Price)

Average Discount

UC Strategic Sourcing Contract (from List Price)

Average Discount

General Lab Supplies Specialty Life Sciences

Fisher Scientific 32% Chemglass 29%

ISC BioExpress 32% - 42% Invitrogen 20%

VWR Scientific 49% Sigma-Aldrich 15% - 27%

Bio Rad 5%

MRO Supplies Janitorial Supplies

CED All-Phase 53% CleanSource 70% / 32%

Fastenal 15% - 40% Royal Paper 48%

Grainger 28% - 60% Waxie 25% / 10%+

MSC 39% / 7% - 20%

Computer Hardware / Software

Cisco Systems 50%

Dell (PC’s) 30%

Oracle 60%

IBM Software 65%

3. Marketplace is: Where UC San Diego Saves- With Strategic Sourcing Contracts -