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Step 1 Register with Market Place
Step 2 Wait for confirmation from Market Place staff
- Market Place staff will check you are eligible to use the service
- you have to be a member of a local support organisation to use Market Place. This is one of 13 organisations that are helping us to promote Market Place. If you aren’t a member of a local support organisation, Market Place staff will help you select the best one for your organisation.
Step 3 Request an expenditure audit (once registration approved)
Step 4 Provide copy invoices and / or ask to speak to specific suppliers
- CostController will call you to find out your needs
- they will tell you what they want from you to do the audit or they will pass your details onto a supplier, if requested
Step 5 Review the recommendations and decide whether to switch suppliers
- CostController provide you with a report on the potential savings you could make if you switched to the preferred supply/iers - example expenditure audit report.
- you decide whether to switch, there is no obligation
- your contact will only be passed onto a supplier at your request
Step 6 Reap the rewards
- Save time and money
- by accessing good deals
- you don’t need to shop around
- the expenditure audit has identified if it is worth switching suppliers
- Suppliers can assist on switching contracts
- suppliers are vetted and monitored to ensure a quality service
- Improve decision making from increased understanding. Fact sheets and training are offered on:
- purchasing
- ethical and environmental issues
- negotiating
- insurance
- Influence Market Place and the supply chain
- Increase the purchasing power of the Greater Manchester voluntary sector
- Market Place will strive for more appropriate services for the voluntary sector
- Switching suppliers contributes to the sustainability of Market Place
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