In most companies, procurement policies require buyers to obtain one, three or more quotations or tenders from suppliers. This is normally based on the value of the goods or services to be purchased. Thus, if a supplier is part of a large group of suppliers for a product category or service, or the buyer does not know about a supplier's capability to supply the product or service, the chance of missing out on an opportunity to quote is very good. However, through Webportunities, registered suppliers are able to submit quotations for goods or services of choice, on a continuous basis and without having to be invited by the buyer to submit a quotation.

Suppliers’ tenders and quotations submitted via Webportunities, are preferred by buyers as it facilitates the automation of the tenders and contracts management process with resulting benefits as below.

• It significantly reduces evaluation and processing time, and speeds up feedback to suppliers
• It eliminates errors due to manual capturing of data
• It is confidential, secure and cannot be changed
• It is subject to a totally transparent and unbiased evaluation mechanism, using evaluation criteria as specified in the buyer's procurement policies
• It is stored electronically (manual filing not required) for future reference and audit purposes

Our website is used by professional buyers in the mining, heavy industry, insurance and government sectors, as well as thousands of casual visitors, all looking for potential suppliers of their requirements. The "Search For Suppliers" page on the website is used for this. As a supplier, you can now improve your company's visibility and business opportunities on our website. Simply update your company's profile on the website to enable buyers/visitors to easily find your company as a potential supplier of their requirements.

If you have paid a registration fee, then there is no extra cost to advertise your company on our website. Our registration fee is less than 10% of what is available elsewhere and it offers a feature rich, user-friendly and self-managed advertising facility, plus plenty of other benefits.

By using the "Repetitive Online Offer Compiler" (ROOC), the time/cost to compile quotations/tenders is significantly reduced as you are using a programmed MS Excel spread sheet to capture your information in a standard format. You submit your quotations/tenders via our website, without the necessity to travel and physically deposit it in the buyer’s Tender Box. Repetitive submission of the same company documents and certificates is eliminated if you have published those on our website. Examples are Company brochures, Product catalogues, BBBEE certificate, Good standing with TAX, Social security certificate. Once published on our website, these documents are available to any buyer organisation.

Suppliers' outstanding/open orders (with accept/reject and feedback capability) are now displayed on our website, thus facilitating supplier awareness of obligations in terms of "Service Delivery". This reduces expediting effort from the buyer and enables the supplier to improve on his delivery performance. An improvement on delivery performance enhances the supplier's chance of winning future business.

Suppliers' "Price Agreement/Contract" items can now be downloaded from our website. Orders placed against these price agreements/contracts will reflect the same prices as on the price agreements/contracts. Therefore a supplier can proactively request price corrections or contract price adjustments where necessary. This eliminates "price queries" on orders and delayed payments to the supplier.

Your company’s "Performance Profile" is used by buyers when adjudicating quotes and tenders. This "Performance Profile" for selected buyers is now available on our website. It contains various performance indicators and will assist you to proactively take remedial action if required.