Find the right UK engineering partner, faster.
Post a project free, compare verified suppliers on capability and trust, and run the whole award process in one controlled place - anonymous until you say otherwise.
Source, shortlist, award - in one workflow.
Built specifically for UK engineering procurement - the steps you already take, structured so nothing slips through the cracks.
Describe what you need - we route it to verified UK suppliers with the right capabilities, certifications and capacity.
Membership, verification, Trust Score, reviews, capabilities and case studies on one screen. No back-and-forth chasing PDFs.
Verified suppliers are checked against company details, Companies House records and submitted credentials where applicable. Insurance and certifications can be requested directly from suppliers you engage with.
Send and sign NDAs before sharing drawings or commercial detail - tracked against every project.
Every conversation, file and decision attached to its project. No lost email threads.
Shortlist, review, award and capture the outcome. Build a private supplier history you can trust.
More than a request. A structured sourcing project.
Industrial Connected enables buyers to create detailed sourcing requirements that help suppliers respond with confidence. Not just a title and a paragraph. A complete project designed to attract the right suppliers and surface relevant, comparable responses.
- Required capabilities
- Preferred capabilities
- Technical requirements
- Materials and processes
- Required certifications
- Commercial requirements
- Quantity and spend expectations
- Supplier preferences
- Success criteria
- Project visibility controls
- NDA and confidentiality requirements
Every supplier, every signal - on one screen.
Stop chasing PDFs and capability statements over email. The shortlist view brings every applicant onto one comparison surface, ranked by the criteria that matter to your project.
- Membership level
- Verification status
- Trust Score
- Certifications & insurance
- Capacity & lead time
- Verified case studies
- Reviews from real awards
- Location & travel
How Industrial Connected helps buyers source better.
Designed for engineering and manufacturing procurement. More detailed than a quote portal, simpler than an enterprise sourcing suite.
- 01Define requirements
Capture scope, capabilities, materials and technical needs in one structured project.
- 02Set technical and commercial criteria
Quantity, target price, lead time, success criteria and supplier must-haves.
- 03Specify certifications and capabilities
ISO, AS, IATF and any sector-specific accreditation suppliers must hold.
- 04Control visibility and confidentiality
Choose what suppliers see, gate sensitive detail behind NDA, hide budget if needed.
- 05Receive relevant supplier applications
Only verified, capability-matched UK suppliers can apply.
- 06Compare suppliers consistently
Side-by-side scoring against the criteria you set. No PDF chasing.
- 07Release introductions when ready
You decide who sees your identity. Award, then track delivery in one place.
Source on what matters, not just price.
Buyers prioritise what matters most for each project. Suppliers tailor their response accordingly. A smarter alternative to traditional RFQs that focus only on cost.
Rank as many priorities as you want, in the order that matters - applicants see them ranked, and the comparison view scores them on the same criteria.
- 1Price
- 2Lead Time
- 3Technical Capability
- 4Quality
- 5Capacity
- 6Certifications
- 7Location
- 8Sector Experience
- 9Service & Support
- 10Innovation
A controlled path from project to award.
You stay in control at every step - anonymous by default, with introductions only when you decide a supplier is worth the conversation.
- 01Post the project
Scope, industry, budget, location, timescale, anonymously.
- 02Verified suppliers apply
Only Trust-scored UK suppliers can respond to your project.
- 03Compare side by side
Trust Score, certs, case studies, capacity - one screen.
- 04Release introductions
Only chosen suppliers ever see your company details.
- 05NDA, quote, negotiate
Everything stays tracked inside the platform.
- 06Award & deliver
Project drops into the live Workspace for delivery.
The marketplace is, and always will be, free for buyers.
No subscription to post, browse or award. You pay nothing to find suppliers - the platform is funded by verified suppliers who pay to be discoverable. Your only cost is optional: Enterprise tools for procurement teams who want shared intelligence on top of the marketplace.
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When buying becomes a team sport. Shared supplier intelligence, internal scoring, procurement analytics, a full company audit trail and the equipment marketplace - all in one place.
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