Introducing our new Offerings system

Our Solution: Capability-Focused Offerings

The new system shifts the focus to capabilities. This means that products, services and facilities (now called 'offerings') can be better aligned across industries and locations. This change will simplify searches and navigation, making it easier for project owners to access all relevant suppliers who are able to deliver. These changes will not show immediately in your profile but are part of a wider update we are rolling out through the year.

Why We Made This Change

Our previous system was heavily industry-focused, leading to several significant limitations that hindered your ability to showcase your true capabilities:

• Duplicated taxonomies across industries - forcing you to enter the same information multiple times
• Product-focused rather than capability-focused - making it difficult to demonstrate what you can actually do (manufacture, design, construction)
• Free text format for products, services and facilities - creating inconsistent data that was hard to search
• Mixed products and services - causing confusion in searches and project matching
  
• Disconnected imports/exports - these weren't properly linked to your actual product capabilities
  
• Overly specific categories - with no ability to add new items when your offerings didn't fit existing boxes
  
• Location data not tied to capabilities - making it unclear where you could actually deliver specific services

This resulted in frustrating search experiences where project owners couldn't find relevant suppliers, and you couldn't be found for projects you were perfectly qualified to deliver.

Key Features of the New System:

AI-Powered Suggestions

• When adding capabilities or offerings, the system uses AI to suggest the most applicable terms
• No more guessing or struggling to find the right category

Reduced Duplication

• By de-coupling industries, you won't need to duplicate your capabilities across multiple industry categories
• Enter your information once and it works across all relevant sectors

Location-Linked Capabilities

• Tie specific products or services directly to the locations where you can deliver them
• Provide more accurate insights about your geographic capabilities

Better Search and Navigation

• Clearer identification of products and services from supplier capabilities
• Simplified navigation with better alignment across industries
• Identify adjacent suppliers across industries, local content, and location-based capabilities more effectively
  

Improved Project Matching

• Once fully operational, the system will dramatically improve how project notifications are matched to your actual capabilities
• Better visibility for projects where you can add real value

What This Means for You

Immediate Changes

• The offerings page is now live on our website for you to view and adjust
• You can see how your capabilities will be more effectively represented
• Start familiarising yourself with the new interface and terminology
  

During the Transition

• You'll have until the end of September 2025 to review and update your existing products and services to the new data mode
• Project notifications and project offerings will continue using the existing taxonomy structure until we have enough data to fully integrate the new system

Full Implementation

• The system will be fully operational and used in projects and searches later in the year
• Enhanced matching between your capabilities and relevant opportunities
• Streamlined profile management with less duplication