The Console’s marketplace gives eligible businesses a way to find opportunities, buy from other manufacturers, sell what they make and make better use of the capacity they have available. Customers and suppliers can move from discovering one another to discussing requirements, agreeing terms and managing the resulting work.

Marketplace activity can also pass into the company’s own Console workspace. An agreed opportunity can be brought into the relevant areas for planning, production, inventory, documents and finance, with its information available to the teams that need it. This reduces the need to rebuild the same order by hand after the commercial conversation is complete.

Marketplace access is separate from your company’s general Console access. What a person can see or do depends on the business’s eligibility, marketplace credentials and the permissions assigned to that person.

Get marketplace access

Your main Console account does not automatically grant access to every marketplace activity. Your business must meet the applicable eligibility criteria and complete any additional checks required for a marketplace account.

Once approved, authorised staff can use their assigned access to browse, list, communicate and transact according to their responsibilities. An administrator should decide who can prepare a listing, respond to an opportunity, agree an order and sign on the company’s behalf.

Marketplace checks do not prevent your team from using the other areas of the Console while access is being reviewed.

Find or list different kinds of work

The marketplace is designed for more than one type of transaction. A manufacturer may need a finished component, a specialist service, available machine time or stock that another business already holds. Listings can reflect different sizes of requirement, from an individual item or short piece of work to a larger or repeated order.

What a supplier can list	What a buyer may be looking for
Inventory and stock	Materials, components or other available items that can be purchased without commissioning a new production run.
Manufactured components	Parts made to an existing specification or offered as a defined product.
Machine hours and capacity	Available production capability that another business can subcontract.
Manufacturing services	Work requiring a particular process, skill or technical service.
Project or subcontract work	A business to take responsibility for a defined part of a wider requirement.

A buyer can explore these options according to the quantity, capability, timing and level of support they need. A supplier can present what it has available and consider opportunities that suit its equipment, skills and capacity.

Present a clear requirement

A listing or enquiry gives the other business a starting point for understanding the work. Describe what is being offered or requested, the relevant quantity or capacity, the timing and the information needed to assess it.

The marketplace uses a standardised way to present work so customers and suppliers can review requirements consistently. The detail will still differ between a stock purchase, a component order and a complex subcontracting requirement.

Include supporting documents where they are needed. A drawing, specification, quality requirement or description of a service may be essential to deciding whether the opportunity is suitable. Both parties should check the current information before agreeing price or delivery.

Discuss the opportunity

Customers and suppliers can communicate around the relevant listing or enquiry. They can clarify the scope, ask technical or commercial questions and review supporting files while keeping the discussion associated with the opportunity.

Several people may contribute. A buyer may need an engineer to confirm a requirement and an authorised manager to approve the purchase. A supplier may need to check capacity, production requirements and commercial terms before responding.

If the requirement changes, review what that means for price, timing, documents and delivery before proceeding.

Review and agree an order

Before placing or accepting an order, check what is being bought or supplied. Confirm the specification, quantity, currency, price, timing, delivery arrangements and any conditions that matter to the work.

For stock, the important questions may be availability and dispatch. For machine hours or subcontract work, both parties may need a clearer understanding of the process, capacity and expected result. Larger projects may require more documents, discussion and approval than a straightforward purchase.

Where a contract, formal sign-off or payment arrangement applies, ensure the authorised people on both sides review it. Keep the agreed documents with the transaction so there is a shared reference for what has been committed.

Bring marketplace work into the Console

When a marketplace opportunity becomes work for your business, its relevant information can pass into your Console workspace. Rather than leaving the transaction as an isolated listing, the Console can make the agreed details available in the areas that will handle it.

For a supplier, that may mean the requirement is ready to be developed into a project or production work, with its customer, documents and commercial context available for review. A sale of existing stock may instead involve inventory and dispatch. For a buyer, the purchase may need to be followed through receiving, inventory, a project or financial activity.

The work is brought into the parts of the business that need it, according to the type of transaction. Your team should still review the details before planning production, releasing stock, arranging delivery or issuing documents. The marketplace provides the handover; your staff remain responsible for confirming how the work will be carried out.

Keep documents and communication accessible

Documents can accompany an opportunity and remain available to the authorised people dealing with it. Customers can provide the information a supplier needs to assess the work. Suppliers can share the documents relevant to their offer or delivery.

Keeping files and conversations with the activity gives colleagues context when they join a discussion or take over responsibility. Check document revisions carefully when a change affects what has been agreed.

Explore the market

Marketplace activity contributes to the Console’s trading and market analysis views. A supplier can explore where demand may align with its capabilities or spare capacity. A buyer can examine the options available for the type and scale of work it needs.

Use these views to inform your search and commercial decisions, then assess each opportunity on its own requirements. Market information can help you find possibilities; it does not replace checks on specification, capacity, quality and terms.

Build relationships beyond a transaction

A useful marketplace does more than produce a single order. It helps businesses discover partners they can work with again. Clear listings, accessible information, connected communication and reliable delivery give both sides a stronger basis for future work.

Keep your company details, contacts, capabilities, stock and available services current. Whether you are buying one component or placing a larger manufacturing programme, good information helps the right business understand the opportunity and act on it.