Showcase capabilities and access numerous contract opportunities through a single, streamlined process.
The UVDB Community helps to create business opportunities for suppliers in a collaborative, neutral environment whilst ensuring compliance to industry standards and reducing risks across the supply chain for buying organisations.
UVDB Powered by Achilles offers a pre-qualification route for both the existing QSN (UCR 2016) and the newly introduced QUDM notice (PA23).
Inclusive and accessible
UVDB Powered by Achilles is open to organisations of all sizes. Tiered pricing removes barriers to market entry and ensures businesses of all sizes can benefit from the community.
How do Buyers use UVDB?
Buyers use UVDB to search for suitable suppliers of the products or services they require. Buyers may also apply further criteria to refine the tender list and/or use the UVDB Request Information feature to ask contract-specific questions.
Those utilities who are required to comply with UK regulations announce their intentions to source through the UVDB in a qualification notice via the Find a Tender Service (FTS)
How can UVDB help your company?
Complete one pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) to be visible to multiple buyers and easily maintain your profile.
Promote your products and services to buyers and improve your visibility with top utilities companies.
Buyers internal benchmarking gives them an easier way to gauge the suitability of your business.
Demonstrate high levels of compliance and meet the Utilities sectors requirements for high risks suppliers with UVDB Verify Audit.
Supplier Membership
With pricing based on the size of organisation and your requirements, UVDB membership is open to businesses of all sizes including VSME and SMEs. You can also go further by adding extras like carbon reduction, ethical employment audits and audit non conformance reviews.
Ready to get started?
Pay online, or generate an invoice for your registration.
Complete the full online pre-qualification questionnaire.
Publish questionnaire and become visible to buyers after payment.
