Supplier Connect is a feature on EstimateOne that enables Suppliers to see the tendering Subbies on a project that match their trades. Suppliers can then view the Subbies’ company profile to access company contact details so they can reach out to provide a quote to assist the Subbie in pricing the job.

Suppliers can highlight their specified products or equivalent on projects where their trades match, and note their preferred contact details, so Subbies can speed up their sourcing and quoting processes. 

How can a Subbie let Suppliers know they’re tendering on a project?

Projects are identified when a Subbie adds a project to their Estimateone Watchlist as either ‘Interested’, ‘Quoting’ or ‘Quoted’, and when a Subbie responds to a Builder invitation as 'Quoting'. Check out a video tutorial and overview of the other great benefits of using EstimateOne’s Watchlist feature here

What information will a Supplier see?

Suppliers will see a list of all Subcontractors that match their trades and are tendering on the project, including the name of the Subcontractor's business, their office location and trades. They will also be able to view your full EstimateOne company profile.

Will other Subbies or Builders see that I’m tendering on a project?

Only Suppliers who have purchased our premium Professional or Professional Plus licences will have access to view tendering Subbies, and EstimateOne staff who onboard these customers will ensure that they are legitimate Suppliers. However, we can’t guarantee that sharing of data will never or does not occur outside of the EstimateOne platform.

Is EstimateOne allowed to use Subbie Watchlist and Invitation data to reveal to Suppliers who the tendering Subbies are?

How can a Subbie opt out of Suppliers contacting them about projects?

If you don’t deal directly with Suppliers, or don't want Suppliers reaching out to you, you can manage your preferences under Settings > Company Profile > Profile Settings. Selecting your Watchlist  preferences to 'No-one' will opt you out of Subbie Connect. 

Alternatively, our friendly team can unsubscribe you from Supplier Connect. Reach out to our team at support@estimateone.com or call 1300 705 035 to request to be unsubscribed from Supplier connections.

How can Subbies see which Suppliers relevant to their trade are specified or able to provide equivalent products on a project?

The Project Details page has a section titled ‘Suppliers’. This is where you can see any Suppliers that match the trades you have set up against your Subcontractor account, who have said their products are specified and/or they can provide equivalent products.

If Suppliers have flagged their interest in a project, the count of Suppliers will be visible, along with the list of Suppliers interested that match your trades, with the most recently added Suppliers at the top of the list. From this section you can click ’Show contact details’ to get the specific contact name and phone number from the Suppliers’ organisation for you to speak to about the product and getting pricing for that project.

What if no Suppliers are interested in a project that a Subcontractor is interested in?

This will be reflected on the Project Details page and it is recommended that the Subcontractor add the project to their Watchlist so that Suppliers know they’re interested, and may proactively reach out to them. This will make it easier to track when any new Suppliers flag their interest.

What if a Subcontractor has opted out of Suppliers contacting them about projects, but they’d like to see the Supplier information on the Project Details?

[COMING SOON] If a Subbie has opted out of Suppliers contacting them about projects, they’ll be able to see the new Supplier section and the total count of Suppliers that match their trades, but Subbies won’t be able to see the list of the Suppliers unless they opt in to Suppliers being able to contact them.