UCSD's all-new one-stop shopping site is now available and rolling out to all campus departments.

• If your department is not yet registered, learn more about Marketplace below.
• If your department is registered, you can go directly to Marketplace and start shopping.

  Get started

  • Concept overview (PPT) explains key features and benefits to your department.
  • Process overview (PPT) explains how Marketplace works, shopper and approver roles, business units, and how shopping carts are processed.
  • Getting Set Up describes how your department can start using Marketplace.

  About Marketplace

  Marketplace is the new one-stop shopping site that brings your department:

  • A key tool for cost savings based on more efficient processes and strategically sourced contracts that include environmentally preferable purchasing practices
  • Availability of more than 9 million items from 360 suppliers, including STORE and CORE (Core Bio Services), and expanding daily

  Additional features:

  • Shopping is a simple way to find items offered by all suppliers available in Marketplace and place them in your cart.
  • Approving incorporates automatic routing, tracking, full control and accountability.
  • Ordering supports automatic transmission of purchase orders to suppliers.
  • Payment allows index assignment, split-funding, and automatic invoice settlement.

  Resources

  • Find a listing of Marketplace's current suppliers (PDF), including those with strategically sourced contracts.
  • Read information on Strategic Sourcing and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing.
  • Learn about the current purchasing methods.
  • See the sponsors, stakeholders, and teams bringing you the new Marketplace.
  • Find information for Marketplace pilot users (PDF).

  Marketplace Preview/ STORE

  Marketplace Preview is now STORE. STORE products are available as catalog items in the new Marketplace.

  • Until your department is set up in the new Marketplace, you can continue to use STORE.
  • Current purchasing methods will continue until all functions and suppliers are fully supported in Marketplace.

  Background

  Confused about UCSD's online buying sites? Here's information about sites you may have used and their current status:

  • Marketplace: UCSD's new buying site, which will eventually be the campus' one-stop buying site. Some departments began using Marketplace as a pilot in March 2008. It rolling out to the general campus on March 25, 2009. See information above to get your department started with Marketplace.
  • Marketplace Preview/ STORE: This site changed its name from Marketplace Preview to STORE on March 1, 2009. Departments who have not switched to Marketplace are still using this site.
  • Storehouse: UCSD's original online buying site. In 2006, Storehouse became Marketplace Preview, which is now STORE.

  Questions?

  • For questions about Marketplace, contact Marketplace information, (858) 534-9494, or see the Marketplace Program Management Office team (PPT).
  
  
  
  • For assistance on orders placed directly with STORE, contact STORE customer service, (858) 534-7467.