Method and system for an on-line private marketplace
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1. A computer implemented method for procuring services, comprising:
- establishing a private marketplace with access restricted to a predetermined set of buyers and a pre-identified set of vendors;
inviting bids on a project from a subset of the vendors;
receiving at least one bid on the project from at least one of the subset of vendors;
accepting one of the bids; and
working on the project with the vendor in a collaborative workspace.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method for procuring services includes establishing a private marketplace with access restricted to a predetermined set of buyers and a predetermined set of vendors. The private marketplace owner uses the private marketplace to procure services by inviting bids on a project from a subset of the vendors, receiving at least one bid on the project from at least one of the subset of vendors, and accepting one of the bids. The users of the private marketplace work with the vendor on the project in a collaborative workspace. The private marketplace owner monitors the marketplace through the use of a series of customized reports.
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1. A computer implemented method for procuring services, comprising:
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establishing a private marketplace with access restricted to a predetermined set of buyers and a pre-identified set of vendors;
inviting bids on a project from a subset of the vendors;
receiving at least one bid on the project from at least one of the subset of vendors;
accepting one of the bids; and
working on the project with the vendor in a collaborative workspace. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for procuring services, the computer program product comprising:
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program code for establishing a private marketplace with access restricted to a predetermined set of buyers and a pre-identified set of vendors;
program code for inviting bids on a project from a subset of the vendors;
program code for receiving at least one bid on the project from at least one of the subset of vendors;
program code for accepting one of the bids; and
program code for working on the project with the vendor in a collaborative workspace. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for procuring services using a private marketplace, the system comprising:
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a private marketplace owner;
at least one buyer, the buyer given access to the private marketplace by the private marketplace owner;
at least one vendor, the vendor bidding on a project posted by a buyer, wherein the buyer accepts the bid of the vendor and works on the project with the vendor in a collaborative workspace. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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