Marketplace.city’s mission is to simplify the process for local governments to source, validate, and procure new technology, so that governments can be responsive to their constituents and focus on their core mission to serve those constituents. Our products and services are developed with input and feedback from our partner cities and we are committed to delivering valuable tools.
Across the globe, local governments are embracing innovative technology and shifting from large custom systems to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud based applications, and AGILE methodologies for example. Traditional procurement processes were not designed for purchasing technology that changes rapidly and can be consumed as a service, even when software, hardware, and professional services are bundled together. Decisions are often made with limited customer reference data and lacking pricing transparency. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Marketplace.city began in 2016 with the Marketplace.nyc beta, a collaboration with the New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation (MOTI). After a successful beta and winning a global award at the Smart City Expo World Conference in 2017, we launched Marketplace.city as an independent company, based in Chicago, IL and open to local governments and vendors to use globally. Since launch we have supported over 200 governments in their search for technology.
In 2019 we launched our Clearbox Process leveraging the valuable reference and contract data in the Marketplace.city database to guide our government partners to make technology buying decisions. The Clearbox Process, now Clearbox Procure, guides key stakeholders through a sourcing and validation managed service that ensures the right match between vendor and customer. Procure leverages a vast data repository of historical transaction data, as well as original insights.
In 2022 we added Clearbox Source to our product line as an annual subscription option to maximize your market research, scale your vendor engagement and increase competition. With Clearbox Source you gain comprehensive market data and access to a vast array of verticals, profiles of thousands of vendors, recent contracts, current pricing, case studies, and more.
Marketplace.city continues to add features and functionality through partnership with leading cities. If you’re interested in partnering with us or learning more, send us an email. We’d love to say hello.
