Unite (Mercateo)
Simplify indirect procurement with our smarter platform.
Executive Summary
Unite (Mercateo) is a leading European B2B e-procurement platform that streamlines and optimizes purchasing for companies of all sizes. It offers a customizable marketplace to manage indirect spend, consolidate suppliers through a single creditor model, and automate procurement workflows. The platform aims to reduce costs, enhance transparency, ensure compliance, and support sustainable sourcing practices across Europe.
Use Cases
- Streamlining indirect procurement processes for efficiency and cost reduction.
- Managing and optimizing tail spend across the organization.
- Consolidating multiple suppliers into a single creditor model for simplified administration.
- Ensuring compliant purchasing through configurable workflows and spend controls.
- Facilitating sustainable sourcing by identifying local and diverse suppliers.
- Integrating procurement with existing ERP and third-party systems.
Features
Visibility
- Tail Spend Analysis: Gain visibility into tail spend and ad-hoc purchasing to identify savings and inform strategic decisions.
- Exported Reporting: Analyze operational spend via comprehensive exported reports (.csv/API/.xml) for transparency and control.
- Order Archive & History: Maintain a detailed overview of all past orders and invoices, exportable for further analysis by product, cost centers, and buyers.
- Cross-Catalogue Search: Quickly find and compare millions of products from an extensive category range across multiple suppliers.
Intelligence
- Automated Basket Optimization: Automatically optimizes where to buy from, comparing prices, stock levels, and shipping options across suppliers for the best deal.
- Comparative Product Pricing: Instantly review and compare multi-supplier product availability and prices.
- Smart Insights & Actionable Data: Provides intelligent insights from spend data to drive strategic and operational decision-making.
- Electronic Auctions: Can conduct electronic auctions between suppliers to determine the best price, based on predefined criteria.
Support
- Local Language Customer Service: Customer service teams are available in local languages across various European countries.
- Online Support Portal & FAQs: Provides a support portal with FAQs, user guides, and contact forms for various inquiries.
- Dedicated Account Management: Offers active account management for supplier development and to strengthen market position.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Cloud-native SaaS, Multi-tenant cloud
- Deployment
- Cloud/SaaS
- Authentication
- SSO, federated authentication, user/password
- API Available
- Yes
- MCP Server
- No
AI/ML Stack
- Machine Learning
Integrations
- SAP
- Oracle
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Workday
- Coupa
Security & Compliance
Certifications: Fair Tax Mark, EcoVadis Gold, GDPR
Encryption: TLS 1.2+ in transit (standard for SaaS), AES-256 at rest (inferred)
Data Residency: EU
Pricing
- Model
- Custom enterprise
- Starting Price
- Contact sales
- Target Customer
- SMB to Enterprise, Public Sector
- Contract Type
- Annual (inferred)
- Free Trial
- Yes, Custom demo (credit card required)
About Unite (Mercateo)
Unite is a leading B2B e-procurement platform that connects buyers and suppliers across Europe, facilitating efficient sourcing and purchasing for both private and public sector organizations. Established in 2000 as Mercateo, the company rebranded to Unite in 2022 to reflect its expanded services and commitment to sustainable business practices.