Scanmarket by Unit4 Reinforces Commitment to Innovation as Customer Momentum Builds

Achieves No.1 position in Info-Tech Research Group’s Strategic Sourcing Data Quadrant for 2^nd consecutive year

London, UK, 15^th April, 2026 – Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organisations, today announced momentum in the adoption of Scanmarket by Unit4 across its major markets as users again position the company as a leader in Info-Tech Research Group's Strategic Sourcing Data Quadrant Report. Securing it two years in a row is a clear signal of the consistency, reliability, and sustained customer satisfaction in its Source-to-Contract (S2C) technology. It comes as the company continues to invest in product innovation in ways that matter to procurement teams, including embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into its S2C product, which is a key part of its product vision and journey to 2030.

Go-Lives and New Customer Wins

Unit4 has seen an acceleration in existing customers expanding their relationship to adopt Unit4 S2C and new enterprise customers turning to the technology as their preferred procurement solution. Go-lives and customer wins include:

• Afa Insurance, almost 90 percent of everyone working in Sweden is covered by at least one of its insurance policies
• Bury Council, a metropolitan borough authority in Greater Manchester, focuses on local regeneration, budget management, and providing services for a local population of approximately 193,866
• NG Nordic, a Nordic provider of circular solutions and environmental services transforming waste into valuable resources and removing hazardous substances from circulation
• Southern Co-Op, a regional, independent co-operative operating more than 300 food, funeral and Starbucks coffee branches across the south of England
• University of East Anglia, established in 1963 it has over 17,000 students and is consistently ranked in the Top 25 universities in the UK.

Users crown Scanmarket market leader

Info‑Tech’s Data Quadrant Reports, powered by its SoftwareReviews platform, are unique in the procurement technology landscape because rankings are based on verified end-user reviews, capturing the real-world performance of each solution across a range of critical dimensions. Scanmarket by Unit4’s number one ranking demonstrates that customers consistently rate the platform higher than competitors across both product capability and customer experience. The 2026 report highlights Scanmarket by Unit4’s strengths across the sourcing lifecycle, with particularly strong performance in these areas:

• eRFx excellence — delivering structured, transparent, and efficient sourcing events
• eAuction capability — enabling competitive bidding that drives real savings
• Contract management — ensuring visibility, compliance, and lifecycle control.

“Organisations are looking for greater visibility into the risks and data that impact contractual outcomes and decision-making during the contract lifecycle,” said Phil Bode, Principal Advisory Director at Info-Tech Research Group. “Leaders want tools and access to data to strengthen governance and vendor accountability. ROI can be important, but sustainable value comes from better information and more informed decisions rather than cost savings alone.”

Accelerating AI, modernising eAuctions and expanding R&D into Public Sector

In an industry where complexity can slow adoption and limit impact, usability becomes a strategic advantage and Unit4 is pragmatically integrating AI across the S2C product, starting with Contract Management. AI transforms Contract Management from oversight to intelligence - automating data capture, summarising key terms, driving proactive alerts, and accelerating execution.

The second focus area is a full reimplementation of the eAuction module, introducing a completely new user interface (UI) and a modernised back‑end architecture. This investment ensures continued best‑in‑class user-friendliness and performance as eAuction adoption and usage continue to scale.

“As a longstanding customer of Scanmarket (Unit4) and an active user of the e‑RFX and e‑Auction modules, we’re truly excited about the upcoming re‑design of the e‑Auction module,” said Patrice Finnegan, Global Lead E-Sourcing, Associated British Foods. “The Scanmarket e‑Auction module is already one of the best in the industry in terms of product features and UI/UX for both buyers and suppliers, so it’s great to know that all of this will not only be preserved but further enhanced with the planned developments. Thanks to our continued partnership with Scanmarket we’ve been able to contribute feedback and gain early visibility into the roadmap, and we’re excited about the value this next evolution will deliver. It’s a clear reflection of Unit4’s strong, ongoing investment in Scanmarket’s S2C capabilities, and we’re genuinely thrilled about what’s coming next.”