Scanmarket by Unit4 groeit in klanten en zet in op innovatie

Voor het tweede jaar op rij nummer 1 in Info-Tech Research Group Strategic Sourcing Data Quadrant

Dordrecht, 15 april 2026 – Unit4, leider in cloud bedrijfssoftware voor dienstverlenende organisaties, maakt vandaag bekend dat het gebruik van Scanmarket by Unit4 in belangrijke markten toeneemt. Daarnaast is het platform voor het tweede jaar op rij verkozen tot marktleider in het Info-Tech Research Group Strategic Sourcing Data Quadrant.

Hiermee worden de consistente prestaties, betrouwbaarheid en hoge klanttevredenheid van de Source-to-Contract (S2C)-oplossing opnieuw bevestigd. Unit4 blijft investeren in gerichte productinnovatie, met focus op de behoeften van inkoopteams. De integratie van kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) speelt hierin een belangrijke rol binnen de productvisie richting 2030.
 

Versnelling in go-lives en nieuwe klanten

Bestaande klanten breiden hun samenwerking met Unit4 S2C en ook nieuwe enterpriseklanten kiezen vaker voor deze oplossing. Recente go-lives en nieuwe klanten zijn onder andere:

• Afa Insurance, een Zweedse verzekeraar waarvan circa 90 procent van de werkenden in Zweden is verzekerd
• NG Nordic, een Scandinavische aanbieder van circulaire oplossingen en milieudiensten, die afvalstromen omzet in waardevolle grondstoffen
• Southern Co-Op, een regionale coöperatie in het zuiden van Engeland met meer dan 300 vestigingen in retail, uitvaartdiensten en hospitality
• University of East Anglia, een Britse universiteit met meer dan 17.000 studenten en een structurele positie in de top 25 van het Verenigd Koninkrijk.

Scanmarket als marktleider

Op basis van gebruikerservaringen binnen het SoftwareReviews-platform, laat het Info-Tech Data Quadrant-rapport van 2026 zien dat Scanmarket by Unit4 uitblinkt in het inkoopproces, met name op het gebied van:

• eRFx excellence — voor overzichtelijke en transparante sourcingtrajecten
• eAuction capability — waarmee organisaties kosten besparen
• Contract management — voor meer inzicht, compliance en grip op contracten gedurende de hele looptijd

Phil Bode, Principal Research Director bij Info-Tech Research Group:
“Managers zoeken meer tools en toegang tot data om ervoor te zorgen dat leveranciers hun afspraken nakomen. ROI is belangrijk, maar echte waarde komt uit betere informatie en betere beslissingen, niet alleen uit kostenbesparingen.”

Versnelling van AI en verdere modernisering

In een markt waarin complexiteit adoptie kan vertragen en de impact kan beperken, wordt gebruiksgemak steeds belangrijker. Daarom integreert Unit4 AI op een praktische manier in het S2C-platform, te beginnen met contractmanagement. AI maakt contractmanagement slimmer, door onder andere data automatisch vast te leggen, belangrijke voorwaarden samen te vatten, proactief te signaleren en processen te versnellen. Daarnaast werkt Unit4 aan een volledige vernieuwing van de eAuction-module, met een nieuwe gebruikersinterface (UI) en back-endarchitectuur. Deze investering zorgt ervoor dat de oplossing optimaal werkt en gebruiksvriendelijk blijft, ook wanneer de adoptie en het gebruik van eAuction verder toeneemt. 

“Wij zijn zeer tevreden met ons aanhoudende momentum en de erkenning van Info-Tech Research Group, omdat dit bevestigt dat we goed inspelen op de ontwikkeling van procurement naar een meer datagedreven en digitale oplossing,” zegt Jean de Villiers, Chief Customer Officer bij Unit4. “We behouden onze leidende positie omdat het platform de standaard zet in de markt op het gebied van functionaliteit en gebruikerservaring. Tegelijkertijd blijven we investeren in innovatie, onder andere op het gebied van AI. Klanten begrijpen dat ons doel is om een intuïtief en krachtig sourcingplatform te bieden dat de volledige sourcing lifecycle ondersteunt.”

Als onderdeel van de strategie om de Source-to-Contract-capaciteiten verder uit te breiden naar de publieke sector, is Unit4 gestart met verkennend productonderzoek. De focus ligt daarbij op integraties met aanbestedingsportalen en ondersteuning van wet- en regelgeving. Het doel is om organisaties te helpen hun digitale inkoopprocessen verder te verbeteren, juist in een tijd waarin de druk toeneemt om processen te vereenvoudigen en kosten te verlagen.

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Over Unit4

De ultramoderne oplossingen voor de Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) van Unit4 zijn essentieel voor veel organisaties in het middensegment wereldwijd, en brengen de mogelijkheden van Financials, Procurement, Project Management, HR, en FP&A samen om real-time informatie te delen, en grotere inzichten te leveren om organisaties te helpen doeltreffender te opereren. Door onze deskundigheid in het middensegment te combineren met een constante focus op mensen, hebben we flexibele oplossingen ontwikkeld om tegemoet te komen aan de unieke en veranderende behoeften van klanten. Unit4 bedient wereldwijd meer dan 5.100 klanten in een aantal sectoren, waaronder professionele dienstverlening, de non-profit en publieke sector, met klanten als Southampton City Council, Metro Vancouver, Buro Happold, Devoteam, Norwegian Refugee Council, Global Green Growth Institute en Oxfam America. Ga voor meer informatie naar www.unit4.com.

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

London, UK, 15th 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.”

“We are delighted with our continued momentum and recognition from Info-Tech Research Group, because it reflects our deep understanding of the way procurement is evolving to become more data-driven and digital,” said Jean de Villiers, Chief Customer Officer, Unit4. “We are maintaining our leadership position, because the platform is setting the industry benchmark in terms of product capability and customer experience. Alongside our continued commitment to innovation in areas like AI, our customers understand that our goal is to deliver an intuitive, powerful sourcing platform built to support the full sourcing lifecycle.”

As part of its strategy to extend Source‑to‑Contract capabilities to its public‑sector customers, Unit4 has commenced early product research focused on public procurement portal integrations and public‑sector compliance and governance standards. The goal is to help Public Sector customers further enhance digital purchasing processes at a time when there is even more pressure to simplify workflows and reduce costs.  

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Unit4's next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions power many of the world's mid-market organisations, bringing together the capabilities of Financials, Procurement, Project Management, HR, and FP&A to share real-time information and deliver greater insights to help organisations become more effective. By combining our mid-market expertise with a relentless focus on people, we've built flexible solutions to meet customers’ unique and changing needs. Unit4 serves more than 4,700 customers globally across a number of sectors, including professional services, nonprofit and public sector, with customers including Southampton City Council, Metro Vancouver, Buro Happold, Devoteam, Save the Children International, Global Green Growth Institute, and Oxfam America. For further information, visit www.unit4.com.

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