500 bottles
The supplier that is competitive on a smaller run may not be competitive on 5,000 power banks.
Already have trusted trade suppliers? Keep them. Wholesale Merchandise gives you another way to buy.
Send us your live merchandise requirement and we'll put the opportunity out to our UK and global supply network, allowing relevant suppliers to compete for your order in real time.
More competition. Better buying. Stronger margins.
Live tender opportunity
Branded insulated bottles
Quantity
1,000
Branding
Screen print
Deadline
3 weeks
One live job. Multiple suppliers competing for it.
Test the market
Most merchandise businesses naturally build relationships with a handful of trusted trade suppliers. You should keep using them—but the best supplier for one job is not always the best supplier for the next.
The supplier that is competitive on a smaller run may not be competitive on 5,000 power banks.
Stock position, production capacity and appetite can change before your next order.
A price that was competitive six months ago is not necessarily competitive today.
You're seeing their price. You're not necessarily seeing what the wider market is prepared to do for that specific order, right now.
A better buying process
Instead of searching suppliers and asking for a price, take a live requirement to a wider market and let relevant suppliers show you what they can do.
The usual question
“What's your price?”
You rely on a fixed supplier list and ask each supplier for their current price.
The tender question
“Who wants this order?”
Relevant suppliers know there is a live opportunity and have every incentive to put forward their strongest commercial offer.
A live tender process
Every option is assessed against the actual requirement—not an indicative catalogue price.
Give us the product, specification, branding, quantity and deadline.
Already have a price? Give us that too.
We take the opportunity to relevant suppliers across our UK and global network.
Multiple buying routes get the chance to compete.
Suppliers respond to the actual quantity, specification and timeframe.
You are testing live market appetite, not a catalogue price.
We compare price, specification, production capability and lead time.
Every recommendation is built around the job in front of you.
Choose the strongest option, or validate that your existing supplier is still best.
Either way, you buy with more information.
Keep what works
We're not asking you to dismantle supplier relationships that have taken years to build. Use your existing suppliers when they're the best option. Use Wholesale Merchandise to find out when they're not.
Testing the market could mean:
Already have a quote?
If you've already sourced the job, don't start again. Send us the specification, quantity, deadline and your current best buying price. We'll take that live opportunity to our network and see whether the market can do better.
Give us a real job and judge us on the result.
Price to beat, target price, artwork, product specification or existing quote—we'll use the information you already have to get the job moving.
Why tendering is different
Prices are always moving.
Exchange rates, stock positions, production gaps, order quantities and supplier strengths all change the economics of a job.
Live opportunities create stronger offers.
Suppliers can become considerably more competitive when they are bidding for real business rather than giving an indicative price.
More than a tender
Send us the brief once. We'll take the opportunity to the market and find suppliers capable of delivering it—without sending you back to search catalogues, websites and inboxes.
Search thousands of products from our UK and European supply network with trade pricing, express options and established production routes.
Search ProductsFor higher-value, volume, bespoke or price-sensitive opportunities, send us the live job and let suppliers compete for the business.
Ready when the next job lands
Send us your next live merchandise requirement and let our supply network compete for the business. Already have a quote? Even better—give us the price to beat.
See how businesses are increasing revenue, improving margins and saving time with Wholesale Merchandise.
"Switching to Wholesale Merchandise cut our product costs by 28% while improving quality. Their white-label solution lets us serve clients faster than ever."

Jack Beddard
MD, Induce Media
28%
savings
40%
time Reduction
"The factory-direct pricing model transformed our margins. We went from 15% to 25% profit margins while staying competitive on price."

Mike Tipping
MD, MJ Print Solutions
+10%
margin Increase
3x
order Volume
"Access to 250+ suppliers means we can offer our clients unlimited options. The end-to-end support handles everything from sourcing to fulfillment."

Manny Deol
Founder, Build My Gift
10x
catalog Size
98%
satisfaction
500+
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