We are exploring a lot of different options around how best to improve search for the Digital Marketplace.

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Interaction designer
Government Digital Service
@recottrell

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Some of you have
seen the CloudStore
or the Digital
Services store
already. The Digital
Marketplace will
eventually replace
both these things.

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Procurement

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Procurement=!
buying stuff for the public sector

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+ Add to favourites!
This option is great when you’re shopping for shoes but in procurement this is illegal

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It’s not about the top
search result, it’s about
finding the thing that fits
what you need!

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1. Enter requirements!
2. ??? !
3. Profit Save money

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Our current search box looks like this

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Digital Marketplace!
However, it sets people's expectations, with the top results being the most
valuable and most relevant.

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We’re looking at a
way for people to
build their
requirements,
something like this.
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This will help
buyers to be more
precise about what
they’re looking for.

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This is work in
progress and we’re
still testing it out and
gathering feedback
as part of our user
research.

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gov.uk/digital-marketplace

17. Rebecca Cottrell
Interaction designer
Government Digital Service
@recottrell