exploring search for the digital marketplace

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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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Rebecca CottrellInteraction designer Government Digital Service @recottrell