Responding to a Request can be an involved process and can take time. A Supplier notifying a Buyer that they intend to respond gives the Buyer indication that the Supplier is working through a response.

To provide this information to a Supplier, please use this link to the same article in the VendorPanel Supplier's Help Centre: https://vendorpanelsuppliers.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4555012772249-Notifying-a-Buyer-you-intend-to-respond

To notify a Buyer they can select the flag icon to the right of the Request/Tender.

The icon will turn green and text will appear beneath the request to notify them that their flag has been recorded against the request. The Buyer then sees this recorded within the Request statistics, you can find more information here: Viewing the Statistics for a Request.

To remove the flag they can simply click on the icon again which will turn it white.

In the event that a Colleague has indicated that they intend to respond to the request, you will see their name beneath the request.