On VendorPanel, each Tenders page has an RSS feed. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is a way to subscribe to a source of information, in this case the Tenders page - called a feed, and get brief updates delivered to you. RSS feeds offer a number of benefits:

• RSS feeds are a great way for you and your procurement team to follow your own tenders.​

• A great way for suppliers to follow new tenders from specific buyers.​

• RSS feeds can be added to social media posts and email marketing campaigns.​

• Procurement teams can add their feeds to their own websites.

Locating the RSS feed

At the top-right of each Tenders page is an RSS feed icon.

Installing a feed reader

To read a feed, you require a feed reader. Feed readers can be easily found by simply searching online such as:

• "rss feed reader"
• "rss feed reader for chrome"
• "rss feed reader for edge"

Most applications are add-ons to your browser which pop up notifications whenever the feed is refreshed automatically.

Opening the RSS feed using a reader

1. Navigate to the Tenders page.
2. Click on the RSS Feed icon loacted in the top-right hand corner of the screen.
3. This should then load you into your RSS feed reader.
4. Ensure that you Follow the feed, which will then create notifications in your browser and app.

Other things to note about RSS feeds:

• Suppliers/users are not restricted to how many feeds can be followed.
• RSS feeds are a periodically updating, syndicated content stream. Like email, once you read a topic, you can either dismiss or keep.​

• You do not have to click in the RSS feed link again to get updates!​ By following the feed, the updates will go straight to your RSS app.

• Clicking on an update from the feed will take you directly to the tender.

• You get notified of new items landing on the feed (ie a new tender) automatically.