VendorPanel supports Go to Market as a follow-on to the planning process. When preparing the data to send across to the Go to Market phase, the system is transparent about exactly what information will be sent across.

Customer Ref No. = Procurement Plan Number

Title = Procurement Plan Title

Description = Procurement Plan Scope

Market Approach = Public or Private (defined at the Procurement Process step during Setup)

Supplier List Type = Internal, External or Public (defined at the Procurement Process step during Setup)

Budget = Procurement Plan Budget

Planned Advertising Open Date = Open Date from Procurement Plan Timeline

Planned Advertising Close Date = Close Date from Procurement Plan Timeline

Evaluation Period = Evaluation Period from Evaluation Planning Step

Planned Decision Date = Planned Advertising Close Date + Evaluation Period

Suppliers to invite = Suppliers Selected in Supplier Discovery (defined at the Procurement Process step during Setup)

Attachments = These aren't populated from the Procurement Plan, the documents that will be sent to suppliers are defined at this Go to Market stage

Clicking on "Create request" will create a market request with the information above pre-filled. You can find more information on creating a request here: Creating a Request or Tender.

Once pushed via integration to Go to Market, users are required to progress through each step to validate the information. The information can be tweaked at this stage including adding/removing suppliers and documents.

When returning to the Procurement Plan, a new tab has appeared at the Go to Market step displaying the details of the market request vs the details that were originally pushed from the Procurement Plan. This allows you to audit any changes made, and investigate further if required.