Supplier - Responding to Requests & Tenders
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How Suppliers can flag their Intention to Respond
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 Supplie...
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How Suppliers Respond to a Request or Tender
To submit their response to a Buyer’s Request or Tender, Suppliers will need to Create a Response using the Response Wizard in VendorPanel. This allows them to send docum...
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How Suppliers Respond to a Detailed Quote using QuoteBuilder
When Suppliers are responding to a Request or Tender, they have two options for providing their pricing; the Detailed pricing mode or the Summary pricing mode. To provide...
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How Suppliers can Edit a Response
Once a Supplier has created a response, they can continue editing it up until the closing time. They can edit both 'draft' and 'submitted' responses during this time. To ...
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Suppliers Submitting Multiple Responses to a Request or Tender
Suppliers can submit multiple responses to the same Request or Tender from the same account. This is useful in situations where they want to provide multiple Quotes, Tend...
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Suppliers Declining to Respond to a Request or Tender
If Suppliers are invited to a Request or Tender and they do not want to submit a response, then they can choose to Decline to Respond. To provide this information to a Su...
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How Suppliers Reverse a Declined Request
If a Supplier has chosen to Decline to Respond to a Request or Tender then they can reverse their decision by following the instructions below: To provide this informati...
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Post-Close Communication for Suppliers
Once a Request or Tender has closed, Buyers can send messages to the Suppliers who have responded. This functionality enables Buyers to communicate with Suppliers and req...
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Supplier Colleague Responses
When a Vendor Admin is registered on a list, they can invite and add other people in their company to register as Colleagues against the supplier lists they are on. To pr...
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Suppliers Submitting Late Submissions
Once a Request or Tender has closed, Suppliers will not be able to submit a response unless the Buyer decides to reopen the Request/Tender for them. To provide this infor...
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The Buyer's Decision on a Supplier's Response
Buyers will set an Expected Decision Date when they create a Request or Tender. Suppliers can check this date by viewing the Request/Tender details (by clicking the magni...