Tender questions

Tender & Item Questions

Add questions to the whole tender or to individual line items. Ask suppliers for delivery times, brands, warranties and payment terms. Make answers mandatory to compare complete offers against the same criteria.

Tender-level and line-item questions
Required answers where needed
Evaluate terms beyond the price
Complete, comparable supplier offers
Question drawer alongside the tender creation screen
Communication

Supplier Messaging

Communicate with suppliers directly through the platform during the tender. Send questions to the relevant company, share files and keep every conversation connected to its tender.

Direct communication on the platform
Questions and clarifications about quotes
File sharing and bulk messaging
A recorded, traceable message history
Supplier list with a chat window opening at the bottom right
Analysis

Reports & Analytics

See supplier offers, line-item prices and savings in one report. Compare initial and final quotes, and evaluate answers such as delivery times and payment terms alongside prices to support your procurement decision.

Supplier and line-item comparisons
Initial quotes, final quotes and savings
Evaluate prices alongside supplier answers
Excel quotation reports
Excel report comparing supplier quotes and savings
Visualization

Tender Charts

Follow how quotes change throughout a tender. Compare suppliers’ price movements on the same timeline and track the progress of bids for individual line items.

Quote changes over time
Compare suppliers on one chart
Line-item price analysis
Visual tracking of current quotes
Quote chart showing supplier price changes during a tender
New round

One-Click New Round

Open the new-round screen directly from your existing tender. Choose whether to carry over previous quotes, set the dates and select participants to continue your sourcing process with another round.

Start a new round from an existing tender
Choose whether to carry over quotes
Set opening and closing dates
Select suppliers for the next round
New-round carry-over and dates
New-round participants and Publish Now button
From quote to order

Easy Quote Selection

Select suitable suppliers and items directly from the quote comparison table. Adjust selected quantities on the same screen, then move smoothly from quotation selection to order creation.

Select suppliers and items from the table
Select the best-priced quotes together
Set order quantities for each item
Create orders from selected quotations
Order table with quote selection by item and supplier
Workflow

Dynamic Approval Flow

Build flexible approval hierarchies around your organization. Route requests to the right people using rules based on amount, category or department, and follow each approval step.

Multiple approval levels
Amount-based approval rules
Parallel and sequential approvals
Approval notifications
SAMPLE REQUESTOffice supplies₺45.000
Department managerInitial review
Pending
Amount > ₺25.000
ProcurementCommercial review
Pending
FinanceBudget review
Pending
Approval complete
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Dashboard

View all your procurement data on a single screen.

Localization

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Invitation List

Easily manage the suppliers to be invited to the tender.

Email Notifications

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