Request Approval for Response Selections

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After selecting a supplier's response for a Request or Tender, a Buyer must submit the selections for approval by a Response Selection Approver before the final selection can be finalised. This article provides the step-by-step process for a Buyer to submit their selections for this approval.

Prerequisites

  • Role: Buyer.

  • You must have already selected a Supplier's response.

  • Approvals must be mandatory for the request, or you must choose to seek approval instead of going straight to finalisation.

Steps

The following steps detail how a Buyer can request approval for their selections.

  1. Get Approval

    • Once you've made your selections, click the Get Approval button above the Supplier responses. This button appears if your decisions require approval.

    • Note: If approvals are not set to mandatory, you can click the Go to finalise button to skip approval.

    • Optional: If available, you can select to download and view the uploaded Approval Policy document.

  2. Select an Approver

    • Select the Response Selection Approver you want to review your decision. You may see comments or a description below the approver's name to assist your decision.

    • Optional: Include any comments for the Approver in the textbox.

    • Click Submit for approval to send your selections for review.

    • Note: Once submitted, you cannot change the evaluation method or reset your selections until the review is complete.

Results / Validation

You will see the decision pending review. If your selections are approved, you will receive an email notification. If the selections are not approved, you will regain access to the responses to modify your selection decisions.

What's Next / Related

Limits & Notes

  • Once your selections have been approved, you will no longer be able to make any changes to your evaluation method or selections.

  • After submitting for review, you can edit or delete the submission by clicking the Edit or delete this approval button which appears when viewing the Supplier responses page.