To cancel or withdraw a Request or Tender after it has been posted to suppliers, you must set its status to Inactive. This action prevents suppliers from viewing or responding to the Request.

Prerequisites

• You must have the role/permission to edit the specific Request or Tender.

• The Request or Tender must have already been posted to suppliers.

Steps

Follow these steps to make a Request or Tender inactive:

1. Locate the relevant Request or Tender.

2. Click on the three vertical dots next to the Request.

3. From the pop-up box, click on the Edit this request option.
   

4. In the Request Wizard, locate the Request Status.

5. Click the Change Status link next to the Active status (this link is near the Preview link in the top right corner).
   

6. Select Inactive.
   

7. Click on the Update Status button. This moves you to the Save and Update tab.

8. On the Save and Update tab, write a comment in the Notify Suppliers of Changes box to explain the withdrawal.
   

9. Click on the Save Changes button to apply the updates.

Results / Validation

The Request or Tender is now Inactive, meaning it is invisible to suppliers and cannot be responded to.

Limits & Notes

Once a Request or Tender has been posted to selected Suppliers, they cannot be uninvited; the only option is to make the request Inactive.