Go To Market - Requests & Responses

• Locate a Request Reference Number and Response ID

  This article explains how to locate the VP Reference number (for a request you've raised) and the Response ID (for a submitted response) within the Go To Market module, cla...

• Overview of Requests & Tenders

  This article explains the different stages of the procurement process and directs you to specific tasks. Creation The initial setup phase where the buyer defines the scope ...

• Create a Request or Tender

  This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to create a Request or Tender using the Request Wizard. This task is performed when you need to solicit proposals or tende...

• Editing a Request or Tender

  You can edit a Request or Tender while it is open to make changes or updates. You can also reopen a closed Request or Tender by extending the closing date if you haven't un...

• Inviting more Suppliers to an Open Request

  You can add and invite more Suppliers to a Request or Tender after it has been posted, as long as the close date and time has not passed.PrerequisitesYou must be the user w...

• Creating an Addenda to a Request

  This article provides the steps to create an addenda to an existing Request, allowing you to edit it and automatically notify suppliers of the changes.PrerequisitesTo perfo...

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• Inviting Suppliers to the Marketplace with Concierge

  The Concierge functionality allows Buyers to invite new Suppliers to join VendorPanel - a Unimarket Company directly when creating a Request using the Request Wizard.Use th...

• Guide to Understanding and Working Within Threshold Limits

  This guide provides details on the set thresholds for Supplier selection in Marketplace RFx and for Subcategory/Region selection in Tenders, explaining how to work within t...

• Use Map Servers (LGA Boundaries) to Filter Suppliers

  Use Map Servers (such as Local Government Area or LGA Boundaries) in the Request Wizard to filter suppliers based on predefined geographic regions instead of the standard d...

• Configure Acknowledgment Questions or Statements for Requests

  This guide explains how Super Admins can set up mandatory questions or acknowledgments that Suppliers must view or respond to before accessing a Request or submitting a res...

• Accept a late submission from a Supplier

  You can accept a late submission from a Supplier in a Request or Tender using one of three options, depending on the status of the Supplier responses and your organisation'...

• View Supplier Responses to a Request

  This article provides the steps to access and view the responses from suppliers after your Request or Tender has closed. You'll use this process after the Request's close ...

• Add Notes and Documents to a Supplier Response

  You can add internal or external notes and additional documents to an individual supplier's response within a Request for X (RFx). Use this to keep a record of your evaluat...

• Post-Close Communication - Contacting Suppliers after a Request has Closed

  When Post-Close Communication is active for your enterprise, you can send private messages, including attachments, to Suppliers who have responded to a closed Request. This...

• Extending the Expected Decision Date

  You can update the Expected Decision Date for a Request or Tender, which informs Suppliers when they should expect an outcome for their submissions. This article shows you ...

• Evaluation Method for Supplier Responses

  This article explains how to choose and change the evaluation method for supplier responses once your Request has closed.PrerequisitesAudience: Buyer who manages the Reques...

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• How Suppliers View/Download a Request or Tender

  This article describes the steps a Supplier follows to access the details and attachments of a Request or Public Tender you have created. Buyers can use this to understand ...

• How Suppliers View & Access a Public Tender

  This guide explains the journey a supplier takes to view, access full details, and formally submit a response to a Public Tender on VendorPanel - a Unimarket Company. Under...

• How Suppliers ask the Buyer a Question against a Request

  Suppliers can ask questions directly to the Buyer regarding an invited Request or Public Tender opportunity before the specified Supplier query cut-off date. This article p...

• How Suppliers can flag their Intention to Respond

  Buyers appreciate knowing when a Supplier is actively working on a response. This article shows the process Suppliers use to notify you, the Buyer, that they intend to resp...

• How Suppliers Respond to a Request or Tender

  This article is designed for Buyers to understand the step-by-step process a Supplier follows when creating and submitting a response to your Request (RFx) or Tender in Ven...

• How Suppliers Respond to a Detailed Quote using QuoteBuilder

  This article explains how a Supplier uses the Detailed pricing mode to build a line-by-line quote when responding to a Request or Tender.Use the Detailed pricing mode when ...

• How Suppliers can Edit a Response

  As a Buyer, understanding the Supplier's ability to edit their response is important for viewing accurate submission data. Suppliers can edit their response up until the cl...

• Suppliers can submit multiple responses to a request or tender

  Suppliers can submit multiple responses to the same Request or Tender from the same account. This task is useful when you need to provide multiple Quotes, Tenders, or other...

• Suppliers Declining to Respond to a Request or Tender

  This article explains the process a supplier follows to Decline to Respond to a request invitation, which notifies the buyer they will not be submitting a response.Prerequi...

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