Review and Award

Once the bidders have submitted their bid returns and the tender deadline has been reached, the tender manager reviews the bid returns and chooses the winning bidder.

  1. Click on the tender project in the main site menu to display the Summary page.
  2. Click the Tender List tab to see the bidders and the status of their bids.
  3. To view the returned bid items, expand the bidder details in the main site menu and open the delivery or document containers that have been submitted. Within the bid items displayed, click on a bid item to review it.
    Note: Document containers will only show in the bidders return area if the Bidders Must Use Delivery Containers setting is not enabled when creating the tender project.
  4. Once you have reviewed all of the bid returns, you can assign a bid winner.
    1. Click on the tender project in the main site menu to display the Summary page.
    2. Click the Tender List tab to see the bidders and the status of their bids.
    3. Select the winning bidder and click the icon.
    4. Click Yes on the confirmation message to continue and award the winning bid.
Once the bid is confirmed, the status of the winning bidder will change to Winner, and they will receive a notification email.
Tender managers can download the entire contents of returned bids, including structure, with a single click. To do this, right-click the Items To Return delivery container within the navigation tree.