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Receive & evaluate bid submissions (off-platform)
Receive & evaluate bid submissions (off-platform)
We offer an in-platform evaluation feature for certain procurements, allowing buyers to assess and score supplier responses directly within the system and you can read more about it here. However, this remains an optional feature, and some buyers may choose to evaluate submissions off-platform instead.
Once your procurement deadline date passes, the supplier submissions will be visible for the evaluation process to begin. You’ll need to review and evaluate each response to determine the best fit for your procurement needs. To view your applicants, follow these steps:
Log in to Cimple
Navigate to your dashboard by clicking 'Buyers' along the top-navigation bar and then click on 'Buyer dashboard'
Select ‘Closed’ from the competitions list in the left-hand sidebar
You can then choose to view the details of closed procurements
Select the ‘View applicants’ button visible within each notice to see a list of applicants
To download supplier submissions:
Click the purple ‘Export’ button on the top right of your applicants page. This will download all supplier submissions for this procurement
To export an individual supplier’s submission, select the checkbox next to their name and then click ‘Export’
You can choose to export responses with anonymised data (e.g., supplier organisation names removed) or download the full response set. You can do so by clicking the downwards arrow next to ‘Export’ to select your preference
You can also then click ‘Add feedback’ to provide your feedback to the supplier. More about this can be found here.
Managing your applicants
Managing your applicants
After your competition deadline passes, it’s up to you as the buyer to review all supplier applications. You can filter applications based on whether you’ve already awarded them as successful candidates, rejected candidates, still to be evaluated, or simply view all applications all as a list.
To view your applicants:
Log in to Cimple
Navigate to your dashboard by clicking 'Buyers' along the top-navigation bar and then click on 'Buyer dashboard'
Locate the opportunity you’re looking for using your dashboard and scrolling
Click ‘View applicants’ once you’ve found your opportunity
You can now scroll through your applicants and check key information like quotations and location
You can download applications by clicking the ‘Download responses’ button at the top right of the page.
When viewing the applicants list, the default ordering of supplier submissions will be set to random. We believe in connecting buyers with suppliers who can offer ideal solutions for their needs, while giving smaller suppliers the opportunity to bid for work that might otherwise be offered to bigger, more popular suppliers simply because of their status. However, for each competition you will be able to sort through the applicant list using a range of options such as:
Alphabetical (A-Z)
Date submitted
Last updated date (if applicable)
Value of commercial quote (if applicable)
You can also search through the applicants list by either organisation name or reference, using the search bar above the applicant table.
Next Step: Award an opportunity to a successful applicant
Need help? Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions.
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