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Receive & evaluate bid submissions (off-platform)
We have recently launched in-platform evaluation on our platform for certain opportunity types and you can read more about it here. However, it is an optional feature that buyers can choose whether or not to utilise as part of their tenders and so some of our buyers may choose to still evaluate their supplier submissions off-platform.
Once you’ve put out a tender, suppliers will respond with bids to win the opportunity. You’ll need to address and evaluate each submission to see if a supplier’s proposal matches your needs. To view your bid submissions, 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 opportunities and competitions
Select the ‘View applicants’ button visible within each notice to see a list of applicants
To download supplier submissions:
a. Click ‘Download responses’ to download all supplier submissions for the opportunity
b. Or click on the white box in the download column for the chosen supplier(s) and then the blue download responses button to download a single supplier submission
c. You now have the option to export the supplier’s submission with anonymised data e.g. the supplier organisation name is removed from the CSV file. You can still also choose to download all the response data in full.
Click ‘Add feedback’ to provide your feedback to the supplier
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.