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Manage responses to your bids

When buyers assess each supplier’s bid application, they’ll give feedback, award, or reject a proposal accordingly. Being successful will depend on the response you’ve given, the way you've answered your SQ, and the general requirements of the job itself. 

Remember, no one wins every time, but our platform makes sure that the selection process is as anonymous as possible to ensure that smaller suppliers have an equal chance of landing larger opportunities. 



What to do when you've been awarded or rejected from an opportunity

You’ll know as soon as a buyer has made the decision to reject your application or award you an opportunity because, as your friendly procurement ally, we’ll email you the news.


So, naturally, if you’ve been successful – congratulations! And if you’ve missed out, nevermind, another opportunity will come. On Cimple, buyers are widely encouraged to provide feedback to applicants, so there’s a good chance you’ll get to understand why you weren’t successful this time. 

Getting awarded or rejected from a DPS

If you’ve been rejected from a DPS opportunity, you can always reapply later. When you reapply, your previous submission will be applied, only this time, you’ll be able to make the appropriate changes to give you a better chance of success. 


If you’ve been awarded a DPS, as an already approved shortlisted supplier, you’ll be notified of, and able to bid on any future DPS mini-competitions put forward by the buyer.

How to access feedback

We’ll notify you via email if a buyer has provided any feedback on your application. 


However, if you’re on the Cimple platform, you may be alerted that feedback has been given by checking for a red dot against your notifications on the supplier dashboard. Just click into the notification and it’ll lead you straight to your feedback.

Need help? Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions.