Before suppliers can respond to a bid request, they must Join and Accept the bid invitation.
First, by accepting the bid invitation via the link provided by their customer:
- The link may have been sent via email or via a public posted link/URL. If the supplier does not have the bid link, please reach out to the customer to obtain.
- If the bid invitation arrived via email, click View the Bid Request link in the email to begin.
Join the Bid
Review the Bid Request, by clicking on the Summary and Sections tabs. Once the supplier is ready to participate, click Join to initiate the supplier registration process.
Supplier Registration Process
To participate on any Unimarket bid, your company may need to be registered in Unimarket by creating a new profile with a username and password.
- Currently Registered with a Supplier Profile
Select Already Registered? Login in the top right corner > Enter email address and password, associated with the Unimarket profile. Once completed, the new customer name will be displayed on Your Profile screen under Customers header.
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Note: For additional information about linking a new customer, refer to help article Linking A New Customer To An Existing Profile. |
Once you are ready to accept the RFQ, follow the below steps under header titled Accepting RFQ.
- Not Registered with a Supplier Profile
To register/create a new supplier profile, insert information in all required fields marked with a red asterisk details > check "I'm not a robot" box and > click Sign Up.
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Note: For additional information about registering as a new supplier, refer to help article Registering As A New Supplier In Unimarket. |
Once you are ready to accept the RFQ, follow the below steps under header titled Accepting RFQ.
| Note: If you need to set up additional users for your account see Create & Manage Users. For additional information about responding to a bid, refer to Bid Requests help articles. |
When suppliers are ready to respond to a bid, click Quotes on the left side panel > click View Bid Requests > select the desired bid > Click Create Quote or Decline in the top right corner.
By selecting Create Quote the step-by-step bid response process will begin.
At any time, suppliers can save response in progress, by clicking Save at the bottom of any tab.
The customer will not be able to view your quote until published by selecting Publish on the Publish tab.
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Note: For additional information about responding to a RFQ, refer to help articles below: |