Transport Tender: analyze
and evaluate received offers

 

Once you've sent out your call for tenders, the analysis of the responses received becomes a crucial stage. This phase determines the selection of the service provider who will best meet your requirements and improve your transport operations. 


In this article, we detail the best practices for effective bid analysis and show you how Upply can support you throughout this process with its advanced tools and accurate market analysis.  

Objectives

  • Compare suppliers' proposals on various criteria: ensure that bids meet the defined requirements and are evaluated objectively and fairly.   
  • Check the competitiveness of bids in relation to market prices: Use market data to assess the competitiveness of proposals and identify the most advantageous bids.  
  • Select the most advantageous proposals: Choose the service providers offering the best value for money, taking into account costs, service quality and contractual conditions.  

Comparison of proposals

Evaluate bids on various criteria such as cost, quality of service, punctuality, flexibility, and ability to meet specific company requirements. Use a clear and structured methodology that includes weightings for each criterion, reflecting their relative importance and guaranteeing an objective and fair comparison of proposals.  

Competitiveness check

Use benchmarking tools to compare prices offered by service providers with market rates, in order to verify their competitiveness. This analysis must take into account seasonal variations and market trends

Select the best offers

  • Data-driven decision-making: Use analysis and benchmark results to select the most advantageous proposals. Decisions must be based on reliable data and objective criteria. 
  • Negotiating terms and conditions: Negotiate with selected service providers to refine contractual terms and conditions and obtain the best possible terms and conditions. Negotiations should aim to optimize costs and guarantee service quality.  

How will the Smart tool be your best asset in this phase?

With Upply, it's both easy and relevant, thanks to Smart, our advanced transportation price analysis tool. It offers global, multi-modal coverage, providing detailed data on transport rates, including market trends and benchmarks for various modes of transport such as road, rail, sea and air.  

  • Easy: With our Smartscan tool, benchmark up to 100,000 lines in a single, fast and efficient process.  
  • Relevance: For each line, find the 5 market prices, helping you to position yourself and choose the best offer.  

 Transform your tender management with Upply, for optimized logistics and informed decisions thanks to its benchmarking tool: SMART enables you to benchmark all your tender lines and check the competitiveness of bids received against market prices. The tool offers advanced functionalities for analyzing proposals and positioning each service provider on each geographical line.  

Discover all key steps for successful transport tenders

Step 1

Optimise your transport tenders: practical advice on defining your transport objectives before you start.

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Step 2

Optimise your logistics operations by auditing your current carriers and finding new service providers for your transport tenders.

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Step 4

Control the monitoring and evaluation of your post-contract operations with our monitoring solutions and detailed reports. 

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