Participate, Donot Participate & Tentative buttons purpose

[Former Member]

Hi,

What is the purpose of "Participate", "tentative", & "Do not Participate" buttons.

How does these buttons affect the functionality. Can somebody throw some light.

Warm Regards,

Ashwin.

[former_member183819 · Accepted solution]

Participate, Donot Participate & Tentative these three button helps the BUYER to learn from the BIDDERS are going to three degree of responeses

Bidders can indicate their participation prior to submitting an RFx response

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Means, in the responses and awards tab(from buyer end) buyer can see the supplier willingness even before the bid is submitted by supplier?

Thanks,

Ashwin.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Ashwin,

That is correct. Buyer will be able to see the supplier willingness even before the bid is submitted by supplier. This is shown in additional column in response and awards screen with green, yellow & red symbols.

Benefit:

Because the preparation of bids can be time consuming, bidders often submit their bids close

to the submission deadline. But purchasers then do not know how many bids theyu2019ll receive

and from whom.

With the new functionality, purchasers can obtain this information early, so they can anticipate

and plan accordingly. For example, purchasers could invite additional bidders if they receive

too many refusals.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

Ashutosh

[Former Member]

Thank you. Thats a nice point.