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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Find all the articles from our transport tender special report here:
1 - Transport tenders: Define your objectives before getting started
2 - Transport Tenders : Audit your current carriers' prices and identify potential new providers
4 - Après l’appel d’offre : suivre vos activités transport dans le temps