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Sequential tendering to preselected carriers.

 

Peer-to-peer tendering involves the sequential sending of freight requests for quotation (freight RFQs) to each proposed carrier. The system waits until the carrier sends a freight quotation (FQ) or until the maximum response time has passed.

The system evaluates the FQs according to the criteria you have defined in your tendering plan. The evaluation leads to one of the following outcomes:

  • If you selected the tendering type Peer-to-Peer Tendering - Response Required and if you do not receive an acceptable FQ, the tendering process continues and the system sends out of a new freight RFQ.

  • If you selected the tendering type Peer-to-Peer Tendering - No Response Required and if you receive an unacceptable FQ or a rejected freight RFQ within the maximum response time, the tendering process continues and the system sends out a new freight RFQ.

  • If the evaluation returns a Quotation Review Required result, you review the FQ. The tendering process continues.

  • If there is at least one FQ with a Quotation Acceptable evaluation result, the system preselects the FQ of the awarded carrier. The tendering process ends successfully.