Once you have evaluated the vendor submission you may choose to accept the offer or negotiate further by making a counter offer.
To negotiate further just click the tender cost component price, delivery or technical response and click Save.
The vendor will then get the opportunity to either make a counter offer (in which case the negotiations continue back and forth) or accept the offer.
Only the internal user can start negotiations the vendor can only respond or accept.
When the user or vendor is happy click the Accept this offer checkbox
The names of the last submitted by and accepted by users will now show with a date/time stamp.
Even though the offer is accepted the internal user can reopen negotiations at anytime even after the tender has been awarded.
To view the negotiation history click the History button.
