Ask several suppliers, compare the quotes, then award.

How it works

• 1

  From scratch or from a request

  Start a request for quotes on its own, or from an approved purchase request: its lines, cost center, needed-by date and files come with it.

• 2

  Invite from your list or by email

  Invite suppliers you already work with, or anyone by name and email address. Answering a quote request is free for the supplier.

• 3

  Suppliers answer without an account

  Suppliers answer in Pleaxy or straight from the email link, with a one-time code sent to the invited address. They can upload their own quote PDF, and Pleaxy reads it into their answer for them to check.

• 4

  Sealed until the deadline

  While a sealed request is open, you see who answered and when, never a price or a file. The answers open when the deadline passes or you close it early.

• 5

  Compare side by side

  Every answer in one view, line by line: the lowest price marked, lead times against when you need it, payment terms, how long each quote is valid and each supplier's risk level.

• 6

  Score what matters to you

  Add a scored questionnaire, weigh price, questionnaire and evaluators into one total, and ask several colleagues to score. Scorecards are blind: nobody sees the others' until they've sent their own.

• 7

  Best and final rounds

  Shortlist suppliers for another round with a new deadline. Each can be told their rank or how far they are from the lowest total, never another supplier's name or price.

• 8

  The Assistant's read

  Pleaxy Assistant sums up the comparison in a few sentences, and every sentence points to the cells it comes from. It compares; it never picks the winner.

• 9

  Award to a PO, a contract or both

  Award the whole request to one supplier, or split it line by line. Each award becomes a purchase order, a draft contract at the quoted prices, or both.