Put the Quotations
on the Same Basis.
A practical guide, an order-cost comparison and procurement reading for the work before a supplier commitment.
Quotation Review
Field Guide
RFQ requirements, commercial differences, qualification gaps and a reusable review worksheet.
- Compare the same quantity and delivery basis.
- Separate a quoted fact from an assumption.
- Record the checks still needed before award.
A Useful Comparison Changes the Question.
“Which quote is lower?” becomes “What does each option require us to commit, pay and verify?”
The guide includes a worked scenario and a blank worksheet. It contains no client savings result or supplier recommendation.
Explore the worked supplier comparisonWhat Does the Lower Quote Actually Change?
Use two quotations in the same currency. Include the extra costs of changing source.
Enter the five figures, including zero where a cost does not apply, to compare this order.
Bring More Discipline to the Next Purchase.
Compare Supplier Quotations
Check delivery basis, order quantity, payment and qualification alongside the unit price.
Prepare an RFQ
Give suppliers a requirement they can price on a comparable basis.
Qualify a Supplier
Keep capability evidence and the next verification step visible before award.
Look Beyond Unit Price
Identify the freight, inventory and switching costs the headline price leaves out.
Need Someone to Work Through the Options?
Bring the specification, current quotation, volume, destination and timing. We agree the scope and deliverable before work starts.
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