TenderSystem 0.9.5 Beta

TenderSystem is an Internet based system to source, award and manage the total procurement process.
This tried and tested technology leverages the age-old principle of supply and demand, through reverese auction, ensuring that products are purchased at the best possible price, at a lower administration and management cost, than any other method.
TenderSystem is released under a dual license, namely TenderSystem Public License (TPL) for TenderSystem OS and a commercial license for TenderSystem PRO that includes additional features.
Main features:
- Tender invitations by email with optional SMS notification.
- Templates for cellphones, computers, laptops, car audio and cameras.
- Attach files.Smart closing time calculation or user defined closing time.
- Budget value displayed in RFQ.
- Calculate savings based on alternative quotes.
- Automatically generate installation or delivery fee.
- Send RFQ to multiple supplier agents.Supplier panel not required for RFQ.
- Display RFQs publicly.
- Quote by email or website.
- Automatically submit valid supplier quotes.
- Include attachments with quote submission.
- Recommend suitable substitution products, description, stock availability and validity period.
- Multiple quote submissions.
- Automatically close RFQ when all requests received or closing time reached.
- Send email report to user stating all supplier quotes.
- Send email report to agent stating price position.
- Remove duplicate submissions.
- Award to supplier, cash-settlement, invalidate or non-tender merchant.
- Send out purchase order via email to successful supplier with optional SMS notification.
- Purchase order authentication.
- Optional SMS notification to supplier and client.
- Mandate management.
- Create and delete organisations, branches and users.
- View reports (Audit trail and Group by Quote).
- View and edit profiles.
- Reset passwords.
- Request tenders on behalf of users.
- Create and delete suppliers, branches and agents.
- View reports (Open, Closed and Awarded).
- View and edit profiles.
- Reset passwords.
- Link organisations, areas and categories.
- Upload and view valid items.
- Submit tenders on behalf of agents.
- Control panel displaying audit trail of whole process.
- Change closing times.
- Change and invalidate quotes.
- Load, edit and delete States.
- Load, edit, delete and link Areas.
- Load, edit and delete Categories.
- Load, edit and delete Subcategories and Brands.
- Create and delete administrators.
- General Settings