Bid requests can be linked to a contract, which is convenient when you have awarded a bid to a supplier and want to connect the origin of the contract to the bidding event. By connecting a bid with a contract you can reference the original bid to assure consistency and as much detail as possible. When creating a contract the user will have two options for linking to a Bid Request:
Link to Unimarket Bid Request:
This option allows the user to search through existing Bid Requests in the Unimarket system based on the supplier that is entered on the Leadsheet and automatically link the details of that Bid Request.
Enter Bid Request Details:
If the Bid Request was not entered into Unimarket, the user is presented with a form to fill in the necessary information about a Bid Request.
For more information on contracts see Viewing & Managing Contracts or Creating a New Contract