- a guide to electronic tendering
Presented by
Kevin Balding
Head of Category
Strategy and Performance
Devon Procurement Services

Programme
Introduction
The Devon Procurement Portal
Finding the Invitation to tender
Accessing Opportunities
Questions and Answers
Uploading your response
Amending your submission
Questions
Close

The Devon Procurement Portal
Electronic Tendering

The Devon Procurement Portal

Accessing Opportunities

Download Documentation
Once you have logged in the Invitation to tender can be accessed from the home page under my opportunities.
The Tender Pack Documentation will be available at the bottom of the tender summary page.
These should be saved to your computer where they can be completed.

Questions and Answers
On the right hand side of the tender summary screen is the discussion(s) box
To ask a question, click on the Question and Answer section title in the discussions section.
This will open up the relevant question and answer section as shown on the screenshot below; here any existing questions and answers will show up along with any additional information.

Response Wizard - Attachments

Viewing Attachments
Click the attachment title to open and check that they are the correct documents, at this stage you can delete and re-attach documents.

Submit Response
Your tender response can be saved as you go prior to final submission
Prior to submission your response is shown as ‘ Draft (NOT SUBMITTED) ’

Confirm Submission
Click the Submit response button on the summary screen to submit your tender you will then see a confirmation screen and receive an emailed receipt

Confirmation
Once your response is submitted the tender summary page will confirm the date and time of submission
Do NOT leave your response to the last minute

Amending your response

Submit amended response

Confirmation

Help

Devon Procurement Services
Help Desk
Devon Procurement Services provides a Help Desk for suppliers
Telephone 01392 384659
E-mail tendersupport@devon.gov.uk
Becky Meaton Holly Sandford Lorna Bowker Garry Palmer

Web Address

Questions