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Evaluation grid

Your weighted grid, frozen before the first bid.

Build your RFP evaluation grid: criteria, weights, scores from 1 to 5. Weighted totals update live, and the simulator shows you how much the ranking depends on your weights.

CriterionWeight %
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Weighted total / 10072.076.0Leader74.0

Weights total: 100%Balanced grid

Ranking

#1

Offer B

76.0/ 100

#2

Offer C

74.0/ 100

#3

Offer A

72.0/ 100

The golden rule

The grid is frozen before the first bid. In my RFPs, weights and criteria are validated by every stakeholder before bids are opened. After that, nobody touches them.

Ranking sensitivity

The ranking hangs on 5 weight points. Raise "Price" from 30 to 35 points and Offer C pulls level with Offer B. Past that, the ranking flips.

Where the points come from: Offer B vs Offer C

Price
18.0 pts
30.0 pts
3-year TCO
16.0 pts
16.0 pts
Technical quality
20.0 pts
12.0 pts
Lead time
6.0 pts
6.0 pts
ESG
8.0 pts
6.0 pts
Innovation
8.0 pts
4.0 pts
Offer BOffer C

Your grid is ready. The RFP itself still needs framing.

I run RFPs where the grid is validated, frozen and defensible before bids are opened. If you are preparing a tender, let's talk.