This guide provides the step-by-step process for an Evaluator to complete a Multi-Party Evaluation (MPE) survey for a Request or Tender they've been invited to assess. You will use this process when a Buyer has invited you to evaluate Supplier responses.
Prerequisites
You must have received an invitation email from the Buyer containing the link to the evaluation. You do not need to be a VendorPanel - a Unimarket Company user to complete an evaluation.
The Buyer may require a declaration (Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality, or another type) before you can see any response data. You may need to agree to a declaration before you can access documents.
Steps
Access the Evaluation Link
In the invitation email, click the Click here link to access the evaluation.
Result: The first page of the MPE will load, showing the Request documents.
Note: If you leave the evaluation mid-way, you can return at any time by clicking the same link in the email.
Complete the Conflict of declaration
The first page may display a declaration that the Buyer has set up before you can access the documents. This declaration must be submitted before you can proceed.
Choose one of the three options:
- Agree: the evaluator continues to the documents.
- Agree with comment: a comment is mandatory, and the Chair must approve before the evaluator continues.
- Disagree: a comment is mandatory, and the evaluator is excluded automatically.
Review Supplier Responses and Request Documents
Once you have submitted the declaration, or if a declaration is not required, review all Request documents that the Buyer has given you access to (e.g., List documents, RFx documents, and Supplier responses).
To download all documents, click the Download all files listed below (zip archive) link, which is located below the Documentation heading.
Begin Scoring Responses
Click the Get Started button to proceed to the individual response evaluations.
Result: The evaluation fields for the first supplier's response will appear.
Score and Comment on the Response
Review any documents specific to the current Supplier's response, which appear above the evaluation fields.
Fill out all required evaluation fields and add any necessary comments.
Progress to the Next Response
To move to the next Supplier response, click the tab below with the next Supplier's name and response ID.
Repeat Step 5 for all remaining Supplier responses.
Save your Evaluation
Once you have completed the evaluation for all responses, click the Save button to submit your decisions.
Results / Validation
Your evaluation decision is saved.
What's Next / Related
If the Buyer has not yet moved to the Consensus step in the MPE, you can still edit your evaluation by returning to the MPE via the link in your email and clicking Edit responses.
Once the Buyer moves to the Consensus step, you will no longer be able to edit your evaluation.
Limits & Notes
This process is for the Evaluator role.
The ability to edit your responses is lost once the Buyer moves to the Consensus step.