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On the enquiry page, Supplier quotes lists one row per quote: Open a quote to see its prices and terms, and to accept it. The columns are Supplier, Total, Delivery, Valid until and Status; the quote reference sits under the supplier label.

Valid until is the date the supplier's price holds. Status is Pending until you decide; after you accept one quote it reads Accepted and the others Not selected. A BSO AI recommended badge with a Why? link marks the quote BSO AI prefers.

Next to each supplier is its BSO score, out of 100, built from on-time deliveries, buyer ratings, response rate, win rate and cancellations. A supplier without history shows New, with no breakdown yet. Hover a scored badge for the breakdown: On-time, Response rate, Win rate, Cancellations and Rating. A score marked Provisional belongs to a supplier that has not completed many orders yet.

With two or more quotes the BSO recommendation panel sits above the quotes. Its headline names the recommended quote (Recommended: Quote, its reference and the supplier letter) with the total and a Confidence level, then the reasons in plain words.

Best offer per item lists, for each part, which supplier is best with the Unit price, Delivery and Score. Ranking with your weights lists the quotes in the running, each with its rank score and total; a quote that does not cover every item is flagged Does not cover every item. A quote whose currency is not recognised is left out of the ranking and listed under the table as excluded, with the reason. The panel never names a supplier.

Under Weights four sliders, Price, Delivery, Supplier score and Payment terms, each run from 0 to 100; Total shows what they add up to. Move them and the ranking re-orders at once; a notice says when your weights change the top quote and that the reasons above refer to BSO's default weights. Reset to recommended puts the sliders back.

When a mix of suppliers is cheaper than any single quote, the panel shows Alternative mixed award saves and the amount, on goods only, before delivery and BSO fees, with an Award by item button. The dialog lists which supplier gets which items and explains: This creates 2 orders: one order, one payment schedule and one delivery per supplier. Create 2 orders confirms; Cancel closes it.

After a split the enquiry reads Split order and lists its parts, each Awaiting your acceptance. Open each part and accept it from its own page, as in the next guide. You cannot undo a split.

Click a row to open the quote. The page is Quote from Supplier A (or B, C) with Download quotation and Accept quote at the top. The summary shows the quote reference, its status, the supplier label and score, the enquiry, the total, the date it is valid until and the delivery time.

Below: Quoted items with the quantity, what is available, the unit price and the amount per line; Charges and total; Terms with the Payment terms offered and the Delivery time; Message and documents from the supplier; the Timeline; and the Supplier card with the Name, Supplier score and Ships from. The supplier's own name and email appear only after you accept. Ready? See Accept a quote.