This article shows you as a buyer how to award the procurement to the winner and move on to a contract.
Award
Open the procurement and select Award under Process.
Choose the supplier that wins, and confirm.
At the top of the page there is a timeline from Published through Bid deadline and Evaluation to Award and Contract. It shows where you are now, and what is left.
Tell the suppliers
Use Send to all suppliers to let them know the outcome. Everyone who submitted a bid gets the same message at the same time, including those who did not win.
💡 Tip: Write briefly why the winner was chosen. Those who did not win often ask, and this way you have answered before the question comes.
Move on to the contract
Once the award is confirmed, Go to contract appears. Select it, and the contract is created with the details from the procurement already filled in.
The contract lands under Contracts, where you follow up deadlines and renewals from then on.
Next
See Contract overview and lifecycle for how to follow up the agreement afterwards.