{"id":29134,"date":"2026-10-27T14:18:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evaluationshub.com\/templates\/rfx-evaluation-matrix\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T21:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T21:49:39","slug":"rfx-evaluation-matrix","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evaluationshub.com\/templates\/rfx-evaluation-matrix\/","title":{"rendered":"RFx evaluation matrix for RFQ and RFP scoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29134\" class=\"elementor elementor-29134\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542c8f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"542c8f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f290a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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class=\"rn\">4<\/td><td>Criterion<\/td><td>Weight<\/td><td>Brianza<\/td><td>Lumen<\/td><td>Ostrava<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rn\">5<\/td><td class=\"\">Price (scored automatically)<\/td><td class=\"in\">30%<\/td><td class=\"ca\">4.66<\/td><td class=\"ca\">5.00<\/td><td class=\"ca\">4.82<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rn\">6<\/td><td class=\"\">Technical fit<\/td><td class=\"in\">20%<\/td><td class=\"ca\">4<\/td><td class=\"ca\">3<\/td><td class=\"ca\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rn\">7<\/td><td class=\"\">Quality system<\/td><td class=\"in\">15%<\/td><td class=\"ca\">4<\/td><td class=\"ca\">4<\/td><td class=\"ca\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rn\">8<\/td><td class=\"\">Weighted score<\/td><td class=\"in\"><\/td><td class=\"ca\">4.05<\/td><td class=\"ca\">3.90<\/td><td class=\"ca\">3.79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rn\">9<\/td><td class=\"\">Qualified?<\/td><td class=\"in\"><\/td><td class=\"ca ok\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"ca ok\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"ca bad\">No: knockout<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"ehs-tabs\"><span class=\"\">Read me<\/span><span class=\"\">Criteria<\/span><span class=\"on\">Scoring<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ehs-leg\"><span><i style=\"background:#FFFBE6\"><\/i>You fill in<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#F2F4F7\"><\/i>Calculated<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#066AFA\"><\/i>Headers<\/span><span class=\"ehs-sw\">Swipe for more \u2192<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1b6b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c1b6b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000d13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000d13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f175c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f175c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is inside<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c902fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c902fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 sheets, ready to use.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377d732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"377d732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yellow cells are yours to fill in. Grey cells calculate. Every sheet has a worked example so you can see the expected format.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317bd40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"317bd40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2b1ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f2b1ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bfbe4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bfbe4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read me<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870472f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"870472f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Purpose, steps, colour legend and assumptions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377cd19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"377cd19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcdcde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdcdcde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Criteria<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f4e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f4e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seven weighted criteria with what a 5 looks like, plus four knockout requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc2107 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdc2107\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3344f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3344f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scoring<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f6b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f6b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bidder prices and scores, automatic price score, weighted totals, knockouts, ranking and the award rationale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2313513 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2313513\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b91411 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b91411\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa05c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffa05c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to use it<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761224e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"761224e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four steps from download to a decision.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dacd7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dacd7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No macros, no add-ins. It works in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9abb807 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9abb807\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c442e1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c442e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e72fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38e72fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e33ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63e33ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Set the criteria weights before bids are opened. They must total 100%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb7987 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2eb7987\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2469c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2469c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5be64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a5be64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enter each bidder&#8217;s price, a score from 1 to 5 per criterion, and Pass or Fail per knockout.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6fe862 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6fe862\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744723d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"744723d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c93524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c93524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Price is scored automatically: the lowest price gets 5, others get 5 x lowest price \/ their price.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0292274 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0292274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7480025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7480025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e942483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e942483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bidders who fail a knockout are excluded from the ranking. Record the award rationale and approval.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56cc0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f56cc0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757ea20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"757ea20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e57f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09e57f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spreadsheet or platform<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400c461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"400c461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start in Excel. Move when the volume or the stakes grow.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be37df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3be37df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The template and the platform use the same structure, so nothing you set up here is wasted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef29173 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef29173\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26b5dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f26b5dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155fb49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"155fb49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This spreadsheet is enough when<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbb392 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"abbb392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">You run a few sourcing events a year with a handful of bidders<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">One evaluator scores every bid<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The file is the only record auditors need<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea064e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea064e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400c935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"400c935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Move it into EvaluationsHub when you need to<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d127b4b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d127b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Run RFI, RFQ and RFP events in InitiativesHub with bids compared side by side<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Let several evaluators score independently, then compare<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Award and move straight into contract, SLAs and renewal alerts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Keep the sourcing history on the supplier record for the next renewal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0622d37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0622d37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc1935 eh-cta eh-sandbox elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8bc1935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-template=\"rfx-evaluation-matrix\" data-cta=\"sandbox-compare\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/evaluationshub.co\/?utm_source=evaluationshub.com&#038;utm_medium=template-page&#038;utm_campaign=rfx-evaluation-matrix&#038;utm_content=compare#\/signup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try it in a free sandbox<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acbb759 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acbb759\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d39d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e6d39d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- eh-tpl-faq --><style>#ehtf{max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:56px 20px 8px}#ehtf .k{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1d7fc0;margin:0 0 8px}#ehtf h2{font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 22px;color:#0f1923}#ehtf details{border:1px solid #d5dee8;border-radius:10px;padding:16px 20px;margin:0 0 12px;background:#fff}#ehtf summary{font-weight:700;font-size:17px;cursor:pointer;color:#0f1923}#ehtf details p{margin:12px 0 0;color:#2b3646;line-height:1.65;font-size:15.5px}#ehtf a{color:#1d7fc0;font-weight:600}<\/style><section id=\"ehtf\"><p class=\"k\">Questions<\/p><h2>Before you download<\/h2><details open><summary>How do you weight criteria in an RFP or RFQ evaluation?<\/summary><p>Fix the criteria and weights before any bid is opened, keep to a handful of criteria, and let each evaluator score independently before you compare. 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That is usually the point where a shared platform pays back. <a href=\"\/supplier-performance-management-excel-alternative\/\">Signs you have outgrown the spreadsheet \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/details><\/section><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How do you weight criteria in an RFP or RFQ evaluation?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Fix the criteria and weights before any bid is opened, keep to a handful of criteria, and let each evaluator score independently before you compare. Changing weights after seeing the bids is the quickest way to lose the credibility of the result.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is the template really free?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes. 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Signs you have outgrown the spreadsheet\"}}]}<\/script><!-- \/eh-tpl-faq -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd463f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cd463f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9d68a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f9d68a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a3df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69a3df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related templates<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2524b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2524b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next steps in the supplier lifecycle.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f4564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f4564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Templates that pick up where this one ends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fddb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67fddb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d60f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25d60f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/evaluationshub.com\/templates\/supplier-intake-request\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba3273 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ba3273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intake and sourcing<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdefa4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdefa4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplier intake request with approval routing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c706d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2c706d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Request form that calculates sourcing route, risk class and required approvers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b96823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b96823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View template \u2192<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760fde0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"760fde0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/evaluationshub.com\/templates\/supplier-onboarding-checklist\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba6dd1 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ba6dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Onboarding and qualification<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ddd6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12ddd6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplier onboarding checklist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e662f81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e662f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>21 onboarding tasks in five phases with owners, due dates and progress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab45259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab45259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View template \u2192<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66f710 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e66f710\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/evaluationshub.com\/templates\/weighted-supplier-scorecard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01d227 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e01d227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Performance management<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dfe92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4dfe92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weighted supplier scorecard with segment presets<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b1de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29b1de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Six dimensions, weights by segment, tiers and next actions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f5e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09f5e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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