Buyer Workspace
Receive sealed bids — nothing opens before its time
Suppliers submit through a secure link. Their responses stay sealed until your committee records the opening, so the process is fair by construction rather than by policy.
- Responses arrive sealed: no one on the buying side can read a submission before the recorded opening, not even workspace administrators.
- Late bids are rejected automatically with the supplier notified — the closing time is enforced by the system, not by someone's inbox clock.
- Draft and withdrawn responses never enter evaluation; evaluators only ever see what was properly submitted on time.
- The opening is recorded with time, attendees and contents of each envelope, producing an audit trail that stands up to review.
- After opening, submissions flow straight into scoring and approval — no re-keying, no exported spreadsheets.
Responses received
Laboratory equipment, 3 lots
4 of 6 invited · Sealed until 22 Sep, 14:00
Facilities management, 24 months
7 responses · Opening recorded 12 Sep
Fleet servicing framework
3 responses · Sealed until 30 Sep, 10:00
Sealed responses
7
Late arrivals rejected
1
Drafts (never visible)
2
A response stays sealed until the buyer records the opening — evaluators cannot peek, and late or draft submissions never enter evaluation.
The opening, on the record
Who submitted, when they submitted, which lots they covered and who recorded the opening — kept with the tender for as long as you need it.
Opening record
Laboratory equipment, 3 lots
Opened 22 Sep, 14:02 · recorded by the evaluation committee
MedSupply Ltd
Submitted 21 Sep, 09:41 · all 3 lots
LabWorks International
Submitted 22 Sep, 11:17 · lots 1 and 2
Arrived 14:26 — after closing
Rejected automatically · supplier notified
Audit trail
Every response keeps its submission timestamp, the opening time and who recorded it — the record stands up to scrutiny later.
Why sealed matters
Procurement rules in most jurisdictions require bids to stay unopened until a formal opening. When the platform enforces it, compliance stops depending on individual discipline: there is no button that opens a bid early, no shared inbox where prices can leak, and no ambiguity about what arrived on time. Suppliers trust the process because the rules are the same for everyone.