The Missed Savings Opportunities section contains reports outlining why the lowest bid wasn't awarded to an event and a summary of missed savings opportunities by month.
Reasons for Awarding for Non-lowest Bid
The Reasons for Awarding for Non-lowest Bid report outlines why request for quote events were not awarded to the lowest supplier response. The list is organized by the most selected reason. For each reason, there is a summary of the identified, awarded, and missed savings.
| Column | Description |
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| Reason for Awarding to Non-Lowest Bid | Displays the reason for awarding to a non-lowest bid. |
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Awarded RFQs |
Displays the number of awarded request for quote events that selected the reason when awarding to a non-lowest bid. If you drill into this value, you can review and download a list of events. This includes a breakdown for each event, including the RFQ ID (with a link), Request ID, Created at Date, Status, Title, Requester Title, and Full Name. |
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Identified Savings |
Displays the sum of identified, potential savings for your opened events. Identified savings is calculated at the line item level as Baseline - Lowest Bid. This value doesn't include alternative items. If you drill into this value, you can review and download a list of events included in the calculation. This includes a breakdown for each event, including the RFQ ID, Request ID, Status, Created at Date, Title, Identified Savings, and Awarded Savings. |
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Awarded Savings |
Displays the sum of awarded savings for your request for quote events. This value is calculated at the event level as baseline spend - awarded bid. This calculation only includes values where you saved money. If you drill into this value, you can review and download a list of events included in the calculation. This includes a breakdown for each event, including the RFQ ID, Request ID, Status, Created at Date, Title, Identified Savings, and Awarded Savings. |
| Missed Savings Opportunity |
Displays the amount of missed savings. This value is calculated as Identified Savings - Awarded Savings. If you drill into this value, you can review and download a list of events included in the calculation. This includes a breakdown for each event, including the RFQ ID Link, Request ID, Status, Created at Date, Title, Non-lowest Bid Awarding Reason, Awarding Note, Identified Savings, Awarded Savings, and Missed Savings (USD). |
ExampleMissed Savings Opportunities by Month
The Missed Savings Opportunities by Month report shows the number of awarded request for quote events that were not awarded to the lowest supplier response. The chart is segmented by month and includes the number of awarded events and a summary of missed savings across events.
| Data | Description |
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# of Awarded RFQs |
Displays the number of awarded request for quote events. If you drill into this value, you can review and download a list of events. This includes a breakdown for each event, including the RFQ ID (with a link), Request ID, Created at Date, Status, Title, Requester Title, and Full Name. |
| Missed Savings |
Displays the amount of missed savings. This value is calculated as Identified Savings - Awarded Savings. If you drill into this value, you can review and download a list of events included in the calculation. This includes a breakdown for each event, including the RFQ ID Link, Request ID, Status, Created at Date, Title, Non-lowest Bid Awarding Reason, Awarding Note, Identified Savings, Awarded Savings, and Missed Savings (USD). |