E-sourcing

Group Procurement in DFDS uses e-sourcing to optimize the sourcing process. The e-sourcing tool allows suppliers to participate in a fair, efficient and structured bidding process.

• What are the benefits of e-sourcing?
• Structured, streamlined process
• Transparency and fairness
• Time savings – an eAuction does not have to take longer than ½ hour
• Clear requirements made available
• Easily accessible from anywhere
• Suppliers can participate at no costs
• Faster evaluation of submitted bids
• Secure, user-friendly web-based platform with simple submission formats
• One key contact – most communication channeled through one system

Different parts of E-sourcing

E-RFx

• Tool used for RFI, RFP and RFQ
• Can include both pricing as well as qualitative evaluation parameters

E-auctions

• Before an e-auction, the pre-qualification of suppliers takes place
• Higher level of market transparency, as participants will receive real-time market information
• Option for suppliers to submit as many bids as they like
• E-auctions can include both pricing as well as qualitative evaluation parameters
• Time savings – an eAuction does not have to take longer than ½ hour

Important information to participants of an e-sourcing process

The tool used by DFDS is Scanmarket (www.scanmarket.com). See examples on how to use the system as a supplier: