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Definition of the status of a Request for Proposals
The status of your Requests for Proposals work as a tag/label and give you information of the life-cycle of an RFP.
The status of your RFPs will allow you the possibility to filter your RFPs from the tab Request For Proposals >> All my RFPs and show you the big picture of how your RFPs are progressing.
For users with access to Reporting, the different status of the RFPs will also enable you to create reports, with the idea to extract from them KPIs and other data.
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Table of statuses for a Request for Proposals
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Status |
Description |
Specificity |
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Draft |
The Request for Proposal is currently being drafted. It is not yet published. |
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Workflow in progress |
The Request for Proposal is being validated by the people assigned this role in the validation workflow. It is not yet published. |
Only if a workflow has been set up |
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Publication rejected |
The Request for Proposal has been rejected by the assigned validators in the workflow and needs to be modified. It is not yet published. |
Only if a workflow has been set up |
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Published without proposal(s) |
The Request for Proposal is published but no proposals have been received yet. |
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Published with proposal(s) |
The Request for Proposal is published and has received at least one proposal. |
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Awaiting extension approval |
The Request for Proposal is the result of an extension request of an ongoing project, which has not yet been accepted by the supplier. |
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Extension refused by the supplier |
The Request for Proposal is the result of an extension request of an ongoing project, which has been refused by the supplier. |
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Awaiting validation by the buyer |
The Request for Proposal received a proposal selected by the operational manager, which must be validated by the buyer. |
Only when the minimum validation amount has been reached |
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Awaiting PR validation by the operational * |
The Request for Proposal has been won and a purchase request can now be created. |
Only in case of interfacing, with additional validation step* |
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Awaiting PR validation * |
The Request for Proposal has been won and a purchase request is awaiting validation in the external tool. |
Only in case of interfacing* |
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Awaiting profile creation |
The Request for Proposal has been won but the supplier still needs to create the consultant's profile to let the project start. |
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Legal verification in progress |
The Request for Proposal has been won but LittleBig Connection still needs to: 1. verify the legal documents of the supplier and 2. the Purchase Order of the final client, before the project can start. |
Only in case of Sourcing or Portage via LittleBig Connection (Connect offer) |
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Started |
The Request for Proposal is closed, and the Purchase Order has been issued. |
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Team complete * |
The Request for Proposal is closed, and all desired Purchase Orders have been issued. |
Only in case of a multi-projects RFP* |
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Closed |
The Request for Proposal is closed, but no Purchase Order has been issued. |
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Deleted |
The Request for Proposal has been deleted. |
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