Preconditions and prerequisites:


Competition: there are more than 3 supplier. Suppliers are keen on doing business with METRO


•Transparency: all documents/information must be shown to all suppliers

•Comparability: suppliers can deliver same product quality based on requirement profile

•Fairness: winning supplier will be awarded


Before starting a new project, make sure the needed documents are ready: 


•General conditions (Auction rules) in pdf format

•Supplier guide -  Offer Solution Service Team train the new Supplier on demand 

•Supplier list

•Requirement profile(s) (incl. Layout/Design/Images)

•Calculation sheet (if applicable)

•Other documents which you want to share within auction


Steps in eSourcing:


The auctions created via Auction module cannot be Awarded.

In order to conduct the awarding after the negotiations are done, it is mandatory to create the projects from the RFX module and all data under Project Management and Demand Specification from the RFX that is previously created, should be copied to the auction. 


For more information regarding the creation of a project from RFX module, please check the following articles based on your needs: 


How to create Local Tender Poject (incl RFP + AUC)

Local tender template-only with AUC-create AUC from DS 


1. Go in Auction List and click on New Project




2. Select "Start with an auction template" and click on "Next" 



3. Choose the auction template that you want to use and click on "Apply" 




To complete the auction setup please check the guides corresponding to your auction type:



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