Inquiry purchase means that the purchaser sends inquiry letters or notices to multiple suppliers, asking them to quote, and selects the supplier with the best quotation to purchase. This procurement method is usually suitable for purchasing goods or services with small scale, relatively low price, scattered suppliers or urgent procurement. Its advantage lies in saving the procurement cycle and reducing the procurement cost, but there are also problems of relatively difficult supplier selection and quality control.
Competitive negotiation procurement refers to the face-to-face negotiation between the purchaser and several suppliers, and an agreement is reached on the contract terms, price and quantity of the procurement. The purchaser usually provides an invitation letter for competitive negotiation and invites qualified suppliers to participate in the negotiation. This procurement method is suitable for goods or services with high technical requirements, fierce market competition, high price or relatively few supply markets. The advantage is that it can give full play to the technical, management and service advantages of suppliers, but the disadvantage is that the process is relatively complicated and takes a long time.
Single-source procurement means that the purchaser directly selects a supplier for procurement according to special circumstances when the legal conditions are met. This procurement method is usually suitable for purchasing goods or services with patents, know-how or long-term cooperative relations, or in case of emergency. Its advantages are simplifying the procurement process and shortening the procurement time, but there are also problems of lack of competition and transparency.
Online bidding procurement means that the purchaser publishes the procurement requirements to multiple suppliers through the network platform, and the suppliers bid by submitting quotations, and finally choose the supplier with the lowest price to purchase. This purchasing method is suitable for goods or services with relatively easy prices and fierce market competition. Its advantage lies in improving procurement efficiency, high transparency and reducing procurement cost, but it may also lead buyers to pay attention to price and ignore quality.
Advantages and disadvantages of non-tendering procurement and its application scope
Advantages: Non-bidding procurement is more flexible than bidding procurement, and the purchaser can choose according to the actual situation and determine the cooperative suppliers more pertinently. The whole process of non-bidding procurement is relatively short, which can greatly shorten the procurement cycle and meet the urgent needs of buyers.
Disadvantages: Non-bidding procurement method lacks transparency compared with bidding procurement, which easily leads to the lack of openness and fairness in the procurement process, and there are certain regulatory risks. Compared with bidding procurement, non-bidding procurement usually only selects a few or one supplier for procurement, and less consideration is given to the participation of other potential suppliers, which may miss out on better supplier selection.
Scope of application: when the purchaser needs urgently needed goods or services, the non-bidding procurement method is more rapid and timely. Only by selecting suppliers according to specific technical requirements and trying to obtain the best cost-effective goods or services in the fierce market competition can buyers find more competitive suppliers through non-bidding procurement.