Run global tenders end to end.
Take procurement out of spreadsheets and email. Freightgate runs structured bidding rounds against your rules, scores every bid the same way, and turns the award into a live contract applied automatically — with a full audit trail from the first round to the final invoice.
Tenders run in spreadsheets and email.
Bids arrive in mismatched formats, scoring happens by hand, and the rationale for an award lives in someone's inbox. When the process isn't structured, the cheapest bid wins on paper and the savings never reach the contract.
Structured rounds, scored on your rules.
Freightgate runs each tender as defined rounds with your own evaluation logic. Every carrier bids into the same framework, every round is compared the same way, and the award becomes a contract applied automatically — not a forgotten attachment.
From tender to award, in four steps.
The same structured process runs every round, so the award is the bid that best fit your rules — captured and defensible from the first round to the final invoice.
Build the tender
Define your tender, lanes, and evaluation rules. Upload ANY Excel format you desire — no reformatting before you start.
Load profiles & schedules
Bring in your shipment profiles and validate them against live sailing schedules, so bids reflect routings that actually run.
Run the rounds
Carriers bid into one framework. Run as many structured rounds as you need, each compared the same way, like for like.
Award & audit
Score on your rules, award by lane or volume split, and lock it. The result flows to your rate library, ready for invoice audit.
What procurement & tender covers.
Tender setup & shipment profiles
Build a tender, load your shipment profiles, and set your own evaluation rules. Upload ANY Excel format you desire — no reformatting before you start.
Run bidding rounds
Define your tender process and run as many structured rounds as you need. Carriers bid into one framework, so every round is comparable like for like.
Sailing-schedule validation
Check every tendered lane against live ocean sailing schedules and transit, so bids reflect routings that actually run, not paper ones.
Scenario comparison
Compare award scenarios side by side — by lane, by volume split, by carrier mix — so the allocation you commit to is the one you chose, not a default.
Award & allocate
Score bids on your rules, award by lane or by volume split, and lock the result. The award flows straight into your rate library as a contract applied automatically.
Audit & approve invoices
Every round, bid, and decision is captured, so awards are defensible and invoices are matched back to the contract you agreed before they're approved.
See the round, then the award.
Freightgate lines up every carrier's bid in one structured round, scores them against your evaluation rules, and marks the winner — so the award is the bid that best fit your policy, not just the lowest number in an inbox.
How awards become rates applied automaticallyThe same tender, run two ways.
- Bids arrive in mismatched formats and get keyed by hand.
- Each round is scored differently, so comparisons drift.
- The reason for an award lives in someone's inbox.
- The award never makes it into a rate applied on every booking.
- Every carrier bids into one structured framework.
- Every round is scored the same way, like for like.
- Every round and decision is captured for review.
- The award flows into your rate library as a contract applied automatically.
Built for the scale global supply chains tender at.
One process carries the tender from build to award to a contract applied automatically, with no handoff that drops the rationale.
Tender any mode, including multi-leg moves, in one engine, so the same structured process applies across the network.
Each bid, score, and decision is recorded, so awards are defensible and invoices match back to the contract you agreed.
Integrates, it doesn't replace.
Freightgate sits above the ERP, TMS, and carriers you already run and runs your tenders across them. Two decades of integrations mean most of your carriers are already live, ready to bid on day one.
Live in weeks, not quarters.
Upload any Excel format you already keep bid data in, or connect by EDI and API. Carriers pay nothing to serve you, and delivery is collaborative from kickoff to go-live.
“We would recommend to others and look forward to using Global Tender Management in the future.” Agility
What buyers ask first.
How do carriers submit their bids?
Upload any Excel format you already use, or connect carriers by EDI and API. Because Freightgate has two decades of integrations in the library, most of your carriers are already live, so a tender is a matter of weeks to stand up, not quarters.
How many bidding rounds can we run?
As many structured rounds as your process needs. Every carrier bids into the same framework each round, so every round is comparable like for like, from the first to the last.
How are bids scored and awarded?
On your own evaluation rules, not just the lowest number. You can award by lane or by volume split, compare award scenarios side by side, and lock the result you choose.
What happens to the award after we lock it?
The award flows straight into your rate library as a contract applied automatically, then through to Audit & Payment, where invoices are matched back to the rate you agreed before they're paid.
Are tendered lanes checked against real sailing schedules?
Yes. Every tendered lane can be validated against live ocean sailing schedules and transit, so bids reflect routings that actually run rather than paper ones.
See a tender run end to end — on your own lanes.
Bring one lane and one bid sheet. We'll show you the round, the scoring, and the award becoming a contract applied automatically.