Scale

Companies that prioritize procurement analytics in decision-making achieve tangible ROI improvements that positively impact the bottom line

An effective way to find and onboard trusted suppliers who meet your business needs and helps in achieving the company’s sourcing goals

Working on digital transformation in your organization? Here are some important FAQs on Digital Procurement to get you started…

Digital Procurement encompasses the entire procurement process, from sourcing and ordering to payment and contract management.

We have made it easier for your company to directly procure from trusted businesses using pre-negotiated Supplier Price Lists.

Experience reduced risks, improved responsiveness, reduced costs & increased compliance when sourcing for suppliers in Africa.

Experience a seamless transition from evaluating Request for Quotations to managing Purchase Orders and Invoices, on a single platform

We have highlighted just a few of the reasons why. And we are just getting started on #procurement #supplychain #supplychainfinance

Updates on interactions with suppliers during the post-award phase including the handling of awarded bids, purchase orders and invoices.

Procure Updates – Making the e-procurement process much simpler with a focus on management of bids & suppliers on the platform.

We have made some big changes to our platform by launching two e-procurement solutions called #Procure (for Buyers) and #Supply (for Suppliers)

In Kenya’s public procurement, it is a legal requirement to give bidders 14 days to either purchase the tender or download it for free

It’s time to starting working with technology-based solution; proven to be more cost-effective with a surety of business continuity

Here are a few important tips for success when responding to a bid and, in general, participating in public procurement

You can now add up to 3 businesses under your account, each of which can have their users, documents & tender settings managed separately.

Scale ensures the latest copy of all the different types of tendering documents are securely stored and easily accessible to yourself and your team members.

We have deliberately built Scale to simplify the tendering process, for everyone.

The digitizing of tenders, checklists. documents and the tender preparation process will create and maintain consistency and accuracy.

Scale’s Tender Readiness Index identifies and tracks the most important things your business needs to do or have to be successful at winning tenders.

Yes, everyone loves a better experience. From us, this is a big update where we are bringing so many new improvements to you in one major swoop.

Starting 12th April 2021, we will be introducing Subscription-based plans and pricing for all our users.

We’ve got something in store for you when Scale gets an upgrade on 12th April 2021. Here are some of the updates to expect in the coming days…

Sign in to your Scale Account and ensure all your ongoing tenders are completed and exported by 9PM on Friday 9th April 2021 to avoid any inconveniences.

These present an independent opinion on your financial statements & helps procuring entities be sure of your business’ financial standing.

Most procuring entities require proof that your business has successfully done similar work either in terms of capacity or of a similar value.

Usually the least preferred method as it sets aside the rules that ensure there’s competition among the suppliers. Only used under exceptional circumstances.

A competitive procurement method that limits requests for tenders to suppliers, contractors or service providers already shortlisted by a procuring entity.

Open tenders have no allocated minimum expenditure amount whereas the maximum is determined by the budget allocated for the particular procurement. 

Renewable business documents tend to be tricky to keep track of and, at times, bidders tend to discover they are using expired tender documents too late in the tendering process.

Scale has been shortlisted into the final stage of this year’s MIT Solve Global Challenge under the Good Jobs & Inclusive Entrepreneurship category.

Can you imagine losing a tender worth millions just because you didn’t stamp or sign the tender documents as requested in the mandatory requirements?

Every tender specifies the mandatory, technical as well as financial documents that you are required to submit in order to qualify to win. Section 79 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act defines this as “Responsiveness of tenders.”

Serialisation is one of those pesky mandatory requirements in every tender document. But it is also the reason most businesses have lost the opportunity to win tenders.

2019 was a difficult year for most businesses in Kenya. Doing business has always been difficult and especially so for SMEs… As we begin 2020, we have been hard at work building a solution that will be integral to your success this year.

As a Kenyan entrepreneur, you now have the ability to start tipping this balance in your favor by using technology to fully streamline your entire tender management and response preparation process.

Visualize a world where your entire tender application process is fully digitized and every step of the tender preparation happens through your laptop, iPad and mobile phone from anywhere in the world.