# Requesting quotes from several suppliers and comparing them

> A "New RFQ" with requested items, sending it, "Add quote" per supplier with a price per line and lead time, then "Quote comparison" and "Convert to PO".

Section: Buying & suppliers · verified against the product on 2026-09-14

Canonical: https://dashing.krd/en/help/request-for-quotes

An RFQ makes the comparison written rather than remembered: the same lines, every supplier's prices, and their lead times.

## Steps

1. Open "Buy", then "Requests for quote", and press "New RFQ".
2. Write the "Title" and add the "Requested items" from "Add a product…" with their quantities, then "Save". The RFQ is a "Draft".
3. Press "Send"; send the lines to the suppliers however suits you. The status becomes "Sent".
4. For each reply: "Add quote" → "Search supplier…" → "Price per line" and "Lead time (days)" → "Save quote".
5. Open "Quote comparison": "Supplier", "Total", "Lead time". Pick the best and press "Convert to PO"; "Converted to a purchase order." appears and the RFQ closes.

## Notes

Supplier performance ("On-time", "Fill rate") is computed from past receipts and shown on the supplier's page to help you choose.

## What the system does not do

It does not send the RFQ to suppliers itself or receive their replies; you record the quotes.

## Common questions

**The supplier replied on WhatsApp with a price — how do I enter it?**

From the RFQ press "Add quote", pick the supplier and enter the "Price per line" and "Lead time (days)"; the supplier needs no account.

**Can I pick one supplier for some lines and another for the rest?**

Conversion turns one quote into one purchase order; to split, create two RFQs or edit the resulting purchase order.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashing.krd/help/request-for-quotes
- کوردی: https://dashing.krd/ckb/help/request-for-quotes

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