From Tender Return to a clearer supplier decision.
AKTE is a productized procurement evaluation service that begins after bids are received. It turns an accepted tender baseline and bidder submissions into a structured, evidence-backed evaluation while your existing tender and document systems remain in place.
Begin with a short project fit check. No confidential documents required.
01
Check your project
Tell AKTE what kind of procurement you are running, how many bidders you expect to compare, the approximate size of the source set and the main file formats. The Project Fit Check collects non-confidential project characteristics only. Do not submit tender documents, bidder names, pricing schedules or other sensitive information through the public form.
02
Confirm the likely route
AKTE identifies the standard package likely to fit. A project that exceeds a bidder or effective-page limit, contains multiple lots or presents unusual complexity is routed for written review. The recommended route is provisional until the scope and source set have been validated.
03
Checkout and project setup
Complete checkout, accept the applicable engagement terms and submit the Project Setup Form. Confidential files are not requested through checkout or the public website. Standard-fit projects follow the approved package route. Complex or non-standard projects receive a written scope, price and delivery plan before work begins.
04
Secure upload
AKTE provides a project-specific Tresorit upload route for the tender baseline, bidder submissions, commercial schedules, programs, addenda and other agreed source documents. Confidential tender files do not pass through the public website.
05
Validation and Complete Validated Upload
Before evaluation begins, AKTE checks the source set for readability, completeness, versions, file suitability and alignment with the agreed scope. If a material document is missing, unreadable, duplicated, superseded or outside scope, AKTE records the issue and confirms what is required. The delivery clock starts only when AKTE issues the Complete Validated Upload confirmation, recording the accepted bidders, effective page count, source-set version and target date.
06
Evidence-linked evaluation
AKTE organizes the accepted evidence against the agreed evaluation basis, compares the bidder responses and identifies material compliance matters, commercial differences, qualifications, exclusions, delivery assumptions and clarification requirements. Material findings and evidence references are checked against the accepted source documents. Human quality assurance and release authority remain part of every package. Confirmed facts, analytical conclusions, assumptions, missing information and clarification requirements are distinguished from one another.
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Secure delivery
The approved PDF, workbook where included, memorandum where included and Release Manifest are delivered through a secure project-specific route. Internal working files and unapproved outputs are not included. The client reviews the evaluation and retains responsibility for the clarification process, professional judgement, Selection Recommendation and final award decision.
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Factual correction window
Each fixed package includes one consolidated factual correction round. A factual correction addresses a recording, attribution, calculation or source-reference error against the accepted source set. New documents, revised bids, changed criteria, added scenarios or expanded analysis are controlled scope changes. AKTE confirms any additional price and revised date before proceeding.
09
Closeout
AKTE confirms the controlling release, closes the correction window and records the planned deletion date.
10
Deletion confirmation
Tender source files, working files and the confidential project copy are normally deleted 30 calendar days after operational closeout, subject to legal, insurance, incident or agreed retention holds. AKTE then issues a deletion confirmation.