Best and Final Offer (BAFO)

Run a final pricing round with your shortlisted suppliers, inside the same sourcing event. Move them to a BAFO stage, collect revised prices line by line, and award with every round on the record.

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The 81 second walkthrough above shows a BAFO round on a solar park tender: round-one bids compared, three suppliers shortlisted and moved to a final stage, revised prices submitted, first and final prices compared line by line, and the award.

Final offers by email: version after version.

Running a best and final round outside your sourcing tool means chasing revised spreadsheets, PDF attachments and phone calls, then working out which number is the latest. In DeepStream, the final round is a stage in the same sourcing event. Select your shortlist, move them to the next stage with its own deadline, and the rest stay where they are.

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DeepStream Move to next stage dialog moving three shortlisted suppliers into a BAFO stage with a stage deadline

First price and final price, line by line

Suppliers price the same line items again, and their earlier prices stay on record. Each supplier's previous price sits next to its final price on every line, with the change shown underneath and total savings calculated per supplier, so you can see exactly where the movement came from before you award. To pick the shortlist in the first place, compare round-one bids with AI bid comparison. When price is the only thing left to settle, run the final round as a live eAuction instead.

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DeepStream comparison showing each supplier's previous price and final BAFO price per line item, with total savings

How a BAFO round works in DeepStream

Add a final stage to a multi-stage sourcing event and invite back only the suppliers you want to hear from again.

Shortlist and move

Select the suppliers you want in the final round and move them to the next stage, with its own stage deadline.

Re-price the same line items

With a response per stage, suppliers submit a fresh price for every line item while their round-one prices stay on record.

Compare and award

See previous and final prices side by side with the savings per supplier, then award with every round behind the decision.

One more round. Every price on the record.

A round worth running

14% average saving against budget when buyers run a BAFO round on DeepStream. See how Ferroglobe France runs one as standard.

The same rules for every supplier

Every shortlisted supplier prices the same line items against the same stage deadline, so the final round is fair and easy to defend.

An award that holds up

Every round, price change and award decision is captured in the audit trail, ready for review months later.

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