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Suggested for your taskFor teams comparing supplier offers
Vendor Quote Comparison
Make the choice with scope and exclusions in view.
Record briefs, prices, exclusions, validity and a documented decision; the workbook does not choose a supplier for you.
Excel 2021, Excel 2024 or Microsoft 365 with XMATCH; native compatibility not verified. Spreadsheet software is separate.
- Format
- Excel · .xlsx
- Inside
- 7 worksheets
- Included
- Clean file + example + guide
$10.90USD · one-time priceTaxes included where applicable.Explore the sheets Follow the real example
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The everyday problem
Make the choice with scope and exclusions in view.
Record briefs, prices, exclusions, validity and a documented decision; the workbook does not choose a supplier for you.
Optional guideNeed help getting started?Choose where to begin. All listed files are included.
Add the complete product to your cart whenever you’re ready. Use this guide only if you’d like help choosing what to open first; your choices do not change the product or its price.
Guide step 1 of 4
What would you like to do?
Pick a useful task, or build your own selection.
Which sheets would you explore first?
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Suggested for your taskWhich file would you open first?
Both files are included. Choose which one you would open first in a desktop spreadsheet application.
Your starting plan.
Your first file or method
Both XLSX files, all 7 connected sheets and the single included guide remain in the complete kit. Your selection identifies where to begin.
Read the complete setup guideThe complete product. Your starting choices do not change its contents or price.
Your choices help you understand the complete product. They do not alter its contents or price.
Both XLSX files, all 7 connected sheets and the single included guide remain in the complete kit. Your selection identifies where to begin.
Read the tasks, contents and file choices
Useful starting tasks
Write one comparable brief. Use the included START_HERE.pdf guide to follow one complete task in a disposable example copy.
Choose my own starting points. Explore the contents and select only the parts you would use first.
Contents to explore
- Dashboard: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Start: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Settings: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Vendors: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Briefs: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Quotes: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Decisions: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Both files are included. Choose which one you would open first in a desktop spreadsheet application.
Explore the worked example: Fictional records show how the sheets work together. Save a disposable copy before trying a change. vendor-quotes-example.xlsx
Start my own working copy: Open the clean workbook after reading the guide. Keep the original and save a copy for your own records. vendor-quotes-clean.xlsx
Follow the complete first taskUse the included guide and a disposable example copy.
Your first useful session / Start with the example
Write one comparable brief
Follow this one complete task before entering your own records. Keep the blank original and save a working copy.
Write a comparable brief
Record the required scope, response deadline and working budget before entering supplier offers.
Inspect BriefsName the vendors
Create a stable vendor ID and the contact reference needed to identify each proposal.
Inspect VendorsEnter each proposal
Link its brief and vendor IDs, received and validity dates, prices, exclusions and scope coverage.
Inspect QuotesDocument the choice
Link one received, complete and valid quote; record the approval date, decision maker and reason.
Inspect Decisions
EVERY WORKSHEET / ACTUAL EXAMPLE FILE
See what you enter.
Understand what updates.
Inspect all 7 sheets. These are images of the delivered example, with fictional records. Open an image to read its full detail.
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:E29. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Dashboard
Dashboard: Labelled results and source warnings.
- You enter
- Review linked input records
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Labelled results and source warnings
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:D40. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Start
Start: The first task and route through the sheets.
- You enter
- Read the route through the file
- Calculated or supplied reference
- First useful task
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:D27. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Settings
Settings: Review date and chosen assumptions.
- You enter
- Review date and assumptions
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Chosen settings
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:D14. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Vendors
Vendors: 100 supplied input rows.
- You enter
- Record ID, Supplier, Contact reference
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Input check
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:H14. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Briefs
Briefs: 120 supplied input rows.
- You enter
- Record ID, Required scope, Responses due, Working budget
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Offers received, Selected total, Budget headroom
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:N14. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Quotes
Quotes: 300 supplied input rows.
- You enter
- Record ID, Brief ID, Vendor ID, Received on, Valid through, Base amount, Delivery, Tax / fees, Scope covered?, State, Exclusions / reference
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Total quote, Against budget
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:I14. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Decisions
Decisions: 120 supplied input rows.
- You enter
- Record ID, Brief ID, Selected Quote ID, Chosen on, Approved by, Reason / condition
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Selected amount, Over budget by
Follow the supplied fictional exampleRead the inputs and the result together
From the supplied fictional example
The supplied fictional example
Two offers are received for a 500 working budget. Both total 400, but the second excludes installation. The event lead documents a choice of the first complete offer, leaving 100 of budget headroom.
- Working budget
- 500.00
- Two offers
- 400.00 each
- Exclusion
- Installation in offer two
- Selected offer
- 400.00
- Budget headroom
- 100.00
FOLLOW THE ACTUAL EXAMPLE FILE
The supplied fictional example
Fictional records from the supplied example XLSX. Follow the same references through the sheets, then start your own clean copy.
The records behind the result
Working budget 500.00
Two offers 400.00 each
Exclusion Installation in offer two
Two offers are received for a 500 working budget. Both total 400, but the second excludes installation. The event lead documents a choice of the first complete offer, leaving 100 of budget headroom.
- Selected offer
- 400.00
- Budget headroom
- 100.00
This is an explanation of the downloadable workbook, not an online editor. Its complete clean and worked files are included. Save a working copy. Manual entry, with no automatic sync or external connections.
Inspect the actual worksheetsFrom setup to a regular review
How you use it.
Open the 3-step setup and review routineInputs, calculations and the decision each step supports
- 01
Write one comparable brief
You enterRecord the scope, response deadline and budget before entering offers.
CalculatedThe brief keeps scope and working budget alongside offers.
Your next stepReview the labelled results and correct source warnings before acting.
- 02
Enter every complete proposal
You enterGive each vendor a stable ID, total the proposal lines and mark exclusions and scope coverage explicitly.
CalculatedPrices and exclusions remain visible separately for each valid offer.
Your next stepReview the labelled results and correct source warnings before acting.
- 03
Document the choice
You enterChoose a valid, received quote and note who approved it, why and whether it exceeds the working budget.
CalculatedThe selected offer and remaining budget reflect the decision you recorded.
Your next stepReview the labelled results and correct source warnings before acting.
7 sheets. Inspect each one.Inputs, outputs and when to use every worksheet
DashboardOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Review linked input records
Calculated or reference
- Labelled results and source warnings
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Dashboard sheetStartOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Read the route through the file
Calculated or reference
- First useful task
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Start sheetSettingsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Review date and assumptions
Calculated or reference
- Chosen settings
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Settings sheetVendorsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Record ID, Supplier, Contact reference
Calculated or reference
- Input check
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Vendors sheetBriefsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Record ID, Required scope, Responses due, Working budget
Calculated or reference
- Offers received, Selected total, Budget headroom
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Briefs sheetQuotesOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Record ID, Brief ID, Vendor ID, Received on, Valid through, Base amount, Delivery, Tax / fees, Scope covered?, State, Exclusions / reference
Calculated or reference
- Total quote, Against budget
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Quotes sheetDecisionsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Record ID, Brief ID, Selected Quote ID, Chosen on, Approved by, Reason / condition
Calculated or reference
- Selected amount, Over budget by
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Decisions sheetFiles, capacities and practical limitsRead these before choosing your working copy
The download
Files with a purpose.
START_HERE.pdf
One four-page guide: first session, file index, practical limits, recovery and license.
vendor-quotes-clean.xlsx
Empty workbook. Save As a working copy before entering records.
vendor-quotes-example.xlsx
The same workbook with fictional records and checked results.
English instructions, sheet names and field labels.
Before you choose
Fit and practical limits.
- For teams comparing supplier offers
Understand the boundaries.
- Save a working copy. Manual entry, with no automatic sync or external connections.
- Supplied tables have fixed capacities. Extend formulas, tables and validation together before using extra rows.
- Use one currency. Blank means unknown; enter 0 when the amount is known to be zero.
- Resolve the highlighted input rows before relying on the summary.
- Uses exact-mode XMATCH. Requires Excel 2021, Excel 2024 or Microsoft 365; older Excel editions are not supported. Native Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers have not been verified.
- Enter each vendor proposal as received, including delivery/tax amounts and explicit exclusions. Do not convert currencies in this workbook.
- Scope covered is a human assessment, not a verified guarantee. The sheet never selects a supplier automatically; record the chosen quote and the reason in Decisions.
- A quote valid through a date may be selected on that date. Past prices, taxes, contract terms and supplier performance are not inferred.
Excel 2021, Excel 2024 or Microsoft 365 with XMATCH; native compatibility not verified. Local digital-engine tests are separate from native application verification.
Vendor Quote Comparison / Version 1.0
Your own working copy.
Clean workbook, separate example and one START_HERE.pdf guide covering setup, practical limits and the internal-use license.
$10.90USD · One-time purchaseTaxes included where applicable.
Desktop spreadsheet software required; it is not included. Native Excel compatibility is still awaiting verification.
Digital download. Review availability and the final total in your cart.
Questions about this workbook
The details that affect your choice.
Must I connect an account?
No. The workbook uses manually entered records and has no external connection.
Can I add unlimited records?
No. Supplied capacities are listed. Extend formulas, tables and validation together before using additional rows.
Why does the result ask me to review inputs?
Correct the highlighted Input check at its source. Keep a backup before changing IDs, dates or assumptions; do not replace a formula with a typed result.