
Auction Software
ProcurePort’s Auction Software employs state of the art technology which is hosted on the Cloud. There is “No Downloads. No Software to Install”.
ProcurePort is hosted in a SAAS 70 Type II Tier IV Data center, providing the highestlevel of security and privacy for your data.
The Auction software module provides a dynamic pricing environment where suppliers compete for business in real time. ProcurePort has a comprehensive set of features within its auction software platform that allows for multiple event strategies to suit specific buying scenarios. A complete web browser based solution (No Downloads. No Software to install)
Typical event types that can be conducted on the ProcurePort Auction Software platform include:
- Reverse Auctions
- Forward Auctions
- Dutch Auctions
- Sealed Bid Auctions
- Japanese Auctions
The Auction Software Platform is supported by our dedicated and friendly 24/7 technical support staff that are highly trained professionals familiar with all aspects of sourcing.
The following are Key Features of the Auction platform
Key Features:
Buyer (Auction Administrator) Features:
- Web Based as well as Offline Event Setup
- Collect Pre-Bid or indicative pricing from each participating vendor/supplier
- MULTI CURRENCY BIDDING: Allow participants to bid in their native currency and convert to base currency in realtime
- Multi format events such as Rank Only, Yes/No, Reserve Price, Lot Based Ranking, etc.
- CUSTOM (add-on) FIELDS SET-UP: Administrator can create add on fields that can be associated with the basic BID placed by the participating supplier in order to get a complete bid break-up / associated information. These fields can be numeric, percentage, text, logical, date or file upload format. (eg: Basic Bid + Packaging + Shipping)
- ADVANCED RULES ENGINE: Create advanced rules for multi-point bidding including bid handicapping
- Capture Historic Bid Price, Target Bid Price, Reserve Bid Price to be used for post event bid analytics
- TOP DOWN BIDDING STRUCTURE: Multiple LOT, ITEM GROUP and ITEM availability all under a single event to support Group / Individual negotiation. This eliminates need for launching multiple events to accommodate complex negotiations having a large number of Products / Bidders.
- Event Pause, Resume & Time management capabilities for a Live Event
- On Screen Bid Analysis with relevant Graphs.
- A Comprehensive Interactive Tutorial for the Administrator and the Bidder sites
- On-Screen Interactive Reporting for the Administrator and the Bidder
1. RFQ Bid Analysis
2. Gain / Loss analysis against LPP / Reserve Price / Target Price
3. User & Bidder access log for audit trial
4. Other custom reports On Demand
- Downloadable Excel / Xml Reporting for custom bid analysis.
- Multiple Auction Formats such as Reverse Auctions, Forward Auctions, Dutch Auctions, Sealed Bid Auctions, Japanese Auctions, etc.
Bidder (Participant) related features:
- Multiple language interface
- Option to select bidding currency.
- Option to invite other team members from within organization to collaborate
- Comprehensive bid box to facilitate factored bidding. It allows bidder to provide complete bid-breakup by placing value in CUSTOM (add-on) FIELDS.
- Auto/Proxy Bidding facility
- Realtime Bid Refresh
- Numeric as well as percentage decrement bidding to address different bidding scenario
- Offline bid creation and upload facility for events with large number of line items. This allows the bidder to download excel worksheet that can be filled with desired bids and be uploaded in the system as bid response.
- Pre-Auction bidding facility for Initial bid submission.
- Online Chat and Bulletin Board
Procurement professionals monitor supplier activity in real-time, watching as suppliers compete and update their pricing throughout the event.
With the help of ProcurePort’s Spend Analysis Software and Reverse Auction Software, Save 18% - 40% by conducting online auctions. Contact us today to discuss the various auction formats such as reverse auctions, forward auctions, dutch auctions, Japanese auctions, sealed bid auctions, etc. and see what fits best with your sourcing needs.
Learn how ProcurePort’s Spend Analysis can help your business with your spend management. Contact us today to get an estimate on your spend analysis/Spend Visibility project.


