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Freight tendering

Freight tendering

Better terms and conditions through genuine competition – put out to tender in a structured manner, awarded transparently.

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Freight procurement that puts the market to work for you

In many industrial companies, freight contracts are still awarded via email, Excel and rates that have evolved over the years. With ELOGATE, you can create tenders, distribute them to your service providers, compare quotes – even where pricing structures are complex – and document every contract award in a transparent manner. This allows you to harness genuine competition to your advantage, rather than leaving money on the table year after year.

How freight tendering works with ELOGATE

Create a call for tenders

Whether it involves complex criteria based on volume, weight or bulk, periodic tenders or short-notice spot enquiries.

Distribute to service providers

Your logistics service providers submit their prices directly via the portal – without the need for group emails or manual data entry.

Compare offers

All quotes are displayed in a single view, including tiered pricing and surcharges such as tolls or diesel.

Allocate and document

Every decision is documented – this also provides the structured price data required for automated transport planning.

The benefits of ELOGATE for you

Genuine competition rather than rates that have built up over the years.
Comparable offers despite complex pricing logic.
The best terms and conditions for scheduled and spot shipments.
Transparent allocation of resources for procurement and management.

FAQ on freight tendering

Digital freight tendering is the structured tendering of transport services to several logistics service providers via a platform. Suppliers submit their prices directly into the system, which automatically allows offers to be compared and ensures that the award of the contract is documented in a transparent manner.

A freight exchange arranges cargo space on the spot market. ELOGATE organises the allocation of work to your existing service providers, as recorded in your ERP system – whether for periodic tenders or short-notice spot enquiries. The focus is on process automation, not on brokering; cost savings are achieved through structured competition.

Yes. Complex quotation criteria – load volume, weight, bulk – as well as tiered pricing and surcharges, such as tolls and diesel, are included in the tender and are automatically factored into the comparison of quotations.

The negotiated terms and pricing data are stored in a structured format within the system and form the basis for the automatic Transport allocation. Framework agreements and daily rates are managed centrally, ensuring that ELOGATE and your ERP system are always in sync.

Yes. In addition to periodic tenders, spot price enquiries can be submitted in the same structured format – which is relevant if there is no price on file for a particular route.

Experience your transport logistics just as they should be — automated and under control.

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