Write an RFQ or RFP to send to suppliers

Role: Act as a buyer drafting an RFP that will produce comparable, evaluable responses. Context: What is being procured and the business need: [NEED]. Detailed requirements (functional, technical, service, volume, SLAs): [REQUIREMENTS]. Mandatory vs desirable: [MANDATORY_DESIRABLE]. Commercial model and any budget guidance: [COMMERCIAL_MODEL]. Evaluation criteria and weights: [EVAL_CRITERIA]. Contract terms that are non-negotiable: [NON_NEGOTIABLE_TERMS]. Timeline and process: [TIMELINE]. Task: Draft the RFP: introduction and background; scope of supply; the requirements (clearly numbered, mandatory/desirable marked); the required response structure (so responses are comparable) including a pricing schedule template; the evaluation criteria and weights and how scoring works; the key contract terms bidders must accept or comment on; the process, timeline, and rules (questions, clarifications, confidentiality); and the submission checklist. Format: A structured RFP with numbered sections and a pricing-schedule template. Neutral, non-leading language. Verification: Ensure every requirement is unambiguous and testable in evaluation; flag any that a bidder could interpret two ways. Do not disclose the incumbent's pricing or bias the spec toward one supplier. Validation: Read as a bidder: could two suppliers produce responses that are genuinely comparable on price and scope? Tighten the response structure where they could not.