Your AI sourcing assistantGet better prices, without the back-and-forth
Send one request to all your suppliers. Their quotes land in one place, line by line, ready to compare.
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The assistant turns what you type into a draft request.
A forwarded enquiry lands in the Inbox and becomes a draft request with its line items filled in and the max prices left for you.
Your suppliers panel suggests who to invite, ranked by who has quoted on similar items before.
In a live auction, bids come in, the lowest price falls, and a late bid that takes the lead extends the clock.
The comparison report shows who won each line, with an AI summary draft you accept, edit or discard.
Getting quotes shouldn't take all week
The usual week
- Mon
Retype the spec for every supplier
- Tue–Wed
Chase replies, then chase again
- Thu
Copy quotes into a spreadsheet
- Fri
Go with the usual supplier
No idea if it was a good price
With SourcingHQ
- Draft
Forward the email or describe it
- Invite
Everyone gets the same request, with reminders
- Quote
Every quote lands side by side
- Award
Award each line, or all to one supplier
You know where every price stands
Supplier discovery
Find more suppliers like yours
Upload the supplier list you already have, from Excel or CSV. SourcingHQ works out what each supplier sells and groups them by product category (HS code). Then it searches the web for more suppliers like them, near you or a place you pick. You choose who to add.
- Any layout works. Company names and emails are enough to start.
- Every company it lists is named on a page it found, never made up.
- The search from your list never includes your company or supplier names.
- Nobody joins your supplier book until you add them.
Upload your supplier list and SourcingHQ groups it by product category, then suggests more suppliers like them for you to add.
Your supplier book
Knows your suppliers, and gets sharper every request
Every request you send builds your supplier book: who you invited, who quoted, who won and who never replied. Ask the assistant who to invite and it answers from your own history.
Suggestions start once you've sent a few requests. New here? Start from your supplier list above.
The live auction
Your suppliers compete, live.
Switch on a live auction when you want suppliers to compete. Suppliers bid inside a window you set. Award line by line, run it open or blind, and schedule it ahead. A late bid that takes the lead puts 3 minutes back on the clock, so nobody wins by sniping.
- Outbid alerts and bid reminders go out by email
- Split the award across suppliers, line by line
- Open bidding or blind bidding, your call per request
Open auction · you see the real figures on every line
Bubble wrap sheets
5,000 units · ceiling $2,800.00
Current lowest
$2,510.00
$0.502/unit · Leading Marrowby Packaging
Packaging cartons
10,000 units · ceiling $4,500.00
Current lowest
$4,180.00
$0.418/unit · Leading Fenwick Hollow Box
A live illustration of the buyer view, through to the moment it closes and hands you the award.
The supplier side
Your suppliers just click and quote
A request only works if your suppliers reply, so their side takes one click.
- 1
An invite from your company.
"Harrowfield Fabrication invited you to quote", with each item and its quantity. It reads like an invitation, not spam.
- 2
One secure link.
No account, no password, nothing to install, nothing to pay.
- 3
A fair view of the room.
They never see who else is invited. Without a live auction, they don't see anyone else's price. In a live auction, they see the lowest price, or only whether they're lowest if you run it blind.
- 4
A reminder if they haven't quoted.
Reminders go by email to suppliers who haven't replied. In a live auction, they can also get an alert when they've lost the lead.
Harrowfield Fabrication invited you to quote
Shipping packaging
Bidding as Marrowby Packaging · Open auction
Bubble wrap sheets
5,000 units
Ceiling $0.56/unit · $2,800.00 total
Your last bid: $0.502/unit · $2,510.00
Current lowest
$2,510.00
$0.502/unit
You're lowest
Packaging cartons
10,000 units
Ceiling $0.45/unit · $4,500.00 total
Your last bid: $0.425/unit · $4,250.00
Current lowest
$4,180.00
$0.418/unit
You're not lowest
You stay in charge
The assistant works for you, and only for you.
The assistant drafts. You decide.
It never sends an invite, makes an award or contacts a supplier on its own.
Your data stays yours.
Your suppliers, prices and conversations are never visible to other customers.
Searches don't reveal who you are.
Supplier web searches don't include your company name or your suppliers' names.
No AI on the supplier's screen.
Suppliers quote on a plain, fair screen. The assistant is for you, not them.
Features
- AI assistant
- Enquiry forwarding
- Supplier book
- Find suppliers like yours
- Requests for quotes by a deadline
- Multi-item requests with split award
- Optional live auction, open or blind
- Anti-snipe
- Team access
- Attach specs and documents
- Import suppliers from Excel
- Email invites, alerts, reminders and delivery status
- Comparison report with PDF
- AI report summary
Why competitive bidding works
The case for a reverse auction isn't ours to make.
We're new, so don't take our word for it. Independent research on competitive bidding lands in the same place:
~6.75%
Average price drop across procurement auctions in a peer-reviewed analysis, after stripping out the outliers.
Peer-reviewedJournal of Benefit-Cost Analysis (Cambridge)
$1B+ / yr
Saved by Ukraine's national procurement system running reverse auctions since 2015.
Government dataProZorro (via Cambridge JBCA)
~14%
Average savings per contract reported across supplies and services at the US national labs.
Government dataUS Department of Energy
Figures are drawn from third-party studies and industry reports, not guarantees of results on SourcingHQ. Actual savings vary by category, supplier competition, and how sharp your starting prices already are.
Pricing
Start free with 3 RFQs in total, one per request you send. Annual plans when you send more.
Questions
What buyers ask first.
What does the assistant actually do?
You describe what you need to buy and it drafts a request: the items, quantities and details. It can suggest which of your suppliers to invite based on your past requests, and find new suppliers, from your supplier list or a request's items. You review everything. It never sends anything on its own.
How do I find more suppliers like the ones I already use?
Start from your current supplier list. Upload it to SourcingHQ in Excel or CSV, and it finds more suppliers like them. It groups them by product category and searches near you or a place you choose. You can also ask the assistant to find suppliers for a request's items. Contact details aren't always found, and nobody joins your supplier book until you add them. Uploading is free on every plan; searching uses your monthly AI credits. No list yet? Start from our free supplier list template.
What's a reverse auction?
A price competition that only moves down. Instead of buyers bidding a price up, your suppliers compete to offer the lowest price, inside a time window you set. When a reverse auction works, and when it doesn't.
Do my suppliers need an account?
No. They get an email invitation in your company's name and quote through a secure link.
Does the AI ever contact suppliers or pick a winner?
No. It drafts and suggests. Sending invites and making awards are always your decision.
Can it read PDFs or spreadsheets?
It reads the inquiry email itself. Attachments on it, like PDFs and spreadsheets, aren't read yet. Forward the email, type the items in, or import your supplier list from Excel. To compare quotes you've already received, the free comparison tool reads PDFs and spreadsheets.
Is my data shared with other customers?
No. Your suppliers, prices and conversations are only visible to your company's account.
What are credits?
A monthly AI allowance for the assistant, finding new suppliers and enquiry drafts. Uploading your supplier list is free. Every plan includes credits, starting with the free plan.
What does it cost?
Start free with 3 RFQs in total, one per request you send. After that, annual plans counted in RFQs - see pricing for the numbers.
Can I compare quotes I've already received?
Yes. Paste or upload them in the free comparison tool, with no account needed, and see each supplier's price side by side. Compare supplier quotes. Or read how to get quotes from several suppliers, so they come back ready to compare.
More questions? Read our procurement guides on supplier quotes, RFQs and choosing a tool.
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