Source-to-Contract

Turn your supplier consultations into better purchasing decisions

Digitize your entire sourcing process with SEMS E-Sourcing. From preparing an RFI, RFQ, RFP or tender through evaluation, negotiation and award, SEMS centralizes every step on a single platform.

Put your suppliers into greater competition, compare offers objectively, speed up your consultations and identify new savings opportunities.

Key capabilities

What E-Sourcing enables

Run structured consultations, collaborate securely and make better award decisions from one connected platform.

RFI / RFQ / RFP & tenders

Create all your sourcing events from SEMS: templates, lots, evaluation criteria and documents, on a single interface.

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Supplier portal

A secure space where your suppliers view files, ask questions and submit their offers online.

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Multi-criteria evaluation

Define your technical, financial, CSR or risk criteria and objectively compare every offer received.

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Evaluation committees

Involve the right people at the right time and centralize evaluations for a collective, traceable decision.

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TCO analysis

Compare the real cost, not just the price, by factoring in transport, installation, maintenance and warranties.

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Digital sourcing

Bring your entire sourcing process into one place

Consultations, offers, negotiations, decisions and results: every step of your sourcing comes together on a single, connected platform you can steer in real time.

100% digital
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Centralize
All consultations, offers and communications in one place.
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Automate
Invitations, deadlines, workflows, evaluations and approvals.
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Compare
Offers on a consistent, technical and financial basis.
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Negotiate
Multiple rounds and reverse auctions for better terms.
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Decide
Awards backed by reliable, objective data.
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Measure
The savings and performance of your sourcing operations.
Negotiation

Turn every consultation into a savings opportunity

A supplier's first offer is not always the best one possible. SEMS gives you the tools to structure your negotiations and improve the terms you obtain.

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Multi-round negotiation

Go back to all or some of your suppliers to obtain new proposals. Compare each new offer against the previous one and automatically keep a history of the different negotiation rounds.

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Reverse auctions

Create dynamic e-auctions where suppliers can improve their proposals in real time. Boost competition and make the most of your negotiation potential.

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Supplier clarifications

Centralize requests for clarification and their responses without multiplying email exchanges. Every interaction stays linked to the relevant consultation.

Savings Management

Make your savings visible and measurable

Getting a better offer matters. Being able to demonstrate the value created by Procurement matters even more. SEMS lets you measure the savings achieved during the sourcing process by comparing the newly negotiated terms against your reference points.

Compare against the right reference

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Historical price

Compare against the price previously paid.

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Last order

Measure the gap with your last purchase price.

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Supplier contract

Compare the new terms against the contractual rate.

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Last consultation

Measure the change since your previous sourcing round.

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Budget / target price

Analyze performance against the defined target.

Turn every negotiation into a measurable result

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Reference price
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Initial supplier price
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Negotiated price
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Savings achieved

Procurement leadership thus gets a consolidated view of the value actually generated by their sourcing operations.

From need to award

A fully digital process, without any breaks

Des appels d'offres plus simples, des décisions plus éclairées, pour un achat plus performant.

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Prepare

Cadrez le besoin, les lots, les critères et les règles d'évaluation.

Consult

Publiez vos RFI, RFQ ou RFP et invitez les fournisseurs.

Receive

Centralisez les offres dans un espace sécurisé.

Evaluate

Comparez les offres techniques, commerciales et financières.

Negotiate

Pilotez les clarifications, les tours et les enchères.

Measure

Suivez les économies et la performance du sourcing.

Collaboration

Get every stakeholder collaborating

Sourcing isn't just the buyer's job. SEMS lets Procurement, business units, technical experts, Finance, Management and suppliers collaborate in a shared environment while keeping clearly defined rights and responsibilities. Everyone steps in only when needed and only on the information they are authorized to access.

Governance

Secure every purchasing decision

As the financial stakes increase, governance becomes essential. SEMS lets you set up multi-level approval workflows tailored to your organization.

Circuits d'approbation dynamiques

Approval paths can vary according to the amount, purchasing category, entity, project or type of consultation.

Autorité et seuil financier
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Buyer

Demande préparée
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Procurement Manager

Sourcing validé
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Business unit management

Validation métier
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Finance

Validation budgétaire
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Executive Management

Validation finale
Traceability & audit

Every decision becomes explainable and auditable

SEMS automatically records the actions, approvals and changes made throughout the consultation.

  • Who created the consultation?
  • Who published the consultation?
  • Which suppliers were invited?
  • When were the offers submitted?
  • Who opened the envelopes?
  • Which committee members took part in the opening?
  • Who carried out the evaluation and assigned the scores?
  • Who launched and took part in the negotiation?
  • Who approved the award?
And much more

SEMS also tracks changes, comments, reminders, document views, negotiations, status changes and other events in the process.

A complete, time-stamped audit trail you can consult at any time.

Audit log
Every action on the consultation is tracked
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Consultation created
The consultation was created on the platform.
Creation
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Consultation published
The consultation was published.
Publication
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Suppliers invited
Suppliers were invited to respond.
Invitation
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Offers submitted
Suppliers submitted their offers on the platform.
Submission
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Envelopes opened
Members and timestamp recorded.
Secure opening
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Evaluation recorded
Criteria were assessed and scores assigned.
Evaluation
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Negotiation launched
Negotiation round opened and relevant suppliers recorded.
Negotiation
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Award validated
The award was validated and the supplier notified.
Approval

Give Procurement leadership a global view of sourcing

Consultations launched Amounts under consultation Supplier participation rate Average consultation duration Savings achieved Award rate Performance by category Supplier performance

This lets you identify the categories with the greatest optimization potential.

Integrations

Connect your sourcing to your ecosystem

SEMS E-Sourcing can be used standalone or integrated into your existing environment.

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ERP & Finance systems

Connect the data your Procurement processes need.

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SRM

Make the most of your supplier master data and information.

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Contract Management

Turn an award into a contracting process.

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Procure-to-Pay

Extend sourcing through to the purchase order and operational execution.

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Spend Analysis

Use your spend data to identify new sourcing opportunities.

Why choose SEMS

Why choose SEMS E-Sourcing?

📈 More savingsIncrease competitive tension and make more of your negotiation levers.
⏱️ Shorter cyclesReduce manual tasks and centralize exchanges.
🎯 More objective decisionsCompare suppliers using structured, weighted criteria.
👁️ Greater visibilityTrack your consultations, evaluations and negotiations in real time.
🛡️ Better governanceFrame decisions with workflows, roles and approval levels.
📜 Complete traceabilityKeep a history of every action and every decision.
E-Sourcing + Agentic AI

Take sourcing from automation to intelligence

AI can assist Procurement teams in analyzing consultations and offers, surfacing gaps, flagging points that need particular attention, and speeding up decision preparation. The goal is not to replace the buyer, but to let them spend more time on analysis, negotiation and value creation.

One platform. From spend to value.

E-Sourcing fits naturally into the SEMS suite.

Spend Analysis

Identify opportunities.

Supplier Management

Master your supplier ecosystem.

Contract Management

Secure your commitments.

Procure-to-Pay

Turn decisions into controlled purchases.

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Ready to transform your sourcing?

Move from scattered consultations to a digital, collaborative, measurable and fully traceable process. With SEMS E-Sourcing, give your Procurement teams the means to run consultations more efficiently, negotiate better and make better supplier decisions. Discover SEMS E-Sourcing in action.