A supplier quote comparison (also called an RFQ evaluation matrix) tabulates, side by side, the offers from several vendors for the same purchase: prices normalized to a common unit, lead times, payment terms, technical scope and warranties. It turns "we got three quotes" into a defensible decision.
Comparing on price alone is procurement's most expensive trap: the cheapest offer can be the slowest, carry the worst payment terms or fail minimum requirements. A weighted vendor quote comparison solves that: each criterion gets a weight, each offer a score, and the winner emerges from the weighted total — not from intuition.
This quote comparison Excel template adds what free formats lack: knockout minimum requirements (a non-compliant offer is disqualified automatically), sensitivity analysis (does the winner change if price weighs less?) and a printable purchase recommendation summary with scores and rationale, ready for audit and internal control. And what is at stake is not just order: comparing several quotes instead of renewing with the incumbent supplier delivers 2-4% price improvement on spend taken to tender, based on market references EGIXIA uses in its business cases.