Section Vendor Shortlisting: Scoring Without Bias Published: Date Published on Zhilianhai
Build the criteria first Criterion Weight Evidence Technical fit 30% Concept, references, simulations Support and coverage 25% Named engineers, local stock Total cost of ownership 25% Five-year model, exclusions Delivery and capacity 10% Build slots, project team Documentation and training 10% Sample documents, outline
Bias control Score independently before the group discussion. Discuss evidence, not presentations: whoever presented best should not win by default. Record the reason for every score change made after the meeting. Keep the lowest and highest scores and ask the reason in writing. Information is provided for initial research. Verify specifications, pricing, policies and standards against the original source before making decisions.
