Vendor Scoring — Vendor Evaluation Scorecard
Enhances the vendor evaluation capabilities of vendor-comparator / evaluation-designer agents.
Evaluation Criteria Framework
Standard Evaluation Categories
| Category |
Weight (Default) |
Sub-items |
| Technical Fit |
30% |
Requirement fulfillment, technical capability, innovation |
| Price Competitiveness |
25% |
Unit price, TCO, price structure transparency |
| Track Record/Reliability |
20% |
Similar projects, references, financial stability |
| Service/Support |
15% |
SLA, response speed, training, maintenance |
| Strategic Fit |
10% |
Vision alignment, long-term partnership, innovation roadmap |
Price Evaluation Formula
Technical score: Absolute evaluation (1-5 points per item)
Price score: Relative evaluation
Price score formula (lowest-price basis):
Score = (Lowest bid / Vendor's bid) × Maximum points
Example:
Vendor A $100K → (100/100) × 5 = 5.0 points
Vendor B $120K → (100/120) × 5 = 4.17 points
Vendor C $150K → (100/150) × 5 = 3.33 points
Comprehensive Evaluation Template
| Evaluation Criteria (Weight) |
Vendor A |
Vendor B |
Vendor C |
| Technical Fit (30%) |
4.2 (1.26) |
3.8 (1.14) |
4.5 (1.35) |
| Price Competitiveness (25%) |
5.0 (1.25) |
4.2 (1.05) |
3.3 (0.83) |
| Track Record/Reliability (20%) |
3.5 (0.70) |
4.5 (0.90) |
4.0 (0.80) |
| Service/Support (15%) |
4.0 (0.60) |
3.5 (0.53) |
4.2 (0.63) |
| Strategic Fit (10%) |
3.8 (0.38) |
4.0 (0.40) |
3.5 (0.35) |
| Overall Score |
4.19 |
4.02 |
3.96 |
| Rank |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Vendor Risk Evaluation
| Risk Type |
Verification Items |
Evaluation Method |
| Financial risk |
Revenue, debt ratio, operating profit |
Financial statement analysis |
| Operational risk |
Workforce stability, processes |
On-site audit |
| Dependency risk |
Single vendor dependency |
Alternative vendor research |
| Legal risk |
Lawsuits, regulatory violations |
Public disclosure review |
| Reputation risk |
Customer complaints, media |
Reference check |
Reference Check Guide
Question List
| Question |
Verification Point |
| Project scale and duration? |
Similarity check |
| On-time delivery rate? |
Execution capability |
| Any quality issues? |
Problem-solving ability |
| How was change management? |
Flexibility |
| Would you select them again? |
Overall satisfaction |
Quality Checklist
| Item |
Criteria |
| Evaluation criteria |
5 categories + weights |
| Price formula |
Relative evaluation formula specified |
| Minimum candidates |
3+ vendors |
| References |
2+ per vendor |
| Independence |
Evaluator conflict of interest check |
| Transparency |
Score calculation basis recorded |
