The AI copilot for procurement strategic sourcing consultants

The AI that writes the RFP, reads the bids, and defends the award.

Awarden is the AI copilot that multiplies the procurement sourcing consultant. Turn spend data into a sourcing strategy, strategy into a complete RFP, and supplier bids into a defensible award — with your judgment on every call.

Early access is rolling out in waves. No credit card required.

SOC 2-aligned practices Trusted by sourcing pros
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Active RFP Event

Global Logistics 2026

Evaluation
M

Meridian Logistics

Preferred

92
N

Northwind Supply Co.

Shortlisted

87
A

Atlas Components

In review

74

$2.4M projected savings

14.2% below baseline spend

Weighted Scorecard

Total cost of ownership88
Delivery & lead time76
Compliance & risk94
Sustainability68

Award recommendation ready for client sign-off

Powering sourcing teams at forward-thinking enterprises

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The copilot

Five ways Awarden multiplies your practice

The copilot does the reading, drafting, and scoring. You bring the judgment, the client relationship, and the final call — on work that is always traceable back to the source.

01

Requirements Autopsy

Drop in a client's spend data, contract pack, or category brief. Awarden dissects it and returns a sourcing strategy skeleton — categories, cost drivers, incumbent exposure, and the requirements that actually matter.

Spend data → strategy skeleton
02

RFP Autodraft

Generate the full RFP from your category and requirements — scope, questionnaires, evaluation criteria, and commercial schedules. You edit and approve; the blank page never happens again.

Requirements → complete RFP
03

Bid Reader

Ingest every supplier proposal and pre-score it against your evaluation criteria, with page-cited evidence behind each score so you can verify the source in one click.

Page-cited evidence
04

Award Brief Writer

Produce a board-ready award recommendation memo: the shortlist, the scoring rationale, the negotiated savings, and the decision trail that defends the award under scrutiny.

Board-ready memo
05

Benchmark Network

Anonymized cross-firm data on supplier pricing and negotiation outcomes, so you walk into the negotiation knowing what a good number actually looks like.

Anonymized cross-firm data
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Criteria Architect

Sourcing a category you have not run before? Answer a short guided questionnaire — category, strategy, complexity, term, business goals — and Awarden proposes the full evaluation scorecard: criteria, definitions, weights, scoring guidance, and the evidence to request. Edit it freely; every change is tracked against the AI proposal so the award stays defensible.

  • Questionnaire is skippable
  • Reorder, re-weight, and rewrite
  • Export to CSV or print
Open Criteria Architect

No account needed — build a scorecard in about a minute.

The platform

Everything a sourcing engagement needs, in one place

Around the copilot sits the workspace where the engagement actually runs — the purpose-built tools strategic sourcing requires, instead of spreadsheets, decks, and inboxes.

RFP command center

Launch structured RFP, RFI, and RFQ events with reusable templates, questionnaires, and deadlines. Track every supplier response in one live view.

Weighted supplier evaluation

Start with a Criteria Architect scorecard, then score suppliers against those weighted criteria. Awarden rolls up qualitative and quantitative inputs into a defensible award recommendation.

Strategic sourcing workflows

Move each category through intake, market analysis, sourcing, negotiation, and award with stage gates tailored to how your engagements actually run.

Savings & impact tracking

Quantify negotiated savings against baseline spend and surface realized impact your enterprise clients can take straight to the CFO.

Multi-client workspaces

Run every engagement in an isolated workspace with its own suppliers, documents, and stakeholders. Switch clients without ever mixing data.

Enterprise-grade governance

Role-based access, full audit trails, and encryption in transit and at rest — designed around SOC 2-aligned practices your clients demand.

How it works

From category scope to signed award

A guided strategic sourcing flow that keeps every engagement moving — and every decision defensible.

01

Scope the category

Capture requirements, baseline spend, and stakeholders. Spin up an engagement workspace in minutes with proven sourcing templates.

02

Run the RFP event

Invite suppliers with a secure link — no license needed. Collect proposals and questionnaire responses in a single structured pipeline.

03

Evaluate & score

Build the scorecard with Criteria Architect before bids arrive, then compare proposals side by side on those weighted criteria — objective and audit-ready.

04

Award & report

Generate a client-ready award recommendation with negotiated savings, rationale, and a full decision trail for sign-off.

−41%

Faster sourcing cycles

12.8%

Average negotiated savings

More RFPs run per consultant

100%

Auditable award decisions

Illustrative metrics based on modeled sourcing engagements.

Loved by consultants

Sourcing pros ship better outcomes with Awarden

Awarden replaced a mess of spreadsheets and email threads. I now run three enterprise RFPs at once and every award decision is fully documented for the client.
DW

Dana Whitfield

Principal, Strategic Sourcing Advisory

The weighted scorecards are the difference-maker. My clients trust the recommendation because they can see exactly how each supplier was evaluated.
MB

Marcus Bellamy

Founder, Cedar Procurement Partners

Onboarding suppliers used to take a week of back-and-forth. With secure invite links they respond directly and it flows straight into my evaluation.
PA

Priya Ananthan

Sourcing Consultant, Vantage Category Group

Pricing

Simple plans that scale with your practice

Founding members lock in early-access pricing. Join the waitlist to reserve your spot.

Solo

For independent sourcing consultants.

$149/ month
  • Up to 3 active engagements
  • Unlimited RFP events
  • Weighted supplier scorecards
  • Savings tracking
  • Email support
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Most popular

Practice

For growing sourcing practices & boutiques.

$399/ month
  • Unlimited engagements
  • Up to 8 team members
  • Custom scorecard templates
  • Client-ready reporting
  • Audit trails & governance
  • Priority support
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Firm

For established advisory firms.

Custom
  • Everything in Practice
  • Unlimited team members
  • SSO & advanced roles
  • SOC 2 documentation
  • Dedicated success manager
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FAQ

Questions, answered

Awarden is purpose-built for US-based procurement strategic sourcing consultants and boutique advisory firms who run RFPs, supplier evaluations, and category strategies on behalf of enterprise clients.

Generic tools track tasks or spend after the fact. Awarden is workflow-native for strategic sourcing — structured RFP events, weighted supplier scorecards, savings tracking, and client-ready deliverables live in one connected workspace.

Yes. Each engagement gets its own isolated workspace with separate suppliers, RFPs, documents, and stakeholders, so client data never mixes and you can switch context in a click.

No. Suppliers receive a secure invitation link to submit proposals and answer questionnaires — no license required. Their responses flow straight into your evaluation scorecards.

Security is foundational. Awarden is designed around role-based access, per-engagement isolation, audit trails, and encryption in transit and at rest, following SOC 2-aligned practices.

We're onboarding sourcing consultants in waves. Join the waitlist with your work email and we'll reach out with early-access details and onboarding support.

Early access now open

Bring your next sourcing engagement to Awarden

Join the waitlist and be among the first sourcing consultants to run RFPs, evaluate suppliers, and deliver enterprise results on one platform.

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