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Price requests to suppliers

Instead of ringing round four nurseries with the same schedule, send it once. Suppliers price it online and you see every quote on one page.

Send a request

  1. Open price requests from your listing page and press "New price request".
  2. Add a reference, the delivery postcode, when you need it on site and when you want prices by.
  3. Add your list. Pick plant names and sizes from the suggestions so every supplier prices the same thing, or press "Paste a list" and paste rows from a planting schedule or spreadsheet, such as "3 Acer palmatum 10L".
  4. Materials work too: topsoil, mulch, turf, seed, tree pit kits, fencing and paving, by m², m³, tonne or item.
  5. We show the suppliers who stock it and deliver there, with their ratings. Up to six can be ticked. Press send.

Compare and accept

  • We email you each time a supplier sends prices, and again at the deadline.
  • The comparison shows every line side by side, with the cheapest price on each line highlighted, delivery, the total, missing items, alternatives offered, lead time and how long prices are valid.
  • Press Accept under the one you want. That supplier gets your contact details to confirm the order, and the others are told.
  • Nobody replied? Send it to more suppliers from the same page.

After delivery

Rate the supplier from the request page. Ratings show on the supplier directory and help other members choose.

Tip: Suppliers see your business name and delivery area, but not your phone or email until you accept their price. The order, payment and delivery are between you and the supplier.

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