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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
- Open price requests from your listing page and press "New price request".
- Add a reference, the delivery postcode, when you need it on site and when you want prices by.
- 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".
- Materials work too: topsoil, mulch, turf, seed, tree pit kits, fencing and paving, by m², m³, tonne or item.
- 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.
More in member tools for trades
- Your compliance pack: Keep insurance, accreditations, RAMS and policies in one place and send them to contractors with one link.
- Team and training records: Record every card and ticket your team holds, get reminders before they expire and download a training matrix.
- PQQ answer bank and project references: Answer each prequalification question once, then copy it into every portal and questionnaire.
- Payment tracker: Log your applications and get warned about every Construction Act deadline, late payment and retention due.
- Your free website: Publish a three-page website at yourname.tlgb.co.uk, written from your listing, with an enquiry form.
- Jobs from main contractors: How matching jobs reach you, how to reply with your paperwork and how invitations work.
- Help Hub and recruitment: Ask other trades for labour, machines or cover, offer spare capacity, and find people looking for work.