Consultant FAQ: working with a supplier-neutral RFQ platform

Yes. A consultant, EPC advisor, project manager or procurement professional can define a client's industrial project on the platform, generate a structured RFQ, use the calculators and review normalised manufacturer responses. The platform is intended for capital-equipment projects from USD $250,000 upward, and the consultant remains the client's named contact throughout.

A consultant-friendly RFQ platform lets an adviser define a client's requirement once, issue one comparable request to several manufacturers and compare the responses against consistent criteria — while the adviser stays the client's named contact. On Global B2B Group the RFQ document, cost references and normalised comparison can be reused inside the consultant's own deliverables, and no supplier is ranked or endorsed.

The structured RFQ builder and readiness score, the should-cost calculator, the CAPEX, TCO, ROI, payback, duties and working-capital calculators, the supplier proposal comparison tool, the master project planner and financing pathway screening. Each publishes its assumptions so a consultant can reproduce the figures for a client. The consultant landing page at /consultants explains how an engagement runs.

No. The consultant remains the client's adviser and named contact: you keep the advisory mandate, the technical judgement and the recommendation. The platform supplies supplier-neutral procurement infrastructure underneath — requirement structuring, one comparable RFQ, manufacturer research and normalised proposal comparison. Global B2B Group works with consultants, not around them.

Yes. The should-cost, CAPEX, TCO, ROI, payback, duties and working-capital calculators publish their assumptions, so a consultant can reproduce the figures and show the basis of a number in a client deliverable. The outputs are planning references, not quotations or valuations.

Yes. The proposal comparison tool normalises offers against consistent criteria and flags exclusions, scope divergence and missing line items, so bids can be compared line by line rather than on headline price alone. It does not rank or endorse suppliers; the technical and commercial recommendation stays with the consultant and the buyer.

No. Global B2B Group is not a manufacturer, supplier, EPC contractor, engineering certifier, bank or lender, and it does not guarantee supplier performance or financing approval. Where relevant, suitable projects may be introduced to independent third-party financing institutions that decide eligibility, pricing, security and terms. Buyers pay no separate sourcing fee to submit a request.