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title: "New tender"
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In this article, we will explain to you how a tender is structured in Mercell Source-to-Contract.

When you open the tender, you will see the following items in the menu on the left:

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| ![image](media://27604a75-df7e-453b-87e5-740c89b03803) | **Overview    ** | Name and contact purchasing organisation , recommended tasks and new messages.  
At the top right, you can click Export Tender to create a Zip export of the tender. |
| ![image](media://e3cdf312-f19a-4640-bc21-0a7c9d15ce9f) | **Schedule** | Overview of all deadlines and deadlines within this tender process. |
| ![image](media://af794942-d79e-42c0-baed-cade50bd4aae) | **Team** | Colleague overview. Set who is the contact person within this tender on behalf of your organisation. You can also add partner organisations here. |
| ![image](media://d55f240b-b1a7-47c8-8521-b01e6ab72219) | **Messages** | Messages: 1-to-1 messaging between you and the tendering organisation.  
Public announcements: general announcements made by buying organisation |
| ![image](media://67a6eb3e-f587-4665-827a-e301b055c200) | **Properties** | Settings for this tender determined by the purchasing organisation. |

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| ![image](media://3579b8b3-f67e-40b3-b1ee-869aca54b9ff) | **Question and answer** | Here you can ask questions for the question round and read all published answers |
| ![image](media://ec24deb3-7462-4d3d-a9c0-b6cc122b0f2c) | **Offer** | Contents of the tender; documents, questionnaire, price list.<br>NB! The word 'Offer' can be adjusted by the purchasing organization. |


Do you have questions about the content of the tender? Please contact the buyer via message or the Question & Answer module in the tender.