LSP Awarding

This article explains the steps from rate selection to awarding the Logistics Service Provider (LSP) within Freightos Procurement.

1. Create and Use a Rate Cart

After you finish analysing your tender and are ready to nominate suppliers, open your analysis and select the lanes you want to award.

In Analysis > Rate Carts, click the plus (+) button in the lower-right corner to create a new rate cart.

In the Create Rate Cart dialog:

• In the Details tab, enter a name in the Denotation field

• If needed, add an optional description in the Notes tab

• Click Save

Once the rate cart is created, open it and add the nominated suppliers to begin shortlisting.

Tip: Use a clear naming convention, such as (TenderName_Scope_Date), so you can easily identify the cart later. If applicable, confirm visibility and permission settings before adding suppliers.

2. Add Lanes to the Rate Cart

After creating your rate cart, select the lanes you want to add.

You can:

• Select individual lanes

or

• Use Select All

Then click:

• Add to Cart to add selected lanes

• Add All to Cart to add all lanes

When the Select a Cart dialog appears, choose your rate cart and click Select. The selected lanes will be added to the chosen rate cart, where you can review or adjust them as needed.

Notes:

• Add All to Cart typically respects any filters you have applied.

• If a lane already exists in the rate cart, the system may skip duplicates or prompt you to confirm. Check the confirmation message carefully.

• Make sure you have permission to modify the selected rate cart.

3. Manage Lane Split Percentages

When you award a single supplier on a lane, the system automatically assigns 100% to that supplier.

If you award more than one supplier on the same lane, the system detects it and opens a pop-up to confirm the split.

In the pop-up:

• Enter the percentage for each supplier

• Make sure the total equals 100%

• Click Add to Cart

Tip: Use clear split structures such as 60/40, 50/30/20, etc. Some systems round to two decimals. If a rounding warning appears, adjust the values so they total exactly 100%.

“Sum” Options in the Split Pop-up

• Auto adjust: The system automatically normalises the entered percentages so the total equals 100%.

• Allow over-assignment: Allows the total to exceed 100%. Use this only if your process supports over-allocation, as reports may show totals above 100%.

• Apply to other lanes (Insert into lanes): Applies the same percentage split to other lanes, usually those with the same suppliers or matching criteria. Select the target lanes and apply the split.

Notes:

• If duplicates or conflicts exist, the system may prompt you before applying splits to multiple lanes.

• You can return later to adjust percentages or remove suppliers if needed.

4. Award the LSP

The next step in the nomination process is awarding.

To do this:

1. Open your Rate Cart

2. Click Award to open the Award dialog

Inform Supplier:

You can choose to:

• Inform awarded suppliers: Sends an email with their awarded lanes

• Include information about the assignment: Adds the percentage split per lane, if set

• Inform non-awarded suppliers: Notifies suppliers who were not selected

• Inform contact persons: Notifies internal users involved in the tender

Master Report (Internal):

• Click Send master report

• Select the Report scenario

• In Report mail address, enter the recipient(s), such as a manager or supervisor. Multiple email addresses are supported.

• Click Award to confirm

The system sends the relevant emails. Suppliers receive an email with an Excel report of their awarded lanes, and the newly assigned rates are added to your rate profile.

Tips:

• Review recipients and email templates before sending.

• Make sure lane percentage splits are correct so awards are applied without errors.