Freight Quote Comparison & Tender Evaluation Tool

Description

A professional Excel tool built by ADB Logistics Consulting to bring structure and honesty to comparing freight quotes — converting multiple currencies to a common basis, weighting cost against service factors you choose, and explicitly flagging quotes that are not on a fair, like-for-like footing before you compare them.

Rather than presenting a single falsely precise “winner,” the tool separately calculates lowest cost, fastest transit and highest weighted score, and flags scope inconsistencies — different Incoterms, modes or lanes — so a tidy ranking is never mistaken for a fully verified, apples-to-apples comparison.

Key benefits

• Compare quotes across currencies on one common basis, with your own exchange rate
• Weight cost against service factors that matter for this specific tender
• Built-in flags for exclusions, expired quotes and scope inconsistencies between quotes
• No single falsely precise “winner” — lowest cost, fastest transit and highest score shown separately

What’s included

• ADB Freight Quote Comparison & Tender Evaluation Tool.xlsx — the comparison workbook
• ADB Freight Quote Comparison & Tender Evaluation Tool Guide.pdf — a step-by-step user guide
• Instant digital download (ZIP file)

Who it’s for

• Freight, logistics and procurement teams comparing multiple carrier or forwarder quotes
• Businesses running a tender process across several providers
• Teams who want a defensible, documented basis for a carrier selection decision

Software / Excel requirements

Microsoft Excel 2019 or Microsoft 365 (Windows or Mac). No macros, add-ins, internet connection or live exchange-rate feed — you enter your own rate, transparently.

Important limitations

This tool compares the quotes and figures you enter; it does not fetch live exchange rates, does not verify a quote’s terms or exclusions itself, and does not replace reading the actual quote documents before you commit to a carrier.

Disclaimers

Decision-support tool only — it organises and compares the data you provide; it does not replace your own commercial judgement or a review of the actual quote documents and contracts. Digital product — delivered as an instant download.