Product Update: October 2025

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The procurement process shouldn't feel like project management

Every sourcing professional knows this pain: you're supposed to focus on finding the best vendor and negotiating the best deal. Instead, you spend most of your time on coordination—chasing vendors for responses, managing endless email threads, and second-guessing whether your requirements are even realistic.

This October, we're releasing features that give you back that time and confidence.

✉️ Stop being a project manager for vendor emails

The Problem You Face

When you send out an RFx to multiple vendors
You need to find a right contact person, coordinate NDA signatures, send documents, track who has questions, compile Q&As, and chase responses
So you can get comparable proposals back

But reality? You become an email traffic controller. Vendors email questions at different times. You manually compile them into a shared Q&A. You copy-paste the same responses to multiple vendors. You follow up on non-responders. The actual evaluation work gets delayed by weeks.

Meet your new Email Agent (beta)

Your Email Agent now handles the coordination grunt work:

• After NDA signing: Automatically sends RFPs to all vendors
• During Q&A period: Collects questions from all vendors, compiles them, and distributes answers consistently
• Throughout the process: Gathers responses and keeps you informed—no chasing required

The Email Agent works autonomously until your approval is needed—so you can focus on evaluation, not inbox management.

Your time back: What used to take 15+ hours of coordination now happens automatically.

🚩Stop guessing if your requirements are realistic

The Problem You Face

When you draft an RFP or project charter
You need to ensure requirements are achievable and aligned with market realities
So you can get quality proposals without vendor pushback

But reality? You send it out, then vendors come back saying "This timeline is impossible" or "This budget is unrealistic." Now you're doing damage control, revising requirements, and extending your timeline by weeks. Or worse—vendors quote inflated prices because they know you don't know the market benchmarks.

Chat Agent: RFP Review with Benchmarks

The Chat Agent now reviews your documents against industry benchmarks and company policies before you send them out.

Step 1 — Deep Review

Simply ask: "Deep review RFP"

The AI flags problematic areas before vendors see them:

• Unrealistic budgets → Compared against market rates for similar projects
• Aggressive timelines → Flagged when mobilization or delivery windows are too tight
• Over-strict SLA targets → Identified when requirements like "incident-free" are unrealistic
• Security & compliance gaps → Checked against your company's policy documents

Each issue includes a specific recommendation, not just a vague warning.

Step 2 — Instant Fixes

Ask: "Update RFP"

Changes are applied instantly:

• Budgets adjusted to market benchmarks
• "Incident-free" rephrased to "minimize incidents with clear escalation procedures"
• SLA and mobilization timelines set to achievable levels

Your confidence boost: Send out requirements knowing they'll actually get competitive responses, not excuses.

🏄‍♂️ Everything else you need, right in the conversation

The Chat Agent now handles the small friction points that add up:

Next step suggestions: No more decision fatigue. The agent suggests what to do next based on where you are—review requirements, search vendors, or prepare stakeholder interviews.

Knowledge at your fingertips: Your company's policies, templates, and approved vendor lists are saved and accessible in chat—no more hunting through SharePoint.

Stakeholder management: Create interview agendas, reference them during conversations, and summarize findings—all in one place. No more piecing together fragments when writing the RFP.

Vendor search: Ask "Search vendors" and get deep 10-minute research against your requirements—not just Google results. The agent analyzes technical capabilities, industry experience, and compliance to build a qualified shortlist.

Plus, submit with Enter (Shift+Enter for new lines)—because your muscle memory deserves better than finger gymnastics.

✨ Bug Fixes & Polish

We also fixed:

• Lingering "updating…" notifications after Project Charter or RFP edits
• Unclear wording that slowed you down

That's October 🚀

Procurement should be about finding the right vendors and making smart decisions—not managing coordination and second-guessing yourself.

Glidely's AI agents handle the project management busywork, so you can focus on what actually matters: strategic sourcing.

Want to see it in action? Book a demo or start your free trial.