Marketplace

# Publish a tender

Put a consignment on the marketplace so carriers can bid on it, and publish it to your freight exchanges.

Updated 5 October 2026

**Who can do this:** The Marketplace feature on your platform.

When you want a carrier to transport a consignment for you but do not know who or at what price, publish it as a tender. Carriers bid on it, and you accept the bid that suits you best.

## Before you start

* The consignment exists on a transport order with the status accepted. See [Create a transport order](/en/help/create-transport-order).
* A consignment can have only one tender. Consignments already on the marketplace are marked _already on the marketplace_.

## Publish from a transport order

1. Open the transport order.
2. Click the **Create tender** icon (marketplace icon) in the header. Or right-click the order in a list and choose **\+ Create tender**.
3. Check the **Name**. It is filled with the order name.
4. Enter a **Description** for carriers, such as loading instructions.
5. Choose the **Type**: **One-time** or **Reoccurring**.
6. Enter the target price in **Amount** and choose the currency. Carriers see it as the **Client Budget**.
7. Optionally link a contract in **Select contract...**.
8. Choose the consignment in **Consignment**. If the order has only one consignment that is not on the marketplace yet, it is already selected.
9. Click **Save**. The tender is saved with the status **Open**, so carriers can bid on it right away.

## Publish from the marketplace

1. Open the **Marketplace** tab on the dashboard.
2. Click **\+ Create tender**.
3. Fill in the fields as above, and search for the consignment in **Find consignments...**.
4. Click **Save**.

## Publishing to freight exchanges

If your platform has freight exchange integrations that publish loads, such as Timocom, Trans.eu, Teleroute, DAT, Truckstop, Freightos or Sennder, a new tender is posted to those exchanges automatically.

* By default only open tenders are posted. New tenders are open, so they are posted as soon as you save them.
* When you edit the tender, the posting is updated.
* When the tender is closed or a bid is accepted, the postings are withdrawn.

Check the integration logs to see whether a posting succeeded. See [Integrations](/en/help/integrations) and [Integration logs](/en/help/integration-logs).

## Edit a tender

1. Open the tender from the marketplace list.
2. Click the **Edit** icon (✎) on the **Overview** tab, or choose **Edit** in the row actions.
3. Change the fields.
4. Click **Save**. Connected freight exchanges receive the update.

You can only edit tenders of your own company. Tenders imported from a freight exchange cannot be edited; open them on the board instead.

## Next steps

Follow the bids and pick a winner. See [Review and accept bids](/en/help/review-and-accept-bids).

## Related articles

* [The marketplace](/en/help/marketplace-overview)
* [Review and accept bids](/en/help/review-and-accept-bids)
* [Forward a trip to a partner](/en/help/forward-trip-to-partner)
* [Create a transport order](/en/help/create-transport-order)

## Still need help?

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