> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://reyda.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a Bid Room

> Start a bid response from a qualified pipeline tender, or create a Bid Room directly from the buyer's files.

Start from the Pipeline when the tender is already in Reyda. Use **New Bid Room** when you received it another way, for example by email or from a portal Reyda does not cover. Either way, Reyda processes the buyer documents and fills the **Requirements** tab automatically.

> [!NOTE]
>
> You need the Owner, Admin or Editor role to create a Bid Room. Viewers can open rooms shared with them but cannot create one.

> [tab] From the Pipeline
>
> **1. Open **Pipeline** and click **Review** on the tender**
>
> **2. Generate the reports first (optional)**
>
> Generate the **Bid/no-bid report** and **Buyer activity report** so your team decides with the evidence in front of them.
>
> **3. Click **Create response****
>
> **4. In the **Create a bid-room response?** dialog, confirm**
>
> Reyda creates an in-progress response in Bid Room and moves the pipeline item to **Pursue**.
>
> **5. Click **Open response** to go to the new Bid Room**
>
> **View Opportunity** takes you back to the linked notice. Tender documents fetched from the portal appear in the room. If none were fetched yet, the Overview shows **No documents fetched yet**; use **Upload document** to add them yourself.

> [tab] From buyer files
>
> **1. Open **Bid Room** in the sidebar and click **New Bid Room****
>
> **2. Under **Tender details**, enter the **Tender name****
>
> Add a **Submission deadline (optional)** if you know it.
>
> **3. Add the buyer files**
>
> Under **Buyer files**, click **Choose files** and add the complete buyer package: the notice, instructions, forms, pricing schedules and any addenda. Supported formats: DOCX, PDF, XLSX, XLS, PPTX or PPT.
>
> **4. Click **Create Bid Room****
>
> **5. If some files fail to upload, click **Retry uploads****
>
> Reyda continues from the failed file.
>
> You can open **Requirements** while document processing continues. Requirements appear as Reyda reads each file.

> [!TIP]
>
> **Upload the whole package.** Requirements, forms and deadlines are often spread across several files. Upload everything the
> buyer published, including annexes and clarification answers. Missing files mean missing
> requirements.

Emma can also create a Bid Room from a conversation, for example after she has qualified an opportunity. She always asks for your confirmation first.

## What happens next

1. Reyda extracts the requirements. Check them in the [Requirements](https://reyda.mintlify.site/bid-room/requirements.md) tab.
2. Add assignees and a deadline on the [Overview](https://reyda.mintlify.site/bid-room/work-overview.md) tab.
3. Ask Emma to start the response work. Her goal and deliverables appear on the Overview.
4. Draft and review documents in the [Documents](https://reyda.mintlify.site/bid-room/documents-and-editor.md) tab.

## Related

> [card] [Create a response from the Pipeline](https://reyda.mintlify.site/pipeline/create-a-response.md)

> [card] [Requirements](https://reyda.mintlify.site/bid-room/requirements.md)

> [card] [Respond to a tender end to end](https://reyda.mintlify.site/use-cases/respond-to-a-tender-end-to-end.md)


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