Website Vendor Selection Tool

Use this Website Vendor Selection Tool to assess, score & compare website vendors during the selection process. The scoring criteria entered in this document should be used only as a
guideline. We strongly encourage that you work with one of our analysts to customize selection criteria accordingly.

Action Steps

1. Select and document your criteria for selection.

2. Enter new criteria into "Vendor #1", "Vendor #2", "Vendor #3", & "Vendor #4" tabs (below).
3. Add additional "Vendor" tabs if necessary.
4. Score each vendor based on the same criteria.
5. Click on the "Rankings" tab to compare the results.
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Score 1 - Strongly Disagree

Score 2 - Disagree Vendor #1
Score 3 - Somewhat Agree
Score 4 - Agree
Score 5 - Strongly Agree

Experience, Skill-Set & Approach

Score Additional Notes/Areas of Concern

The vendor has successfully completed this type of work many times before 4

The vendor has worked within our industry 4

He/she understand our business, our market, & our challenges 5

The vendor understands our technology & products 5

The vendor has worked with companies our size 5

The vendor has excellent communication & listening skills 4

The vendor can provide thought leadership, direction & suggestions 4

The vendor is a good fit for our culture and there is obvious synergy between teams 4

The vendor has been responsive to our requests 4

The vendor can offer a unique & innovative solution that has the potential to further your business 4

Site Architecture, Technology & Design

Score Areas of Concern

The proposed CMS meets our requirements 5

The vendor is comfortable using a wide variety of coding languages 4

The proposed design will help us meet our business objectives 4

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The future learning objectives of the vendor match the direction of your company (ex. New tech) 4

The vendors proposal includes a detailed SEO plan 5

The proposed site contains elements designed to encourage future and/or viral visitation 4

The solution is scalable. Additional functionality can easily be added with minimal downtime 4

The site can integrate with other systems & technologies being used 5

Enter other criteria here 5

Pricing, Deployment & Training

Score Areas of Concern

The vendor can provide a clear breakdown of deliverables & pricing 4

The estimated cost falls within our budget 5

The vendor has project reporting capabilities (Status Check, etc.) 5

The service agreement & cost estimate includes post implementation support (updates, hosting etc) 4

Training costs are clearly outlined and are covered in the proposal 4

Additional expenses & costs are clearly outlined in the proposal 4

The vendor can commit to internal project timelines and can provide a realistic roadmap 3

After deployment, on-going maintenance can be conducted quickly and easily 4

The vendor is close in proximity and can conduct on-site visits when required 4

Enter other criteria here 5

Referrals & Sample Sites

Score Areas of Concern

The vendor was willing to provide client referrals 4

The vendor was able to provide referrals from clients in your industry 4

No major issues were raised from the vendors previous clients 4

The vendors sample sites were intuitive and easy to navigate 5

The vendors samples sites had a logical site map and/or had a keyword based search available 5

The vendors samples sites are aesthetically appealing 4

The vendors sample sites load quickly 4

Links (internal & external) on the vendors sample sites are valid and active 4

The vendors sample sites are cross browser compatible 4

The vendors sample sites are properly optimized for search engines 3
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Score 1 - Strongly Disagree

Score 2 - Disagree Vendor #2
Score 3 - Somewhat Agree
Score 4 - Agree
Score 5 - Strongly Agree

Experience, Skill-Set & Approach

Score Additional Notes/Areas of Concern

The vendor has successfully completed this type of work many times before 4

The vendor has worked within our industry 5

He/she understand our business, our market, & our challenges 5

The vendor understands our technology & products 3

The vendor has worked with companies our size 4

The vendor has excellent communication & listening skills 3

The vendor can provide thought leadership, direction & suggestions 4

The vendor is a good fit for our culture and there is obvious synergy between teams 5

The vendor has been responsive to our requests

The vendor can offer a unique & innovative solution that has the potential to further your business 5

Site Architecture, Technology & Design

Score Areas of Concern

The proposed CMS meets our requirements 5

The vendor is comfortable using a wide variety of coding languages

The proposed design will help us meet our business objectives

The ven
The vendor
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n tune with the llatest
atest iindustry
ndustry ttrends
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The future learning objectives of the vendor match the direction of your company (ex. New tech)

The vendors proposal includes a detailed SEO plan

The proposed site contains elements designed to encourage future and/or viral visitation 5

The solution is scalable. Additional functionality can easily be added with minimal downtime

The site can integrate with other systems & technologies being used 5

Enter other criteria here 5

Pricing, Deployment & Training

Score Areas of Concern

The vendor can provide a clear breakdown of deliverables & pricing 5

The estimated cost falls within our budget 3

The vendor has project reporting capabilities (Status Check, etc.) 4

The service agreement & cost estimate includes post implementation support (updates, hosting etc) 3

Training costs are clearly outlined and are covered in the proposal 4

Additional expenses & costs are clearly outlined in the proposal 4

The vendor can commit to internal project timelines and can provide a realistic roadmap 3

After deployment, on-going maintenance can be conducted quickly and easily 3

The vendor is close in proximity and can conduct on-site visits when required 4

Enter other criteria here 5

Referrals & Sample Sites

Score Areas of Concern

The vendor was willing to provide client referrals 5

The vendor was able to provide referrals from clients in your industry

No major issues were raised from the vendors previous clients 4

The vendors sample sites were intuitive and easy to navigate 3

The vendors samples sites had a logical site map and/or had a keyword based search available 4

The vendors samples sites are aesthetically appealing 4

The vendors sample sites load quickly 3

Links (internal & external) on the vendors sample sites are valid and active 3

The vendors sample sites are cross browser compatible 4

The vendors sample sites are properly optimized for search engines 5
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Score 1 - Strongly Disagree

Score 2 - Disagree Vendor #3
Score 3 - Somewhat Agree
Score 4 - Agree
Score 5 - Strongly Agree

Experience, Skill-Set & Approach

Score Additional Notes/Areas of Concern

The vendor has successfully completed this type of work many times before 1

The vendor has worked within our industry 1

He/she understand our business, our market, & our challenges 1

The vendor understands our technology & products 3

The vendor has worked with companies our size 1

The vendor has excellent communication & listening skills 1

The vendor can provide thought leadership, direction & suggestions 1

The vendor is a good fit for our culture and there is obvious synergy between teams 2

The vendor has been responsive to our requests 1

The vendor can offer a unique & innovative solution that has the potential to further your business 1

Site Architecture, Technology & Design

Score Areas of Concern

The proposed CMS meets our requirements 1

The vendor is comfortable using a wide variety of coding languages 1

The proposed design will help us meet our business objectives 1

The ven
The vendor
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s iin
n tune with the llatest
atest iindustry
ndustry ttrends
rends and ttechnologies
echnologies 1

The future learning objectives of the vendor match the direction of your company (ex. New tech) 2

The vendors proposal includes a detailed SEO plan 2

The proposed site contains elements designed to encourage future and/or viral visitation 1

The solution is scalable. Additional functionality can easily be added with minimal downtime 2

The site can integrate with other systems & technologies being used 1

Enter other criteria here 2

Pricing, Deployment & Training

Score Areas of Concern

The vendor can provide a clear breakdown of deliverables & pricing 1

The estimated cost falls within our budget 2

The vendor has project reporting capabilities (Status Check, etc.) 1

The service agreement & cost estimate includes post implementation support (updates, hosting etc) 2

Training costs are clearly outlined and are covered in the proposal 1

Additional expenses & costs are clearly outlined in the proposal 1

The vendor can commit to internal project timelines and can provide a realistic roadmap 1

After deployment, on-going maintenance can be conducted quickly and easily 3

The vendor is close in proximity and can conduct on-site visits when required 1

Enter other criteria here 1

Referrals & Sample Sites

Score Areas of Concern

The vendor was willing to provide client referrals 2

The vendor was able to provide referrals from clients in your industry 1

No major issues were raised from the vendors previous clients 1

The vendors sample sites were intuitive and easy to navigate 1

The vendors samples sites had a logical site map and/or had a keyword based search available 1

The vendors samples sites are aesthetically appealing 1

The vendors sample sites load quickly 2

Links (internal & external) on the vendors sample sites are valid and active 2

The vendors sample sites are cross browser compatible 2

The vendors sample sites are properly optimized for search engines 1
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Score 1 - Strongly Disagree

Score 2 - Disagree Vendor #4
Score 3 - Somewhat Agree
Score 4 - Agree
Score 5 - Strongly Agree

Experience, Skill-Set & Approach

Score Additional Notes/Areas of Concern

The vendor has successfully completed this type of work many times before 2

The vendor has worked within our industry 2

He/she understand our business, our market, & our challenges 2

The vendor understands our technology & products 2

The vendor has worked with companies our size 3

The vendor has excellent communication & listening skills 3

The vendor can provide thought leadership, direction & suggestions 3

The vendor is a good fit for our culture and there is obvious synergy between teams 4

The vendor has been responsive to our requests 1

The vendor can offer a unique & innovative solution that has the potential to further your business 2

Site Architecture, Technology & Design

Score Areas of Concern

The proposed CMS meets our requirements 2

The vendor is comfortable using a wide variety of coding languages 2

The proposed design will help us meet our business objectives 2

The ven
The vendor
dor iis
s iin
n tune with the llatest
atest iindustry
ndustry ttrends
rends and ttechnologies
echnologies 3

The future learning objectives of the vendor match the direction of your company (ex. New tech) 3

The vendors proposal includes a detailed SEO plan 2

The proposed site contains elements designed to encourage future and/or viral visitation 1

The solution is scalable. Additional functionality can easily be added with minimal downtime 2

The site can integrate with other systems & technologies being used 3

Enter other criteria here 3

Pricing, Deployment & Training

Score Areas of Concern

The vendor can provide a clear breakdown of deliverables & pricing 2

The estimated cost falls within our budget 2

The vendor has project reporting capabilities (Status Check, etc.) 2

The service agreement & cost estimate includes post implementation support (updates, hosting etc) 3

Training costs are clearly outlined and are covered in the proposal 3

Additional expenses & costs are clearly outlined in the proposal 2

The vendor can commit to internal project timelines and can provide a realistic roadmap 1

After deployment, on-going maintenance can be conducted quickly and easily 1

The vendor is close in proximity and can conduct on-site visits when required 1

Enter other criteria here 1

Referrals & Sample Sites

Score Areas of Concern

The vendor was willing to provide client referrals 1

The vendor was able to provide referrals from clients in your industry 1

No major issues were raised from the vendors previous clients 1

The vendors sample sites were intuitive and easy to navigate 2

The vendors samples sites had a logical site map and/or had a keyword based search available 2

The vendors samples sites are aesthetically appealing 2

The vendors sample sites load quickly 3

Links (internal & external) on the vendors sample sites are valid and active 2

The vendors sample sites are cross browser compatible 1

The vendors sample sites are properly optimized for search engines 2
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Criteria Vendor #1 Vendor #2 Vendor #3 Vendor #4 Website Vendor Fit Index

Experience & Approach 4.3 3.8 1.3 2.4 Experience & Approach
5.0

4.0
Design & Technology 4.5 2.0 1.4 2.3
3.0

Pricing & Deployment 4.2 3.8 1.4 1.8 2.0

1.0

Referrals & Samples 4.1 3.5 1.4 1.7 Referrals & Samples 0.0 Design & Technology

Website Vendor Score (200) 171 131 55 82

Pricing & Deployment