Introduction - Request a quote

In many industries, especially B2B, wholesale, bulk supply, and custom product sellers, the customers rarely click “Buy Now” or “Add to cart”, they want to negotiate, request special pricing, or submit specifications before placing an order, and that’s how B2B supply chain works.

That’s where the Request for Quote (RFQ) plugin for nopCommerce comes in. By aligning with the way business customers actually purchase, the RFQ plugin makes complex sales smooth, professional, and efficient while turning interest into orders faster.

This plugin supports the entire request for quote workflow and a dedicated quoting system that automates the conversation and conversion for businesses and store owners, and transforms product inquiries into a structured, transparent workflow.

Customers can add products to a quote cart (similar to nopCommerce shopping cart), upload files, add notes, ask for pricing, and track their requests from their my account section, while the store administrators gain full flexibility to adjust prices, quantities, and terms before sending a final quote.

Request a Quote plugin by NopAdvance, ensures a transparent, interactive, and streamlined negotiation process, improving the buying experience for customers while allowing businesses to handle complex sales inquiries efficiently.

Key highlights

• Quote cart: Customers can add products to a quote cart, ask per product pricing (this is where the negotiation starts), submit requests with a note, and a file, which sends an email to both store owner and to the customer.
• Quotes section: Customers can request as many quotes they want, re-quote from an existing quote, manage all quotes, and negotiate from a single dashboard.
• Admin flexibility: Store owners get emails for each new quote, re-submitted quote (while negotiation is in progress), access all quotes under a single menu (just like orders in admin), modify prices and quantities (negotiation features), add notes, attach files, send revised quote or reject quotes if it doesn’t make sense.
• Seamless workflow: Quotes move through clear statuses (Pending, Processing, Complete, Cancelled), ensuring transparency at every stage for both customer and store owners.
• Guest customer support: Allow guest customers to add products to the quote cart but quickly turn them into registered customers while they submit the quotation request.
• Multi-Store & Captcha: Plugin supports multi-store configuration and CAPTCHA validation on RFQ cart page to prevent SPAM submissions.

This user guide will walk you through the configuration, front-end and admin features, and overall workflow of the Request for Quote plugin, ensuring you can fully leverage its capabilities for your business.