Supported document formats
CrowMark natively ingests standard procurement formats including .docx, .xlsx, .pdf, and .csv. Clean native digital files yield the highest extraction accuracy.
Recommended file hierarchy
- Tender Workspace (one folder per tender)
01_ITT_Instructions_to_Tenderers.pdf02_Specification_Schedule_2.docx03_Quality_Response_Template.docx04_Pricing_Schedule_Appendix_B.xlsx05_Social_Value_Question_Schedule.docx06_Clarification_Log_Bulletin_1.pdf
Extraction validation checklist
Once CrowMark processes uploaded documents, review the extracted items:
- Confirm all scored quality questions are captured with their specific word/character limits.
- Check that pass/fail mandatory qualification criteria are tagged appropriately.
- Verify that scoring scales (e.g. 0-5, 0-100) are mapped correctly.
For scanned PDF files, use the OCR validation mode to verify that tables, footnotes, and header numbers were parsed without character corruption.