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OT: What do Brits call request for quotation

WizardOfBoz

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To the folks in the country my ancestors hail from: Do Englishmen use the phrase RFQ (Request for Quotation), or is there a more "British" version?
Thx
 
Most of the paperwork I see is something along the lines of

"Dear smash it,bash it, and bodge it engineering ltd (not the company's real name, but close enough somedays ;))

Enclosed are drawing AFX-5645321, AFX-6534342

Please return a quotation price and when delivery could be made

Yours

Never pay until the baliffs arrive mega-corp ltd"


normally we generally call them plain old 'quotations' down this way and the only abbrevation we use is PO for purchase order.

Boris

<<currently a POPS thanks to the s*** I've been dealing with all week
 
It's RFQ in all the businesses I've been involved in.

RFQ is also used in education when marking exam papers. It translates as 'Read the Question', or something fairly close to that.

George
 
Perfect. I just wanted to ensure that, during a sales meeting tomorrow, if someone said something like SFP (solicitation for proposal), I'd know what it means.

Thanks all!
 








 
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