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Last Updated: 2026-02-20
End Sourcing Events Before Deadline

End Sourcing Events Before Deadline

You must have a published sourcing event, such as an RFP, RFI, or RFQ.
Workday Strategic Sourcing provides a direct and efficient way to close your sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs) before their original deadline. This is useful when you've already received enough competitive bids and are ready to move forward with the award process, allowing you to streamline evaluation and award decisions without delay.
When you close your event early, Strategic Sourcing doesn’t automatically notify the invited suppliers. We recommend that you send a Message Center Announcement to all invited suppliers to inform suppliers that the event is closed. See Send Messages to All Suppliers.
  1. Select
    Navigate
    Events
    .
  2. Select the specific sourcing event that you wish to close early.
  3. From the
    Download
     menu, select
    End Before Deadline
    .
  4. Click
    Confirm
    .
Strategic Sourcing:
  • Immediately closes the event, preventing suppliers from submitting any further bids.
  • Automatically updates the submission deadline date for the event to reflect this earlier closure time.

This content is not part of the Workday Administrator Guide.