Sorva
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Eight to twelve Chinese factories put in competition, samples included

A bidding round run for you, one priced grid, samples in your hands.

€279Excluding tax

per product

Launch pricing until December 31, 2026Lead timeWithin 10 working days
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Comparing factories from screenshots leads nowhere: the prices are not for the same quantity, the lead times ignore packing, and nobody has held the product.

  • We put eight to twelve manufacturers on the same specification, bring everything onto one grid, and have the samples shipped.
What you receive
  • A written file covering eight to twelve qualified factories.
  • One grid: price, minimum order, lead time, payment terms, Incoterm.
  • Samples from the shortlisted factories, ordered and consolidated.
  • A written recommendation: the one we would take, the ones to drop.
  • Direct contacts for every factory in the file.
Included
  • The discovery search in full, over a wider field.
  • A written tender, sent out in Chinese from Guangzhou.
  • Silent factories chased, quoted prices verified.
  • Samples ordered from the shortlisted factories.
  • A reasoned recommendation, not a raw list to sort through.
Not included
  • Legal checks on the shortlisted factories, sold as their own line.
  • Moulds, tooling and bespoke development charges.
  • The site visit and production follow-up.
  • Product certification and trademark filing.
What you send us
  • The product: photos, dimensions, material, finish.
  • The quantity, the target price, the delivery country.
  • A delivery address for the samples.
  • Any standard or marking constraints you know of.
After payment
  1. 01
    Within the hour

    Acknowledgement and the briefing form.

  2. 02
    First working day

    Brief agreed, the tender drafted.

  3. 03
    Days 2 to 6

    Factories consulted, chased, prices brought onto one grid.

  4. 04
    Within 10 working days

    Priced file, written recommendation, samples consolidated.

When it applies

  • You are launching a product and want to choose on the piece, not on photos.
  • You have paid the same price for two years and want a bidding round.
  • You have to show a product and a price before placing an order.

Who carries it out

Run by Sorva, with our Mandarin-speaking team in Guangzhou drafting the tender in Chinese and consolidating the samples.

Frequently asked

01Why are samples included?
Because a price is judged with the piece in hand. The market charges them on top, $0 to $25 each, median $3; we order and consolidate them.
02How does it differ from the discovery search?
Discovery opens a subject with three to five factories. The full search puts eight to twelve in competition on one grid, brings in the samples and rules in writing.
03What is a written recommendation worth?
It names the factory we would take, gives the reasons and sets the conditions to impose. A decision, not a list.
04And if you want to go further?
The Find and secure package takes this search and adds the compliance study, the in-depth check and the visit to the chosen factory.

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