[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":116},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-software-evaluation-education-providers-questionnaire":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"categories":95,"date":98,"description":12,"draft":99,"excerpt":100,"extension":101,"image":102,"lang":103,"meta":104,"modified":105,"navigation":106,"noindex":99,"path":107,"related":100,"seo":108,"seoDescription":109,"seoTitle":110,"slug":111,"sourcePath":112,"sourceRoute":100,"stem":113,"tags":100,"translated":99,"type":114,"wpId":100,"__hash__":115},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fsoftware-evaluation-education-providers-questionnaire.md","Software evaluation for education providers: the questionnaire buyers really use",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":86},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,44,48,51,55,58,62],[10,11,12],"p",{},"When an education provider evaluates new software, vendors often do not receive a classic questionnaire but a structured Excel list with very specific questions. A look at a real questionnaire of this kind shows what buyers in the education sector actually care about — and how vendors can best prepare for it.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"why-excel-questionnaires-are-so-common-in-education","Why Excel questionnaires are so common in education",[10,19,20],{},"Unlike formal tender procedures with detailed requirement specifications, many education providers use a simple but effective method: an Excel file with clearly structured questions that every vendor contacted answers in the same format. This makes direct comparison much easier without the need for an elaborate formal procedure.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"typical-question-blocks-in-such-questionnaires","Typical question blocks in such questionnaires",[26,27,28,32,35,38,41],"ul",{},[29,30,31],"li",{},"Core functions: participant management, course planning, invoicing",[29,33,34],{},"Ability to integrate with existing systems",[29,36,37],{},"Data protection and access concepts",[29,39,40],{},"Scalability as participant numbers grow",[29,42,43],{},"Specific response deadlines — often the end of the month",[14,45,47],{"id":46},"what-many-vendors-get-wrong-when-filling-them-in","What many vendors get wrong when filling them in",[10,49,50],{},"A common mistake: blanket \"Yes, supported\" answers without any concrete explanation. Educational institutions comparing several vendors in parallel reward precise, comprehensible answers far more — even if a requirement is only partially met. Being honest at this point saves a lot of clarification work later in the implementation phase.",[14,52,54],{"id":53},"how-vendors-should-best-respond","How vendors should best respond",[10,56,57],{},"A proven approach is to back up every answer with a short, concrete example from a comparable project instead of simply confirming the feature. This builds trust and sets the offer apart from the purely list-style answers of other vendors.",[14,59,61],{"id":60},"frequently-asked-questions","Frequently asked questions",[10,63,64,68,71,72,75,77,78,81,82,85],{},[65,66,67],"strong",{},"How much time should you plan for answering such a questionnaire?",[69,70],"br",{},"\nFor a thorough, detailed questionnaire, realistically several working days, depending on how in-depth the questions are.\n",[65,73,74],{},"Should open questions be clarified before answering?",[69,76],{},"\nYes, absolutely — asking questions before submission shows genuine interest and prevents misunderstandings that can become expensive later.\n",[65,79,80],{},"Are you currently putting together a questionnaire for your own software selection?"," We are happy to answer specific questions about 1Tool in a direct comparison.\n",[65,83,84],{},"Are you drawing up a requirements specification yourself?"," Download our free requirements specification checklist (PDF) — 7 topic blocks that no tender should be without.\nGet in touch",{"title":87,"searchDepth":88,"depth":88,"links":89},"",2,[90,91,92,93,94],{"id":16,"depth":88,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":88,"text":24},{"id":46,"depth":88,"text":47},{"id":53,"depth":88,"text":54},{"id":60,"depth":88,"text":61},[96,97],3329,4004,"2026-05-28T09:00:00",false,null,"md","\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fimg-post11-fragenkatalog-form.jpg","en",{},"2026-07-25T08:10:00",true,"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fsoftware-evaluation-education-providers-questionnaire",{"title":5,"description":12},"A real Excel questionnaire from an education provider's software selection shows what buyers really care about.","Software evaluation for education providers: the questions","software-evaluation-education-providers-questionnaire","\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fsoftware-evaluation-education-providers-questionnaire\u002F","en\u002Fblog\u002Fsoftware-evaluation-education-providers-questionnaire","posts","H4GDMNXWFk2rEPrCLdUWYibxRQRnFroUSBGX0Uny9ik",1791582060737]