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Build each quotation from your rate list, and keep every revision in order.

Quote & Proposal Management builds the quotation from your own rate list, keeps every revision in order, and shows what was sent, when, and by whom. Discounts beyond a limit wait for the owner. Three weeks later, when the buyer says he was promised a different rate, the quotation with his acceptance is on screen in seconds.

What it is

Most quotations in small businesses start as last month’s Excel sheet with the name changed. Rates are half remembered. The discount depends on who typed it, and the file is saved as final-2-new.

Built from a rate list, a quotation carries the right price and the right terms every time. Each revision is numbered and kept, along with the version the customer said yes to.

What it replaces

What your team uses today.

The module takes over these, one at a time, so nothing has to stop while it is set up.

  • Proposals typed in office documents
  • A rate card on the executive’s phone
  • Discount approvals by phone call
Where it goes wrong today

The problems this is meant to ease.

Rates typed from memory

A salesman quotes the price he last remembered. Customers compare notes and find gaps.

Current version unclear

Several files carry similar names. Which went to the buyer is anyone’s guess.

Discounts granted at the counter

A promise is made to close the deal. The owner learns of it at invoicing.

Terms missing

Validity, taxes and exclusions are left out. A dispute over transport follows.

Follow-up forgotten

A proposal is sent and the trail goes cold. No diary entry brings it back.

Inside the module

What quote & proposal management does.

Built from your rate list

Items, sizes and rates come from the price list, in your own units: running feet, square feet, per kilogram, per visit.

Revisions that stay in line

Version two after the site visit, and version three after the buyer pushed back. The old ones are kept and not overwritten.

Discount limits

An executive can go to a point. Beyond that the quotation waits for the owner, which ends the discounts granted at the counter.

Sent, seen and followed

The PDF reaches the buyer by WhatsApp or email from the record, with a follow-up date set the moment it leaves.

Terms and scope in writing

Validity, delivery time, taxes, payment terms and what is excluded, so an argument about transport charges cannot start.

Accepted, and then an order

An approved quotation becomes the sales order without retyping, and its lines carry into the invoice.

Where it gets used

What this looks like in a working week.

Illustrative scenarios, written to show the shape of the work. They are not accounts of client systems.

Quoting by the running foot

The executive picks items from the list in your own units. The total and taxes build themselves.

Discount beyond the limit

The request waits for the owner. A decision and a note are stored.

Buyer pushes back

A later version is made after the call. The earlier ones remain, each dated.

Acceptance arrives

The buyer says yes by message. The proposal becomes an order with a click.

Who touches it

The people who open this every day.

Sales executive

Makes the quotation while the buyer is still on the phone and sends it before he rings the next supplier.

Owner

Approves what crosses the discount limit, and sees the quotations lying unanswered.

Accounts assistant

Bills from the accepted version, so the invoice matches what the customer holds.

How it is set up

From first conversation to daily use.

  1. Reading past proposals

    We study documents you sent. You hand over a rate list and terms, and a sample layout is returned.

  2. Limits and approvals

    Discount bands are agreed. Who decides above each band is written down for your sign-off.

  3. Template and wording

    Terms, scope and exclusions are placed in your template. A proof copy comes to you before use.

  4. Trial with live buyers

    Executives run real proposals through the screen. Missing items on the list are added.

  5. Daily use

    All new proposals start here. A brief session closes the hand-over.

Measuring it

How you would know it is working.

Record where you stand before it goes live, so the change is measured against your own figures.

  • Proposals accepted, rejected or expired, by executive
  • Discounts above limit and who approved them
  • Proposals with no follow-up after sending
  • Time from request to proposal sent
  • Revisions before acceptance, by product line
How it fits

It is one part of a system, not an island.

A module earns its place by what it passes to the next one. These are the connections we set up most often.

  • Opportunity management
  • Price lists and schemes
  • Order management
  • Invoice management
  • WhatsApp
Common questions

Questions owners ask about quote & proposal management.

Can the quotation print with our letterhead and terms?

Yes. The layout is set to your letterhead and your terms. Add a line in your customers’ language where they expect it, and the bank details and tax ID most firms want on the same page.

Does it fit when we quote against a BOQ the architect sends?

It does. Lines can be imported from the customer’s BOQ sheet and priced against your rates, item by item. The Interior Design Management System does this for design firms as part of the product.

Is Excel good enough for a small firm?

For a few quotations a month, yes. The break point is usually the rate list. Once prices change often, or several people quote, Excel starts sending yesterday’s rate.

Does an accepted quotation reach our billing?

It can. The accepted version becomes a sales order, and its lines can pass into your invoice or into your accounting software, depending on what it allows. That link is worked out before anyone promises it.

What influences the price of proposal management?

Executives who will use it, the size of your price list and any approval bands influence it. Links to orders and WhatsApp can be added. Costs are broken out after we read your documents. Cut what is surplus.

How soon could proposals be sent from it?

It rests on your price list and the layout you want. Early use covers rates, versions, discounts and the PDF. A short review precedes any promised date.

Talk to us

Tell us how you handle quote & proposal management today.

A spreadsheet, a register or another system: say which, and we will tell you plainly what is worth changing.

What happens after you share your requirements

  1. A senior engineer reads your answers. Nobody phones first.
  2. Within one business day you get a written note: what we understood, what we would start with, and the questions we still have.
  3. If it fits, a proposal follows with the order of work, what we need from you and what you receive at each step.
  4. No call is booked and nothing is paid until you have read the note. Your details stay with us.

Start with your requirements

Seven short steps that tell us what you need. A senior engineer reads them before anyone gets in touch.

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