Quotes based on your company’s pricing rules.

Example: preparing a manufacturing quote

A customer changes the dimensions or quantity. You need to recalculate material, machine setup and production costs, then compare the new price with the earlier quote. With several separate spreadsheets, it is easy to use an outdated rate or miss an agreed exception.

A calculator for one product group can be a starting point. You enter the specifications, see the cost breakdown and prepare a quote using the same rules as everyone else in the company.

What the first version could include

1. Product specifications. Material, dimensions, quantity and operations, such as cutting or bending, for an agreed product group.
2. Price components. Material, setup and production costs calculated using your company’s rates and rules. The breakdown shows how the total is reached.
3. A result check. The person preparing the quote can review the price components and apply agreed exceptions or adjustments.
4. A usable document or export. Agreed information goes into a quote file or an export used by the office.

We agree the calculation scope and output format before development. Automatic drawing interpretation, cutting optimisation, ERP integration and production planning require separate assessment and pricing.

Quoting metal parts

If you add cutting, bending or other operations after calculating material costs, explore custom metal fabrication quoting software. It covers material consumption and waste, processing time, margin or markup, and the customer document.

What I need to prepare the plan

Once we agree to work together, useful materials include typical quotes, your rates and input from someone who knows how prices are calculated. We also review exceptions such as a minimum order value, a material change or a manual price adjustment. A description is enough for the initial enquiry; you do not need to send confidential documents through the form.

Before development, we select sample jobs with verified calculations. We use them to check the application’s calculations, its handling of changes and the resulting quote document.

Scope and cost

A solution plan from €850 excluding VAT includes a recommendation, sketches of the main screens, first-version scope, a development estimate and acceptance criteria. You can order only the plan and use it with another developer.

First application version from €4,300 excluding VAT. The proposal sets out the exact features, price and schedule. The stages are charged separately, with a combined starting budget of €5,150 excluding VAT. The plan’s price is not automatically deducted from development. Maintenance and external services are quoted separately.

To collect the requirements, use the business application brief guide. It covers calculation rules, exceptions and how to check the result.