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Quoting is how a live deal gets transacted through a co-op vehicle. You build the quote, Starbridge reviews and issues it, and your buyer purchases off the contract.

What a quote covers

  • The vehicle and term. Which approved co-op contract the deal sells through, and how long it runs.
  • Who it’s for. Your details, Starbridge as the distributor, and your end customer.
  • What you’re quoting. Line items you add in Starbridge, or your own quote PDF.
  • Terms and your EULA. Any terms of your own, plus the EULA from onboarding.

Building the quote

Start from “Build a new quote” and pick how you want to create it.
The Build a new quote screen, with Build with Starbridge and Upload a PDF options

The two ways to create a quote.

Build with Starbridge by default. Upload a PDF only when you already have an internal process that produces complete, correct quotes.
1

Co-op contract and term

Pick the vehicle this quote sells through, then set how long the deal runs.
The Co-op contract and term step, with a cooperative contract selected and a four year term

Step one sets the vehicle, the term, and the payment schedule.

Only vehicles you’ve been approved on are listed. If you don’t know which one your buyer wants, answer “No” and Ask Starbridge opens alongside with prompts for working it out.On a multi-year deal, the contract end date is set from your start date and term length, and you choose a payment schedule of “Paid in full at signing” or “Billed annually”.
2

Who this quote is for

Your details come from onboarding. Change anything that’s different on this quote.
The Who this quote is for step, with quote title, supplier info, and distributor info

Supplier details arrive pre-filled from onboarding and stay editable.

The distributor block is Starbridge and can’t be edited. Your customer is picked from a list.
3

Add line items

One line per product, with its quantity and what it costs.
The Add line items step, showing product name, quantity, contract years, target customer cost, and Starbridge discounted price

A line item spanning four contract years, with the discounted price calculated for you.

Prices must be at or below your price list ceilings. “Target customer cost” is what your buyer pays. “Starbridge discounted price” is calculated from it, net of your agreed distribution discount.Every line needs a product name, a quantity, and the target customer cost. On a multi-year deal it also needs at least one contract year, and a single line can span several of them.
4

Terms

Optional. Add any terms of your own.
The Terms step, with a free text field

A free text field for terms specific to this deal.

5

End user license agreement

The EULA you gave us during onboarding attaches to every quote you send. Confirm it here.
The End user license agreement step, with a confirm action and a note on changing your EULA

Confirming the EULA on file before the quote goes out.

To change it, email coops@starbridge.ai and we’ll update the copy attached to your quotes.
6

Review quote

Check the whole quote, then click “Submit quote”.
The Review quote step, showing issue and expiry dates, supplier, customer and distributor blocks, and line items grouped by contract year

The review step, with a multi-year quote broken out year by year.

A multi-year quote breaks out year by year, with the first year marked Due now. The quote carries an issue date and an expiry date, and starts as Pending.

What happens after you submit

1

Starbridge reviews your quote

We check the details. If anything needs changing it comes back to you to resubmit.
2

We issue our quote to the cooperative

Once yours is clean, Starbridge issues its own quote to the cooperative.
3

The cooperative runs its own check

Questions come to Starbridge first. We answer what we can, and come to you only when we need detail that has to come from you.
4

The quote goes to your buyer

Once there are no further questions, it goes out.

From quote to purchase order

1

The PO is issued to Starbridge

Your buyer issues the purchase order against the quote.
2

Starbridge issues it to you for signing

You sign the purchase order.
3

You deliver the product and provide proof of delivery

Signing obligates you to deliver, and to evidence that delivery.
4

You get paid

Payment follows the proof of delivery.
If your buyer raises issues instead of issuing a PO, where it goes depends on what kind:
  • Contract level. Reissued and sent back to the buyer, without restarting the quote.
  • Pricing or EULA. Comes back to you to renegotiate, and the quote starts over.

Questions about a quote

Ask Starbridge sits alongside every step of the quote builder and can answer most questions as you go. For anything specific to a live deal, reach out to your GTME.

Onboarding

Get approved on the co-ops you want to sell through, and set your price list ceilings.

Contract Vehicle Access

How contract vehicles work, what qualifies, costs, and timelines per vehicle.