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Fill from quote.

Already have a quote drawn up? Don't re-type it. Attach the PDF and MBN reads it, line items, labour, warranty and all, and fills your bid for you to review.

Goal

Let MBN's parser turn your quote PDF into a ready-to-review bid.

Before you start

A tender you're bidding on, and your quote as a PDF.

Time

About 5 minutes.

Version

Reflects app v1.5.9

01

Upload your quote, it fills automatically

Upload your quote PDF in the bid's documents section and MBN gets to work immediately, no button to press. It reads even scanned or image-based quotes (the ones where the text won't copy), because it reads them visually, and fills your bid as it goes. There's a '✨ Fill from quote' button too, if you ever want to re-run it.

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Uploading a quote PDF; MBN auto-fills the bid immediately.

02

It fills your line items, labour, and charges

The parser pulls out your priced lines, description, brand, part number, quantity, unit price, separates labour into amount, hours, and rate, and captures your bid-level charges too: freight, tax, insurance, and any other charge. It adds everything into your grand total, so you never type the total in, it's read straight from your quote.

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Extracted line items, labour, and charges populated, with the total computed.

03

It detects your warranty and terms

It also checks whether your quote already covers scope, labour rates, warranty, parts, payment, and terms & conditions, flagging each as present, weak, or missing so you know what's covered.

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The detection summary: scope, labour, warranty, parts, payment, T&Cs.

04

It waives duplicate uploads

If your quote already includes your labour or parts warranty terms, MBN detects them and you don't need to upload those as separate documents: the slot shows 'covered in your quote'.

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A warranty document slot marked 'covered in your quote (detected)'.

05

Review, then submit

Everything the parser fills is editable, it's a head start, not the final word. Adjust anything that needs it, then submit. The server re-checks every number before it goes to the vessel.

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Reviewing and editing the AI-filled bid before submitting.

What happens next

The vessel also sets required documents: warranty, insurance, license. The next lesson covers meeting those (and how the parser helps).

Turn your PDF into a bid

Log in, open a tender, and attach your quote. New to MBN? Request free access first.