Series Requests let buyers set up recurring sourcing events — monthly, quarterly, annual — with incumbent and/or new suppliers. Ideal for regular price updates, formula-based agreements, and ongoing competitiveness. SAP updates flow automatically.
Outcomes reported by buyers running recurring tenders on PINPOOLS.
Suppliers submit updates on the cadence you set. An acceptable-deviation rule auto-approves the safe ones and pushes them into SAP outline agreements. Buyers only intervene on the flagged ones.
Outline agreements are maintained by the platform, not by copy-paste. Manual admin drops sharply.
Every cycle is a fresh check against the market. Formulas, indices, and benchmarks are embedded in the Series.
Track how each supplier responds across cycles — deviations, response rate, deltas vs benchmark.
Ideal for tail spend, distribution, and category spend — the same engine handles both stable and competitive cycles.
Series inherit the full RFX engine — second rounds, scenarios, formulas — and layer scheduling, thresholds, and SAP automation on top.
Monthly, quarterly, or annual — set the cadence once and let the Series re-issue itself.
Set a threshold — inside the range the update auto-approves; outside, PINPOOLS flags it for buyer review.
Accepted updates push into SAP outline agreements automatically — no re-keying, no export scripts.
Link items to indices, benchmarks, or should-cost models — every cycle recalculates from source data.
Series inherit the full RFX engine — extra rounds and split-award scenarios are one click away.
Automatic invites and reminders. Every supplier's response history is tracked across all cycles.
Three setup steps and two operating rules — that's the whole Series.
Define the frequency — monthly, quarterly, annual — and the rules of the cycle. A few minutes, once per Series.
| Item | Link | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1,3-Butanediol | Index · Ni-EU | 2.11 € |
| 1,4-Butanediol | Benchmark | 2.93 € |
| 1,6-Hexanediol | Should-cost | 2.18 € |
| + 10,237 more |
Link items to indices, benchmarks, or should-cost models where needed. One Series can hold 10,000+ rows.
Incumbents from prior awarding, new participants, or both. Suppliers who prefer email can still submit via Email-to-Quote.
Set the threshold — e.g. ±1%. Anything inside auto-approves; anything outside is flagged for buyer review.
Suppliers submit updates. PINPOOLS auto-updates SAP outline agreements when within threshold, or flags for buyer review when exceeded.
Series setup has three steps: General Settings, Item List upload, Suppliers invitation. Each takes a few minutes.
Results are analysed inside the request itself, including tracking supplier performance across cycles.
Yes. Formula-based pricing with indices is supported natively.
When supplier prices come in within the acceptable-deviation range, PINPOOLS updates the SAP outline agreement automatically. Deviations above threshold are flagged.
Yes — Series Requests support incumbent suppliers alongside new invitations.
Yes. Suppliers who prefer email can still submit updates via Email-to-Quote when it is enabled.
Three setup steps, one threshold — then SAP outline agreements maintain themselves.
SAP-connected · Formula-based · Onboarding in days