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Bill of Quantities pricing powered by market data

Upload your bill of quantities (PDF or Excel), Doaken extracts line items, compares your unit prices against data from 367,000+ awarded public contracts (data.gouv.fr), and calculates your K coefficient in real time. You identify gaps before submitting, not after.

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367K+
Contracts compared
367K+
Contracts on data.gouv.fr
40-60%
Score = price of services
app.doaken.fr / Bill of Quantities Pricing
40 to 60% of the final score depends on pricing. Compare your prices before submitting.
K Coefficient 1.25
Description Qty Unit Ref. UP Final UP
Concrete C25/30 45 m3 185,00 231,25
Rebar steel 3,2 t 1 850,00 2 312,50
Fair-faced formwork 280 m2 42,00 52,50
Earthworks ALB risk 320 m3 28,00 35,00
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Automatic detection

What Doaken detects

Real result from a structural works lot — school rehabilitation, 127 lines extracted.

Lines extracted
Lot 1 — Demolition34 lines
Lot 2 — Structural works58 lines
Lot 3 — Timber frame35 lines
Total127 lines
Price alerts
Concrete C25/3028 vs 42 /m3
Roof waterproofing32 vs 48 /m2
Gaps detected compared to prices observed on awarded contracts (data.gouv.fr).
K Coefficient
Overhead costs12%
Contingencies3%
Profit margin8%
K Coefficient1.25
400+
reference prices per trade
367K+
contracts listed on data.gouv.fr
40-60%
of the final score = price of services
The problem

What slows down your pricing teams

Manual re-entry

The bill of quantities arrives in PDF or Excel with a different format for every tender. Your teams spend hours re-entering line items into their own spreadsheet before even starting to price.

Data entry errors

A misplaced decimal, a confused unit, a price copied to the wrong line. On 200 items, the slightest error ends up in the final amount and can cost you the contract.

No price benchmark

Your unit prices are based on internal experience, with no market reference. No way to know if you are above, below, or within the range of awarded contracts.

How it works

From raw bill of quantities to reliable pricing

1

Import bill of quantities

Upload the file as-is (PDF or Excel). Doaken detects the table structure and extracts each line: description, quantity, unit.

2

Price comparison

Each unit price is compared against historical data from 367,000+ awarded public contracts (data.gouv.fr). Significant gaps trigger a visual alert.

3

Adjustment and export

Define your K coefficient (overhead, contingencies, margin), adjust prices, and integrate the pricing into the submission package.

40 to 60% of the final score depends on the price of services. Structured, benchmarked pricing protects your margins as much as it protects your competitiveness.
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Tangible results

What it changes for your pricing team

More tenders priced

Automatic extraction eliminates re-entry. Your teams price the tenders they didn't have time to handle.

Zero ALB risk

Price alerts detect amounts below the market threshold before submission. You avoid justification requests for abnormally low bids.

Profit margins protegees

The K coefficient breaks down your overhead, contingencies and margin. You see the impact on each item before locking in prices.

Team focused on strategy

No more re-entry and manual checks. Your estimating team focuses on pricing strategy and negotiation.

Frequently asked questions

Everything about bill of quantities pricing

Which bill of quantities formats are supported?
Doaken accepts bills of quantities in PDF and Excel (.xls, .xlsx) formats. The platform automatically detects the table structure (description, quantities, units, unit prices) regardless of the format used by the buyer. No prior conversion is needed.
How does Doaken compare my prices to the market?
You upload your bill of quantities and your own unit prices (your company price database). Doaken compares them against historical data from 367,000+ awarded public contracts listed on data.gouv.fr. You immediately see whether your prices are within the market range, above or below. If a price is significantly low, an alert warns you of the risk of an abnormally low bid.
How does the K coefficient work?
The K coefficient groups your overhead costs, contingencies and profit margin. Doaken lets you define each component and calculates the overall coefficient. It is automatically applied to all your reference unit prices to obtain your selling prices. You can adjust the K by lot or by item according to your strategy.
Do the alerts detect abnormally low bids?
Yes. Doaken compares each entered unit price against the market range. If a price is significantly below the threshold observed on awarded contracts, a visual alert warns you. This protects against the risk of an abnormally low bid, which can trigger a justification request or elimination.
Is the pricing exportable for submission?
Yes. The finalized pricing in Doaken is integrated into the complete submission package. During ZIP export, the priced bill of quantities is included in the format expected by the buyer, along with the technical proposal and administrative documents. Everything is ready for submission on the e-procurement platform.
Can multiple people work on the same pricing?
Yes. Multiple team members can work on the same pricing. Each change is tracked with the author and timestamp. You can view the complete version history and restore a previous version if needed.

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