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AI-Driven Automation for B2B RFPs

The EY Techathon project aims to automate the B2B RFP response process for manufacturers, addressing inefficiencies that lead to delays and lost opportunities. By implementing a multi-agent AI system, the solution enhances RFP discovery, SKU matching, and pricing, significantly improving response times and bid success rates. The anticipated benefits include a 70% reduction in response time, a 25-30% increase in bid success, and substantial cost savings through reduced manual labor.
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AI-Driven Automation for B2B RFPs

The EY Techathon project aims to automate the B2B RFP response process for manufacturers, addressing inefficiencies that lead to delays and lost opportunities. By implementing a multi-agent AI system, the solution enhances RFP discovery, SKU matching, and pricing, significantly improving response times and bid success rates. The anticipated benefits include a 70% reduction in response time, a 25-30% increase in bid success, and substantial cost savings through reduced manual labor.
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EY Techathon

6.0 Executive
Summary
Date of submission: 8th nov
A team of curious and driven
innovators who love turning ideas into
real impact.
Experienced in hackathons and real-
About Us world problem-solving, always pushing
creative and technical boundaries.
Passionate about Artificial Intelligence,
intelligent agents, and data-driven
automation.
Focused on building practical, scalable,
and intelligent systems that improve
efficiency and decision-making across
industries.
Skilled in AI/ML, Data Science, Web
Development, and System Design, with
a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
Dedicated to transforming complex
business challenges into smart,
automated solutions that make a
difference.
Tell us about yourself.

Bharatkumar Mularam Sejal Shantaram Naik


Gungoman
Technical Agent Engineer
Project Lead / AI Architect Develops the specification
Leads the overall design and
01#

03#
matching logic, calculates “Spec
coordination of the multi-agent Match %,” and creates SKU
system; ensures seamless recommendation tables using
interaction between Sales, embeddings and cosine
Technical, and Pricing Agents.
similarity.

Suchita Nigam Harsh Tambade

Sales & Data Engineer Pricing & Visualization Lead:


02#

Automates RFP discovery 04# Designs the pricing module,


and summarization using prepares synthetic pricing
web scraping, and maintains data, and creates the visual
structured RFP datasets for interface and final report
the system. dashboards.
Problem statement you wish to address
The current B2B RFP response process for large manufacturers like the client (Asian
Paints Industrial Division) is slow, manual, and prone to delays.
The client struggles to identify RFPs on time, map the correct product SKUs to

Problem technical requirements, and estimate accurate pricing for bids — leading to lost
opportunities and reduced win rates.

statement Why this problem is important (real-world relevance)


90% of successful bids are linked to on-time RFP identification and response.
you wish to Technical matching consumes the most time, slowing down the Pricing and

address Sales Teams.

and why
Manual dependencies across departments create long response cycles and
human errors.

(Provide detailed Automating this workflow can significantly improve speed, accuracy, and
explanation) business scalability — enabling the company to respond to more tenders, win
more projects, and expand faster in the B2B market.
Section Explanation

Describe Build a multi-agent AI system that automates the B2B RFP


lifecycle — from identifying tenders to preparing final

your 💡 Core Idea responses — through intelligent coordination between Sales,


Technical, and Pricing Agents, managed by a Main

approach
Orchestrator Agent.
1️⃣ Sales Agent: Scans and summarizes RFPs due in next 3
months.2️⃣ Main Agent: Distributes RFP details to other agents.3️⃣
⚙️ Solution Approach (Step-
to solving by-Step)
Technical Agent: Extracts specs, finds top 3 matching SKUs, computes
Spec Match %.4️⃣ Pricing Agent: Uses synthetic price tables to
generate cost breakdown.5️⃣ Main Agent: Compiles full RFP response

the
(SKUs, pricing, tests).

Faceless Agent Execution + Web Dashboard (Optional)• Faceless

🧱 Output Form Factor agent execution using LangChain / CrewAI.• Optional Streamlit

problem
(Describing Output
Form Factor [Mobile
dashboard for RFP tracking and SKU matching results.•
Integration-ready for ERP/CRM alerts.

Sales Team: Early alerts & [Link] Team: Fast SKU–spec


App/Web App/Faceless
Agent Execution/Chat
👥 Key User Groups [Link] Team: Automatic cost [Link]:
Performance tracking & insights.
Bot/Voice Bot Etc], Key 1️⃣ Login → 2️⃣ RFP Discovery → 3️⃣ Spec Matching → 4️⃣ Pricing
User Group, User 🧭 User Journey Consolidation → 5️⃣ RFP Report Generation → 6️⃣ Sales Review &
Submission.
Journey.
• AI-generated RFP Summary (PDF / Excel)• SKU–Spec Match Table +
📦 Deliverables / Output Pricing Sheet• Agent Logs showing workflow traceability• Dashboard
for Visualization and Status Tracking.
Tender
Prioritizati
on

Planned Real-Time

solution Scanning

design
(Diagram and Key
Technology
components AI Costing
planned for use)

Auto
Deadline
Extraction
Section Description

Potential The proposed AgenticAI-RFP system enables faster, more accurate, and

🏆 Overall Impact scalable B2B tender participation. By automating RFP discovery, SKU

Benefit matching, and pricing, the client can respond to significantly more tenders
each quarter — with improved win probability and lower operational cost.

from your
• RFP Response Time: Reduced by up to 70%, enabling faster bid submissions.• RFP
Coverage: 2× increase in number of RFPs qualified and responded to per year.• Spec

📈 Quantitative Benefits Matching Accuracy: Improved to 90–95% consistency through automated


comparison logic.• Manual Effort Reduction: 60% decrease in man-hours spent

proposed across Sales, Technical, and Pricing teams.• Bid Success Rate: Expected
improvement of 25–30%, due to early and accurate responses.

solution
Operational Efficiency Index (OEI) → Measures RFPs handled per employee per
[Link] Match Score (SMS) → Average % accuracy of technical spec
💰 Key Metrics [Link] Time (RT) → Average turnaround from RFP release to [Link]
Win Ratio (BWR) → Ratio of bids won vs bids [Link] Metric: Cost savings from
(Describe in detail the automation vs RFP revenue gain.

kind of benefit can be • Cost Savings: Automation can save ~₹20–25 lakh annually by reducing manual
labor and delays.• Revenue Growth: With higher RFP coverage and win rate,
planned through your 🚀 Potential ROI (Return projected +15–20% revenue increase in B2B sales.• Payback Period: 6–8 months
solution, Explain key on Investment) from deployment through increased tender wins and reduced process cost.• Long-
Matrix, Potential Return term Value: Scalable architecture enables easy adaptation to other product lines
(FMEG, Paints, Adhesives).
on Investment)
• Establishes client as a digital-first OEM vendor with data-driven tender

🌍 Strategic Advantages intelligence.• Builds a reusable AI framework for future divisions and
government tenders.• Improves team productivity, decision transparency, and
compliance traceability.
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