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P01 · Brandlhuber announces +9.5 % on HN volute casings

Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG · goal: Stabilise

engine v1.1 · commit 0d34d9c-dirty · session 929b929572be0dd7 · played Sat, 24 Oct 2026, 15:10 UTC in 43 s

Score38deal · accepted · 2 rounds
Opening offer
€1,153,780
Our deal
€1,132,011
Best possible
€1,096,816

Total cost over the contract. Our alternative (walking away) would cost €1,176,178, worse than the opening offer.

Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KGSupplier offerOur offerCeiling
€127.06€131.76€136.46€141.16openR1ceiling €140.37€141.69€126.53

How our agent negotiated

Who decided
2 by the code engine
Thinking time
0.06 s over 2 decisions
Arguments checked
✓ 3 verified
Timeouts
none

Deal total cost

Price (units × unit price)€1,103,659
On top of the price
Freight€15,485
Payment terms€11,282
Quality€1,584

Move by move

Opening quotes

Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KGOpening quote
€138.55
Their reasons
  • LCI-C rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost.
  • PPI-C241 rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost.
▸Inside the supplier · 1 internal messages
  1. Owner → teamquote attached (quote-offer-70110-0.pdf)
▸Their e-mail

Guten Tag,

Thank you for your enquiry. Please find our Angebot below. For many years, our family foundry has taken great pride in supplying your respected company with high-quality castings from our region, and we value our long standing relationship very much.

Our team has prepared our offer carefully. We can offer you a price of €138.55 per unit, valid from 1 November 2026. This Angebot remains valid for 30 days.

To remain transparent about our situation, LCI-C rose 2.7 % in twelve months and is 30 % of our cost. Furthermore, PPI-C241 rose 6.5 % in twelve months and is 24 % of our cost. We trust that you understand the necessity of these figures for our ongoing operation and quality standards.

Viele Grüße aus der Gießerei
Thomas Brandlhuber
Owner, Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG

Our agent
Counter at €126.53 with 3 sheetsEngine64 ms
Their price, our terms
€140.04
Our offer
€126.53
Anchor
€126.53
Ceiling
€140.37
Total cost of our main sheet vs walk-away limit€1,132,309 / €1,153,780
Arguments picked:Notice periodShould-costIndex change
TermMain sheetAlt 1Alt 2
Unit price€126.53€135.42€141.69
Effective from2027-01-012026-11-012027-04-01
Payment terms14 days14 days14 days
Cited:cost:310010ctr:4600070110#3.1doc:20260911-70110-P01idx:PPI-D351@2025-11idx:PPI-D351@2026-08
▸Our e-mail: Re: Quote from Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG: Brandlhuber announces +9.5 % on HN volute casings

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your offer and for explaining your position.

Our data shows a different picture on some points:
Your letter gives 51 days' notice (doc:20260911-70110-P01), while our framework agreement requires 90 days (ctr:4600070110#3.1).
Our bottom-up cost model puts the full cost of this part at EUR 132.64 per unit (cost:310010).
Producer prices DE: electric power generation, transmission and distribution changed -6.1% from 2025-11 to 2026-08 (idx:PPI-D351@2025-11, idx:PPI-D351@2026-08).

Please find 3 packages below. Each of them works for us; let us know which one suits you best.
If faster payment helps you, we are open to it, as shown in the packages.

We look forward to your reply.

Kind regards
Purchasing
Hollerau Pumpenwerke GmbH

Round 1

Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KGAgreed
€141.69▲ 2.3 % vs their last
Checked our arguments
Their reasons
  • We checked the index change data you cited; it holds and we took it into account.
  • We checked the should cost data you cited; it holds and we took it into account.
  • We checked the notice period data you cited; it holds and we took it into account.
  • We did not know that - a fair point.
  • LCI-C rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost. That remains.
  • PPI-C241 rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost. That remains.
  • While we note your figures regarding electric power, our overall production costs necessitate this adjustment to ensure the continued high quality of our castings.
  • Our general terms and conditions apply; the quote lists our standard terms.
  • Our standard Zahlungsziel is … days net.
  • Our costs move with LCI-C, PPI-C241, PPI-D351; the figures stay with us.
▸Inside the supplier · 4 internal messages
  1. Owner → teamMy call: counter.
  2. Owner → teamRead the buyer's e-mail: … term sheets and … cited facts to check; we agree.
  3. Owner → teamquote attached (quote-offer-70110-1.pdf)
  4. Owner → teamorder confirmation attached (order-confirmation-offer-70110-1.pdf)
▸Their e-mail

Guten Tag,

We can accept your terms and await your order. Our Angebot is a price of €141.69 per unit, Zahlungsziel 14 days net, valid from 1 April 2027. We checked the index change data, the should cost data, and the notice period data you cited; each holds and we took it into account. We did not know that - a fair point. LCI-C rose 2.7 % in twelve months and is 30 % of our cost. That remains. PPI-C241 rose 6.5 % in twelve months and is 24 % of our cost. That remains. While we note your figures regarding electric power, our overall production costs necessitate this adjustment to ensure the continued high quality of our castings. Our general terms and conditions apply; the quote lists our standard terms. Our standard Zahlungsziel is 30 days net. Our costs move with LCI-C, PPI-C241, PPI-D351; the figures stay with us.

Viele Grüße aus der Gießerei
Thomas Brandlhuber
Owner, Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG

Our agent
Accept this offerEngine0 ms

agreed; C 1,132,267 below the limit 1,153,780

✓ Accepted offer:70110-1