Status: BETA TESTING

The BOS Pricing Tool is now live in beta.

It is designed to:

• Compare supplier pricebooks in one place

• Remove DNO / LDZ / exit zone errors

• Prevent quoting outside selling windows

• Reduce pricing-related tickets

⚠️ During beta testing, you must cross-check against the supplier spreadsheet before submitting a contract.

This is not yet a replacement for supplier pricebooks. It is a validation and comparison tool.

What This Tool Does

The tool:

• Normalises supplier pricebooks into a single comparison engine

• Automatically extracts DNO from MPAN (electricity)

• Resolves gas LDZ and exit zones (where postcode provided)

• Filters by:

  • Contract duration

  • Rate structure

  • EAC band

  • Selling window (if start date entered)

  • Acquisition vs Renewal

Results are ranked cheapest first.

Important — Cross-Checking During Beta

While in beta:

1. Always verify the rate against the correct supplier spreadsheet.

2. Ensure you are checking the correct supplier file.

Example:

• If quoting BGL, check the BGL spreadsheet.

• Do not compare BGB spreadsheet to BGL result.

• Do not compare Renewal file to Acquisition pricing.

Rate discrepancies caused by checking the wrong supplier or wrong sale type will not be treated as system errors.

If something genuinely does not match:

• Provide screenshot of tool result

• Provide screenshot of correct spreadsheet

• Confirm contract duration, sale type and rate structure

Is This Mandatory?

No.

You are not obliged to use this tool.

It is here to make your life easier and reduce back-and-forth on pricing queries.

If you prefer to quote directly from spreadsheets during beta, you may continue to do so.

However:

• Pricing tickets raised without first checking the correct spreadsheet may be closed.

• Obvious DNO / LDZ / band errors will be referred back to you.

Electricity — How To Use

1. Enter bottom 13 digits of MPAN

2. Enter EAC

3. Select rate structure

4. Select contract duration

5. Select Acquisition or Renewal

6. (Optional) Enter start date

The system will:

• Extract DNO automatically

• Filter correct EAC band

• Apply selling window where relevant

Gas — How To Use

1. Select DNO region

2. Enter EAC

3. Select contract duration

4. Select Acquisition or Renewal

5. Enter postcode where available (recommended)

If postcode is entered, the system resolves exact gas exit zone where required.

Do not manually override exit zones based on portal assumptions.

Common Mistakes

Most pricing issues are caused by:

• Selecting Renewal instead of Acquisition

• Using incorrect rate structure

• Using wrong contract duration

• Checking wrong supplier spreadsheet

• Comparing NSC variant with With S/C variant

• Start date outside selling window

Check these first.

Future Direction

Once EDF, SP and E.ON prep forms are linked directly to this engine:

• This tool will become the starting point for those contracts.

• Pricing will be locked to the engine rate.

• Manual rate entry will be removed.

This will eliminate pricing inaccuracies at submission stage.

Further updates will follow once integration is complete.

Final Note

This tool is designed to reduce admin and pricing disputes.

Use it properly and it will save you time.

If you choose not to use it, ensure your spreadsheet checks are accurate before raising pricing queries.