Predictika · Single-use bioreactor system quotes

An AI sales agent's single-use bioreactor quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent drafts a quote for a single-use bioreactor system: the system size, the assembly package, the supply program, the working volume, the perfusion and calibration options, the contract term and the discount. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the size and package limits, the options each system offers and the discount authority, compares the net total the agent states with the one it computes, and reports every problem it finds in one pass.

Scope: Sartorius style single-use bioreactor system quotes: four system sizes, three assembly packages, three supply programs, working volume, options, term and discounts. See everything this validator covers

This validator models single-use bioreactor system quotes built from four system sizes, three assembly packages and three supply programs. It handles any quote made of these items and terms, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Bioreactor systems and assembly packages — A 50 L, a 200 L, a 1,000 L and a 2,000 L single-use bioreactor system, with a small, a pilot-scale or a production-scale single-use assembly package, including the packages that cannot supply the film strength and ports the two largest systems need.
  • Working volume — A working volume in liters checked against the bioreactor rating and the assembly package rating, with a process engineering review above 1,000 L.
  • Options and supply programs — A perfusion and cell retention module and an annual calibration and requalification service by system size, and list purchase, framework supply agreement and strategic partnership agreement programs with their system minimums and discounts.
  • Service term, order size and stated total — Terms from 1 to 5 years, a finance review above 3 years, a facility readiness review above 4 systems, an approval band above 12 percent total discount, a limit at 20 percent, a deal desk review above USD 1,200,000, and a check that the net total the agent states matches the total the validator computes.

Any single-use bioreactor quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: other Sartorius products such as lab balances, filtration and chromatography lines, cell culture media or Ambr micro-bioreactors, real list prices, process development or regulatory decisions, or tax and multi-currency quoting.

The AI sales agentBuilds the bioreactor quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

Predictika validator


      

        
        
        
      

      
Waiting for the call.

      
    

  

  
  

    
Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
Click to expand
    
Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
A limit that depends on the system you pickedOnly with care
The working volume range, the perfusion module and the calibration service each depend on which of the four bioreactor sizes is chosen, so a rule table grows a row for every size and option.		The limits are catalog data on each system; the checks follow from the choices on every call.
A package that cannot serve the two largest systemsOnly with care
Compatibility between an assembly package and a system is a pairing rule, and it must be re-entered whenever a package or a size is added.		Compatibility is a flag in the catalog, so the block comes with the reason and needs no extra rule.
A discount that stacks across sourcesOnly with workarounds
The supply program discount and the extra discount the agent requests add to one total, and a rule that checks the request alone passes 14 percent while the customer would receive 22.		The combined discount is computed from the program and the request together and compared with the 12 and 20 percent limits.
A term and an order size that need a personOnly with care
A review for terms above 3 years, orders above 4 systems or volumes above 1,000 liters is a second rule set beside the blocking one, and it has to reach a person without stopping the quote.		Approval items are returned next to blocking ones, and a release without the recorded approval is rejected.
The total the agent statesOnly with workarounds
The price is a calculation across system, package, options, service years and discount, so a rule table cannot compare it with the figure in the quote.		The stated net total travels in the request and is compared with the total the validator computes.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
Click to expand
    
Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1A working volume in liters of 150 is outside the 1 to 50 range of the 50 L single-use bioreactor system.
2The perfusion and cell retention module is not available on the 50 L single-use bioreactor system.
3A working volume in liters of 1,200 is above 1,000; a process engineering review is required.
4Order value of $1,334,720 is above $1,200,000 and needs a deal desk review.
5A contract of 6 years is outside the 1 to 5 years allowed.
6Total discount of 22 percent exceeds the 20 percent limit.
7A quantity of 12 is outside the 1 to 10 systems allowed.
8The Pilot-scale single-use assembly package cannot supply the film strength and port capacity the 1,000 L and 2,000 L bioreactor systems need.
9A quantity of 2 is below the minimum of 3 for the Strategic partnership agreement.
10The quoted net total of $151,200 does not match the $168,000 the validator computed.
11A quantity of 5 is above 4 systems; a facility readiness review is required.
12A contract of 4 years is longer than 3 years; finance must approve the price lock.
13Total discount of 14 percent is above the 12 percent a rep can give; sales director must approve.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
Click to expand
    
The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Volume and options: The price is right; the configuration is not

    
The agent's request. This is for a contract development lab scaling a cell culture process to about 150 liters working volume that needs perfusion cell retention. 50 L single-use bioreactor system with the small single-use assembly package for 150 L working volume, plus the perfusion and cell retention module. 1 system, list purchase, 2-year term. Net total $195,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Working Volume. A working volume in liters of 150 is outside the 1 to 50 range of the 50 L single-use bioreactor system.
    • 
      
  • Perfusion Module. The perfusion and cell retention module is not available on the 50 L single-use bioreactor system.
    • 
    

    
2. Volume and options: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. This is for a contract development lab scaling a cell culture process to about 150 liters working volume that needs perfusion cell retention. 200 L single-use bioreactor system with the small single-use assembly package for 150 L working volume, plus the perfusion and cell retention module. 1 system, list purchase, 2-year term. Net total $260,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. Estimated price: $260,000 total for quantity 1 over a contract term; term in years: 2; $255,000 per system; $2,500 per year service; $260,000 before discount; 0 percent total discount.
    • 
    

    
3. Contract term and discount: The figures are right; the terms are not

    
The agent's request. This is for a two-site biologics developer that wants two 200 L bioreactor systems on its framework supply agreement, with the best discount it can get. 2 200 L single-use bioreactor systems with the small single-use assembly package on the framework supply agreement for 150 L working volume, 6-year term, with a 14 percent extra discount. Net total $351,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Contract Term. A contract of 6 years is outside the 1 to 5 years allowed.
    • 
      
  • Discount Limit. Total discount of 22 percent exceeds the 20 percent limit.
    • 
    

    
4. Contract term and discount: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. This is for a two-site biologics developer that wants two 200 L bioreactor systems on its framework supply agreement, with the best discount it can get. 2 200 L single-use bioreactor systems with the small single-use assembly package on the framework supply agreement for 150 L working volume, 3-year term, with a 4 percent extra discount. Net total $382,800. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. Estimated price: $382,800 total for quantity 2 over a contract term; term in years: 3; $210,000 per system; $5,000 per year service; $435,000 before discount; 12 percent total discount.
    • 
    

    
5. The total the agent states: The agent's own total is checked too

    
The agent's request. This is for a university core facility running a 40 liter process that wants annual calibration and requalification included. 50 L single-use bioreactor system with the small single-use assembly package for 40 L working volume, plus the annual calibration and requalification service. 1 system, list purchase, 2-year term. Net total $151,200. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Quoted Net Total. The quoted net total of $151,200 does not match the $168,000 the validator computed.
    • 
    

    
6. The total the agent states: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. This is for a university core facility running a 40 liter process that wants annual calibration and requalification included. 50 L single-use bioreactor system with the small single-use assembly package for 40 L working volume, plus the annual calibration and requalification service. 1 system, list purchase, 2-year term. Net total $168,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. Estimated price: $168,000 total for quantity 1 over a contract term; term in years: 2; $145,000 per system; $11,500 per year service; $168,000 before discount; 0 percent total discount.
    • 
    

    
7. Review by a person: Valid, but not final without a person

    
The agent's request. This is for a commercial manufacturer starting a large-scale production suite at about 1,200 liters working volume. 2 2,000 L single-use bioreactor systems with the production-scale single-use assembly package, list purchase, for 1,200 L working volume, 2-year term. Net total $1,334,720. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Process Engineering Review. A working volume in liters of 1,200 is above 1,000; a process engineering review is required.
    • 
      
  • Large Order. Order value of $1,334,720 is above $1,200,000 and needs a deal desk review.
    • 
      
  • Price summary. Estimated price: $1,334,720 total for quantity 2 over a contract term; term in years: 2; $660,000 per system; $28,000 per year service; $1,376,000 before discount; 3 percent total discount.
    • 
    

  

  

    
Narration transcript
Click to expand
    
The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent drafts a quote for a single-use bioreactor system: the system size, the assembly package, the supply program, and more. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the size and package limits, the options each system offers and the discount authority, compares the net total the agent states with the one it computes, and reports every problem it finds in one pass.
    2. 
      
  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
    3. 
      
  3. The agent says. This is for a contract development lab scaling a cell culture process to about 150 liters working volume that needs perfusion cell retention. 50 L single-use bioreactor system. Net total $195,000. The rest of the request is on screen.
    4. 
      
  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
    5. 
      
  5. Blocked, with two findings, all in one answer. A working volume in liters of 150 is outside the 1 to 50 range of the 50 L single-use bioreactor system. The perfusion and cell retention module is not available on the 50 L single-use bioreactor system.
    6. 
      
  6. The validator returned two blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
    7. 
      
  7. What this shows: for a limit that depends on the system you picked, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
    8. 
      
  8. Now the agent resubmits.
    9. 
      
  9. The corrected request. It changes the bioreactor system to 200 L single-use bioreactor system and the net total stated on the quote to $260,000.
    10. 
      
  10. It calls the validator again.
    11. 
      
  11. This time the validator clears it.
    12. 
      
  12. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with 200 L single-use bioreactor system and Small single-use assembly package; the other two lines are on screen.
    13. 
      
  13. Both earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's total, $260,000, matches the quote.
    14. 
      
  14. Two problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean $260,000 quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
    15.