EPC Piping Procurement. Automated.

From MTO to PO. One platform. Zero spreadsheets.

Piping Procurement is Broken.

20% of project cost. 70% of procurement headaches.

Piping Procurement runs on Emails and Excel.

SAP and Ariba are just filing cabinets for bulk products. Your team is still hostage to 1990s spreadsheets.

Guesswork Estimates

1.5 $/kg for CS, 3 $/kg for SS? That's a gamble, not a bid. You're eroding your margin before the project even kicks off.

MTO Chaos

Inconsistent and buggy MTO? Possible. You'll find out at site.

From MTO to RFQ: Manual Work

5,000 line items. Procurement opens Excel, copy-paste, splits by supplier. Clerical vs value-add tasks.

TBE_final_v3_FINAL2.xlsx

8 suppliers reply. 8 different Excel layouts. TBE/CBE a nightmare.

TQ Loop

"What's the SCH for WN Flange 6"?" Supplier asks. You forward to engineering. The project bleeds time, one question at a time.

Duplicated Codes in ERP

Same 6" elbow, three codes. One per project it was bought in. Chaos, no retrospective analysis possible.

Broken Audit Trail

Audit asks why you picked Supplier X. You search your inbox from March.

Dead Stock

Warehouse full of flanges from last project. Unclear descriptions in ERP, rusting.

Stop accepting broken piping procurement as a cost of doing business. Fix it, for real.

The Solution: PipingBid

From MTO to PO's. Fully Automated.

1 Engineering

Upload MTO

Engineering uploads MTO on PipingBid (Excel, CSV, PDF).

2 PipingBid

MTO Normalization

PipingBid normalizes MTO. 1 item = 1 unique code, 1 budget price.

3 Suppliers

Online Quotations

RFQ sent to AVL Automatically. Suppliers Quote Online.

4 Procurement

Automated TBE/CBE

Technical and commercial evaluation. PO flows to ERP.

SAP Itemized PO in your ERP. Unique codes.

See it in action

Normalizer: The PipingBid Engine

Item Normalization makes automation possible.

Supplier A (USA) PIPE 6IN SCH40 A106 GR.B SMLS

Supplier B (Italy) TUBO S/S 6" SCH40 A106 GR.B

Supplier C (Germany) NAHTLOS 168.3x7.11 A106B

Supplier D (France) TUBE SS 6 POUCES SCH40 A106

Any format, any language

Normalizer

Output

Unique Product Code PIPE-SMLS-A106-GRB-6-SCH40-ASMEB36.10

ERP Code PIP-7F3A9E2B1C4D8

Budget Price 58 $/meter

Recognizes 3M Products

However they're written

Any Language

10+ languages supported

No AI

Deterministic rules, 100% auditable

SAP, Ariba, AVEVA, Hexagon, SupplHI Can't Solve This

They are filing cabinets for piping, can't manage it.

Without Us

Start

MR

End

PO

Start

MR

End

PO

Excel, Email, Rework. 4-6 weeks.

With Us

Start

MR

End

PO

Start

MR

End

PO

Automated A to Z. ~1 week.

18-40%

Manual entry error rate

40%

Buyer time chasing info

5.5h/week

Searching product data

1.4-5.4%

Typical EPC margins

Source: Google Deep Research, Oil & Gas EPC Industry Analysis, January 2026

We don't replace your ERP or Engineering Software. We close the gaps they can't handle.

See how we compare to AVEVA, SAP, and others →

Your ROI

Competitive Edge

Stop bidding projects using weights or old data. PipingBid gives you budget prices while tendering.

Increase EBIT

Cut COPQ in engineering and procurement. Interact with suppliers smoothly.

Compliance

Ready for internal and external audits. Every decision tracked, data flow transparent.

Go Digital

Replace low-productivity tools with an advanced software that addresses the core issues.

Reduce Overcustomization

PipingBid flags non-standard specs and suggests catalog alternatives. Less custom means lower costs, faster delivery, and more qualified suppliers.

Non-standard flagged

"6" 90° elbow, special wall 9.52mm, A234 WPB, per client spec REV-C"

$420/pc, custom manufacturing

14-18 weeks, single supplier

Standard alternative

BWF-ELB90LR-A234-WPB-6-SCH80-ASMEB16.9

$95/pc, catalog price

2-4 weeks, dozens of suppliers

Non-Invasive. Live in 2-4 Weeks. No IT overhaul. We plug into your existing workflow.

All Piping. Covered.

Pipes, valves, fittings, flanges, gaskets, and bolts.

Sizes 1/8" – 80" | Standards ASME · API · EN · ISO · MSS | Materials CS · SS · Duplex · Nickel Alloys

20%

of project cost

50%

of engineering hours

70%

of cost of poor quality

Enables Seamless Collaboration

Built to benefit both buyers and suppliers.

Buyers

EPCs, Oil & Gas Companies

Budget prices in minutes, not weeks
Automated TBE/CBE, zero copy-paste
Full audit trail on every decision
Plugs into your ERP. No disruption.

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Suppliers

Piping Mills, Stockists, Distributors

Structured RFQs, no guessing
Faster quotes, more wins
Direct access to EPC projects
Free to join and quote

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Your Data. Your Infrastructure.

We never see your MTOs, prices, or suppliers. Deploy on your terms.

On-Premise or SaaS

Deploy in your infrastructure or use our cloud. You choose.

API-Based Normalizer

Your systems call PipingBid via API. Fits any workflow.

Pay Per Call

Usage-based pricing. No big license fees upfront.

Live in Weeks

Limited setup costs. No IT overhaul required.

Zero Access to Your Data

API calls are anonymous. We process product descriptions and return results. No MTOs, no prices, no supplier names.

Dedicated Instance

Each client runs on an isolated instance. No shared databases. Your data never mixes with anyone else's.

Source Code Provided

Full source code access for your tenant. Audit it, review it, verify it. No black boxes.

Common Questions

Quick answers to the questions we hear most from EPC procurement teams.

How is this different from ARIBA?

ARIBA is generic procurement. It moves documents around but doesn't understand what's inside them. We normalize piping specs: a "6 inch seamless X42" and a "DN150 SMLS API5L X42" become the same product code. That's why you can compare quotes fairly, catch errors before they cost you money, and stop duplicating material codes in your ERP.

How much does it cost?

Low setup fees with fast payback. Then variable costs based on volume: you pay per API call to the normalization engine, the core of the platform. No fixed annual license. You scale up or down with your project load. Suppliers use the platform for free.

Who owns the data?

You do. 100%. We provide the source code for your tenant. All data stays on your infrastructure, invisible to us. API calls are anonymous: we process the normalization request and return the result. We never see your MTOs, your prices, your suppliers. Your data, your control.

Does it integrate with SAP / Oracle?

Yes. We have standard connectors for SAP MM, Oracle Procurement Cloud, and Microsoft Dynamics. POs flow directly into your ERP. Material master sync keeps your codes aligned. If you use a different ERP, we build custom integrations via API.

How fast can we go live?

You can run your first RFQ within a week. Full rollout with ERP integration and supplier onboarding typically takes 4-8 weeks. We don't require a big-bang approach: start with one project, prove value, then expand.

What about our existing suppliers?

You keep your AVL. You map your approved vendors to our product categories in a couple of hours. Example: "Acme Pipes → Seamless Pipes, Fittings BW". Done. RFQs route automatically to the right suppliers. They join for free and actually prefer it: no ambiguous specs, no clarification emails, structured quoting.

Why does the platform flag non-standard products?

The normalization engine is built entirely on ASME and EN standards. When a line item doesn't match any known standard product, the engine flags it: this spec is non-standard, is it really necessary? In most EPC projects, engineering specifies custom items where standard catalog products would do the same job. Nobody has time to review 800 line items one by one, so it goes unquestioned. Custom fittings cost 3-5x more, take 2-3x longer to deliver, lock you into a single supplier, can't be reused across projects, and need dedicated qualification. The engine forces the question on every line item. Engineering keeps final say.

See it in Action

30 minutes. Buyer side, supplier side, normalization engine. The complete picture.

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