UBL Quotation

A pre-ordering UBL document type in the Sourcing / Quotation process.

Definition

The Quotation document (root element Quotation, namespace urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Quotation-2) is sent by a seller to a buyer to quote a cost for goods or services, typically in reply to a RequestForQuotation. It carries one or more cac:QuotationLine [1..*], each quoting a price for one kind of item, plus a cac:RequestForQuotationDocumentReference linking back to the request.

Origin

Defined in the OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) v2.1 specification (OASIS Standard, 2013); the Quotation document was introduced in UBL 2.0.

Example in context

<Quotation xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Quotation-2"><cbc:ID>QUO-2026-0042</cbc:ID><cac:QuotationLine>…</cac:QuotationLine></Quotation>

Related terms

• UBL Order — the procurement document a Quotation may lead to.
• UBL CommonAggregateComponents — defines cac:QuotationLine and related aggregates.