Who is it ideal for?
FUTURA Engineering provides construction and project purchasing teams with exactly the tools they need for LV-based tendering, awarding contracts, and invoicing—especially in technically demanding, project-oriented environments.
Building construction & civil engineering
Plant engineering & large-scale technical projects
Energy suppliers & network operators
Facility Management / Technical building equipment
Simplify construction and project purchasing measurably with SAP
Technically demanding construction and infrastructure projects involve high sourcing costs—especially when service specifications are only supported to a limited extent in SAP Purchasing. This results in media discontinuity and additional manual work.
FUTURA Engineering closes this gap: The solution seamlessly connects GAEB service specifications with SAP and ensures consistent, structured processes and precise transparency—even in downstream follow-up processes such as service recording and billing.
GAEB service specifications without media discontinuity
Service specifications can be created, maintained, and further processed in full compliance with GAEB standards—without manual transfers or system breaks.
- Creation & editing of GAEB specifications
- Support for the SAP MM-SRV data model (item category "D")
- GAEB and Excel import/export
Structured tendering and award processes
Price and negotiation rounds are clearly mapped and compared—for transparent and fair award decisions.
- Multi-stage bidding and pricing rounds
- Transparent price comparisons
- Automatic transfer of changes and additions to orders
Supplier integration & collaboration
Suppliers can collaborate easily and free of charge via the FUTURA Supplier Portal—for clear communication and smooth processes.
- Submission of bids via the Supplier Portal
- Audit-proof communication & logging
- Self-service service recording on synchronized GAEB specifications
Source-to-pay for construction and infrastructure projects – in the SAP standard
FUTURA Engineering makes GAEB service specifications a central component of technical purchasing in SAP S/4HANA.
All steps—from creation, tendering, and negotiation to service recording and billing—are carried out digitally, in SAP, and in real time. This means that CAPEX projects remain controllable at all times.
Create and structure service specifications
Clean, GAEB-compliant service specifications form the basis for contract awards and evaluations. FUTURA Engineering supports high-performance processing even for large service specifications with more than 1,000 items.
Start LV-based tender
Tenders can be created directly from SAP—whether from BANF, LV, or an existing service contract. Service lines can be expanded, suppliers added, and all data transferred to providers in a structured manner.
Compare offers & negotiate
Incoming offers are automatically displayed in a powerful price comparison table. Price and negotiation rounds can be clearly controlled, compared, and documented.
Assignment & transfer to S/4HANA
Once the decision has been made, all LV items are transferred to SAP in full and with precise item details—as a service order or contract. Addenda are automatically incorporated into the order, and budgets can be managed precisely thanks to real-time commitment reduction.
Record & bill services
Suppliers record their services directly via the FUTURA Supplier Portal. The measurements automatically generate LERF sheets in SAP, ensuring that billing is verifiable, transparent, and completely accurate at all times.
GAEB taken further – the bridge between planning, purchasing, and SAP
GAEB creates the transparency that is often lacking in the SAP standard for complex construction and infrastructure services. FUTURA Engineering seamlessly connects GAEB structures with SAP S/4HANA and consistently integrates them into the sourcing and RFX process: supplements, measurements, and service items remain traceable throughout—from planning to billing.
Investment projects: Controllability
despite "construction-accompanying planning"
In many projects, services are planned in the AVA system but only recorded in SAP as a flat-rate 1-LE order. The result: commitments do not match actual costs; supplements are missing and budgets get out of hand.
With FUTURA Engineering, all LV items and changes are transferred to SAP in full.
- Automatic order changes for additions
- Real-time commitment reduction for precise budget control
- Performance and cost progress can be viewed at any time
- Structured bid comparisons at LV item level
Maintenance & unplanned services:
Transparency instead of flat rates
When repairs or malfunctions occur, it is often unclear which services were actually provided. Billing is based on a flat rate per hour or material—without verifiable items.
With FUTURA Engineering, suppliers themselves create a GAEB-compliant billing specification that shows exactly what has been done.
• Detailed feedback on services rendered
• Transparency in framework agreement call-offs
• Evaluation of services directly in the SAP contract
GAEB as the key to verifiable billing
FUTURA Engineering ensures that each LV item is created as a separate service line in the SAP MM-SRV data model. This preserves the GAEB structure in its entirety—the basis for verifiable, item-specific billing and consistent service recording in the SAP standard.
- Auditing, approval, and budget control in SAP Standard
- Measurements automatically generate LERF sheets in SAP
- Suppliers record services themselves, structured according to GAEB
Now FUTURA Engineering
live.
FUTURA is the perfect solution for our processes thanks to its excellent integration with our SAP ERP system. Not only do we save time in the purchasing process, we now have a much better overview, which is very beneficial in price negotiations.
Purchasing Manager Thomas Brandl, Regenburger Energie. und Wasserversorgung AG & Co KG (REWAG)
FAQ about FUTURA Engineering
What is FUTURA Engineering?
FUTURA Engineering is an SAP-native, cloud-based solution for end-to-end planning, tendering, awarding, and billing of construction, infrastructure, and technical procurement projects. The solution connects the GAEB world with SAP S/4HANA and seamlessly integrates planners, consumer, purchaser, auditors, and suppliers into a digital process.
FUTURA Engineering is part of the FUTURA platform.
Who is FUTURA Engineering suitable for?
FUTURA Engineering is aimed at organizations with complex technical procurement needs: industrial and plant engineering, infrastructure projects, energy suppliers and network operators, as well as maintenance and facility management organizations. Ideal wherever GAEB specifications, technical specifications, and SAP-based processes come together.
What scope of processes does FUTURA Engineering cover?
FUTURA Engineering supports the entire source-to-pay process: from creating specifications to tenders with multiple rounds of pricing, bid evaluation, awarding contracts, and contract management, right through to position-specific service recording and billing in SAP. Maintenance measures can also be controlled digitally via framework agreements – including automatic LERF creation. FUTURA Engineering covers the entire process for CAPEX projects and OPEX measures.
How does FUTURA Engineering support work with GAEB service specifications?
GAEB specifications can be created, imported, and edited in a structured manner—supported by standardized GAEB XML interfaces, a master service catalog, and direct collaboration between planners, consumers, and purchasing. Specifications can be transferred to tenders without media discontinuity and, once approved, can be created in full in SAP. Each item is created as a service line in the SAP backend – the basis for transparent awards, supplements, and verifiable billing.
Which tendering procedures does FUTURA Engineering support?
The solution covers all common procedures: restricted tenders, direct awards, multi-stage tendering processes with iterative price rounds, and GAEB-based construction tenders. This enables compliant, flexible, and efficient award processes.
What is the difference between FUTURA Engineering and FUTURA Smart?
FUTURA Smart and FUTURA Engineering are both cloud-based platforms that enable seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA. However, they differ in their focus and scope of application:
| feature | FUTURA Smart | FUTURA Engineering |
| area of application | E-sourcing & strategic and operational purchasing | Construction, plant engineering, and maintenance projects |
| process focus | Tenders, bid management, negotiations | Planning, tendering, execution, and billing of construction and engineering projects |
| data integration | SAP data (purchase orders, product master data, contracts) | GAEB standard for service specifications and construction tenders |
| Supplier management | Automatic invitation, digital bid submission | Collaboration with suppliers in development and construction projects |
| billing processes | Automatic order and contract creation in SAP | Service recording sheets, invoices based on construction progress |
| SAP data model | Support for the new data model with Lean Services and Item Hierarchies | Use of the SAP MM-SRV module for service procurement |
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FUTURA Engineering at a glance. Features for SAP and RFX sourcing.