Page 02 · Scope of Work

Phase 1 MVP Scope

Mapped directly to RFP sections 4.1 through 4.12. Every item below is contracted into the six-week delivery plan.

4.1

Identity & Access Management

  • User registration & login for workshops, retailers, administrators
  • Multi-user support under single organisation accounts
  • Role-based access (Workshop Owner / Manager / Technician, Retailer Admin / Staff, Platform Admin, Ops & Finance)
  • JWT authentication with refresh tokens
  • OTP verification for onboarding
4.2

Workshop Application

  • Vehicle selection by make/model/year; VIN input
  • Photo upload for part identification assistance
  • RFQ submission (single & multi-line)
  • Quote comparison by supplier, brand, availability, ETA, price
  • Order placement, tracking, history, reorder
  • Return & refund request workflow
  • Payment mode selection (COD, online)
  • Push notifications for RFQ/order updates
4.3

Retailer Application / Portal

  • Registration & multi-user support per retailer
  • Profile & account management
  • RFQ notifications and receipt
  • Quote submission with pricing, brand, availability, ETA
  • Order management & fulfilment tracking
  • Delivery coordination and status updates
  • Returns and refund handling
4.4

Admin Panel

  • User management (workshops, retailers, admins)
  • Vendor onboarding & verification workflows
  • RFQ monitoring (status, distribution, response rates)
  • Order tracking and lifecycle visibility
  • Transaction tracking & reconciliation
  • Sales & platform analytics dashboard
  • Configuration controls (matching radius, quote expiry, notification rules)
4.5

Vehicle, VIN & OE Mapping

  • Vehicle selection by make/model/year
  • VIN-based lookup and decoding
  • Adapter-based architecture for future catalog providers
4.6

RFQ & Quotation Engine

  • Queue-based asynchronous RFQ distribution
  • Real-time quote updates (WebSocket)
  • Quote expiry and response tracking
  • Full RFQ / quotation audit trails
4.7

Matching Engine

  • Geolocation-based retailer matching (PostGIS)
  • Configurable matching rules (admin-controlled)
  • Tracking of retailer response speed
4.8

Order Management — State Machine

  • Draft → RFQ Open → Quote Received → Quote Accepted
  • Order Confirmed → Ready for Dispatch → In Transit → Delivered
  • Return Requested → Approved / Rejected → Refunded
  • Cancelled / Failed terminal states
4.9

Delivery & Logistics (Phase 1)

  • Retailer-handled delivery coordination
  • Status updates visible to workshops and admins
  • Proof capture (photo, timestamp, GPS coordinates)
4.10

Payments & Refunds

  • Payment mode selection (COD, online)
  • Payment gateway integration (vendor to propose)
  • Payment status tracking
  • Admin-controlled refund workflow
4.11

Notification Services

  • Push notifications (all user types)
  • Email notifications (transactional)
  • Centralised notification service with template management
  • Retry logic — minimum 3 retries with exponential backoff
4.12

Image Upload & AI-Assisted Recognition

  • Secure file upload with validation, S3 storage
  • AI-assisted part recognition as assistive feature (not autonomous)
  • Confidence scoring with manual override capability
Out of scope · Phase 1
WhatsApp and SMS notifications (deferred to Phase 2)
Platform-managed logistics (Phase 2)
Custom AI model training from scratch
Automated refund settlement
Multi-currency activation (architecture-ready only)