Mandate Establishment
US$5,000or local equivalent
Prepare, configure and activate a fully managed Buy Mandate or Sell Mandate.
Mandate fees
One mandate. One clear commercial model.
Commerce One operates fully managed Buy Mandates and Sell Mandates under a simple performance-aligned structure.
Submit a MandateActive Mandate Management
US$1,500/monthfrom month 2, or local equivalent
While Commerce One continues actively executing the mandate.
Success Participation
5%–15%
Agreed before commencement and applied to qualifying transaction value under the mandate agreement.
5% is the minimum standard success participation.
One commercial model. Global execution.
There is no standard regional surcharge.
Prices exclude applicable taxes unless expressly stated otherwise.
What the establishment fee covers.
The establishment fee is the cost of activating a fully managed commercial mandate, charged when the mandate is accepted. It covers the initial work required to make the mandate market-ready and deploy Commerce One’s commercial origination system.
- Mandate assessment and acceptance
- Principal onboarding
- Commercial brief
- Product, service or procurement requirement review
- Target-market definition
- Ideal counterparty profile
- Territory and market selection
- Counterparty research framework
- Approved commercial positioning
- Mandate-specific sales or sourcing materials
- Dedicated mandate page, opportunity environment or private deal room where appropriate
- Internal AI and knowledge setup for the mandate
- Initial counterparty universe development
- Outreach infrastructure and campaign preparation
- Commercial tracking and attribution setup
- Launch into Commerce One’s managed origination process
The establishment fee does not purchase unlimited work indefinitely. From month 2, active execution continues under Active Mandate Management; mandate duration, territories, transaction scope and commission entitlement are defined in the mandate agreement.
What Active Mandate Management covers.
From month 2, where the principal elects to continue active execution, the management fee covers:
- Continued buyer or supplier discovery
- Account research and enrichment
- Ongoing outbound origination
- Follow-up activity
- Opportunity qualification
- Commercial coordination
- Mandate-specific AI and knowledge maintenance
- Pipeline management
- Counterparty tracking
- Reporting
- Active opportunity progression
The fee applies only while Commerce One continues active execution under the agreed mandate scope. It is separately earned and is not credited against future success participation.
How success participation works.
- 01
Agree it before launch. The exact rate, commission base, exclusions, attribution rules, entitlement period and repeat-business treatment are agreed before market activation.
- 02
Protect originated relationships. Counterparties introduced and developed by Commerce One are documented so qualifying business can be attributed consistently.
- 03
Apply the rate to qualifying transactions. When the agreed transaction trigger occurs, Commerce One’s success commission is calculated against the contractual commission base.
Mandate economics
The transaction can be large. The model remains simple.
Commerce One’s standard mandate model is a US$5,000 establishment fee, US$1,500/month Active Mandate Management from month 2 while execution continues, and 5%–15% success participation on the qualifying transaction base defined in the mandate. The monthly fee is separately earned and is not credited against future success participation.
Illustrative fee mechanics only. Not a quote, transaction forecast or guarantee.
- Mandate Establishment
- US$5,000
- Charged when the mandate is accepted.
- Active months
- 6
- Active Mandate Management
- US$7,500
- 5 × US$1,500, months 2–6
- Qualifying transaction value
- US$500,000
- Selected success percentage
- 7.5%
- Success participation
- US$37,500
- Total Commerce One fees
- US$50,000
- Establishment, Active Mandate Management and success participation, added together.
Figures exclude applicable taxes.
Active Mandate Management is not credited against success participation.
The signed mandate defines the success percentage, commission base, exclusions, entitlement period, repeat-business treatment and payment terms.
Fee questions.
What does it cost to establish a mandate?
The standard Mandate Establishment Fee is US$5,000, or the published equivalent in your region, charged when the mandate is accepted. It covers preparing, configuring and activating the mandate.
Is there a monthly fee?
Yes. From month 2, while Commerce One continues actively executing the mandate, the standard Active Mandate Management fee is US$1,500/month, or the published regional equivalent.
Is the monthly fee credited against future commission?
No. Active Mandate Management is a separate recurring fee for ongoing origination, qualification, commercial coordination and opportunity management. It is not credited against future success participation.
What is the success fee?
Commerce One’s standard success participation ranges from 5% to 15% of qualifying transaction value.
Can the success percentage be lower than 5%?
No. Commerce One’s standard minimum success participation is 5%.
Can the success percentage apply to repeat business?
Yes. Where agreed in the mandate, qualifying repeat transactions, reorders, renewals or protected-account business may remain commissionable for the defined entitlement period.
Does a mandate cost more if it covers multiple markets?
Not automatically. Commerce One uses one global pricing framework and does not apply a standard regional surcharge. Exceptionally complex mandates may be subject to bespoke terms agreed before commencement.
What happens if we stop active execution?
The Active Mandate Management fee applies only while Commerce One continues active execution. Existing protected opportunities, account rights and commission entitlements remain subject to the mandate agreement.
Do you take the buyer’s whole payment?
Not by default. In the standard model, the underlying buyer and supplier contract and settle their trade directly. Commerce One invoices its appointing principal for agreed fees and commission.
Commerce One
Have a defined commercial objective?
Tell us what you want to sell, buy or source. We will assess the opportunity, the market and whether it fits a Commerce One mandate.
Global trade. Actively managed.
