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Finding opportunities

Build a repeatable search around the buyers, regions and project types your firm can serve.

5 min read

Understanding notices

Read the notice type first so you know whether the buyer wants a bid, evidence of qualifications or a different response.

4 min read

Making decisions

Decide whether an opportunity deserves estimating time, and record the reason before the deadline starts driving the decision.

5 min read

Improving coverage

Use this diagnostic when a notice you expected to receive never appears in your shortlist.

4 min read

Setting up monitoring

Give your monitoring process enough detail to distinguish work you can pursue from titles that merely mention your trade.

5 min read

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