Demonstration · not a client result
Funding and tender alerts what the deliverable looks like
The structure of the deliverable for funding and tender alerts, how it is produced and how you accept it, with a live specimen generated from the matching free tool’s worked example. Synthetic or permitted data only.
What this page isDemonstration
- Practice
- 06 Bids, proposals & intelligence
- The deliverable
- 4 sectionsProduced in 5 stages, each with a review point
- Data
- Synthetic or permittedNot a client result
Demonstration of methodSynthetic or permitted data.Not a client result.
The deliverable, section by section.
What you receive, and what each part is for.
Opportunity list
Current calls matched to your profile, with deadlines and links.
DemonstrationEligibility verdicts
Bid, partner or pass, with the rule that decides it.
DemonstrationEvidence gaps
What a strong response would need that you do not yet hold.
DemonstrationNext actions
Who does what, and by when, for each call you pursue.
DemonstrationA live specimen.
Generated from the worked example in Bid/no-bid decision matrix: synthetic data, real method. Change the inputs in the tool to see your own.
Demonstration · synthetic data · not a client result
Close the gaps below before committing bid resources.
64/100
Weighted bid score
GO at 70 or more, HOLD from 50 to 69, NO-GO below 50, unless eligibility fails.
Hard eligibility
- Strength: We are legally eligible to bid (entity, registration, nationality rules)
- Strength: We meet the minimum turnover and experience thresholds
- Check: We hold every mandatory certification or licenceUnresolved: get written confirmation from the buyer or your adviser.
- Strength: We can submit a compliant response by the deadline
- Strength: We have no conflict of interest
- Fits our strategy and the work we want more of11
- We know the client and their real problem5
- We can beat the likely competitors7.5
- We have the technical capability in-house or through partners11
- The right team is available for the dates5
- We can evidence similar past work11
- Our price can be competitive and still profitable5
- Contract terms and risks are acceptable7.5
Evidence to find before you decide
- 01List the likely bidders and our edge over each.We can beat the likely competitors · scored 2 of 4
- 02Find someone who has worked with this client; ask what went wrong last time.We know the client and their real problem · scored 2 of 4
- 03Check availability of each key expert for the whole period.The right team is available for the dates · scored 2 of 4
Decision sheet: Mid-term evaluation of a youth skills programme
Recommendation
HOLD. Close the gaps below before committing bid resources.
Deadline
30 Oct 2026.
Decision owner
To be recorded at the bid meeting, with the date of the decision.
How it is produced, and accepted.
Each stage ends in something you review; acceptance is tested against criteria agreed at the start.
- 01
Opportunity
Agree your profile, sectors, geographies and funders.
Review pointOpportunity confirmed live, with the deadline and documents.
- 02
Eligibility
Test each call against its eligibility rules and your registration.
Review pointEligibility tested against your registration, track record and partners.
- 03
Evidence
Check the evidence and partners each response would need.
Review pointEvery claim in the response traceable to a document you hold.
- 04
Response
Recommend bid, partner or pass, with the reasoning.
Review pointResponse reviewed against the compliance matrix before sign-off.
- 05
Submission
Hand over the calendar and the first actions.
Review pointSubmission route, format and deadline confirmed in writing.
How proof is labelled
- DemonstrationsDemonstrations use synthetic or permitted data.
- Documented experienceDocumented experience is attributed to the organisation that held the work.
- Measured resultsMeasured results are added only once they have been measured; none are shown yet.
What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
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