Bid when
- The contract fits your operating model.
- You can prove similar delivery.
- The margin still works after mobilisation risk.
- The team has enough time for review and approval.
Score the opportunity before the team starts writing. A tender can look attractive and still be a poor use of bid time if the evidence is thin, the margin is weak or the deadline is already lost.
Use 1 for weak, 3 for acceptable and 5 for strong. The weighted score is only a prompt for a proper commercial conversation.
A low score does not always mean walk away. It means the bid needs a reason strong enough to justify the risk.
The public calculator gives you a quick score. The toolkit gives you the Excel matrix and bid command files to run the decision properly across real opportunities.
If the opportunity is worth chasing, use the toolkit to control evidence, owners, deadlines, compliance and final review.
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