The operating problem
A public opportunity feed can contain many jobs that are outside a builder’s trade, travel area, capacity or preferred contract value. A list alone does not explain why an opportunity deserves attention. CouncilWorks explores how those business constraints can be made part of the review workflow.
A business profile before a match score
The workspace uses operating locations, travel radius, trades, contract-value range, accreditations and weekly capacity. Contracts Finder opportunity information is considered against that profile. Distance is an estimate, and a suitability explanation is more useful than an unexplained score.
Review remains visible
Opportunities can be treated as suitable, requiring review or not eligible within the workspace. A user can save opportunities and track bid activity. These labels support a decision; they do not replace reading the original procurement notice, checking mandatory criteria and confirming deadlines.
Approval is part of the design
For suitable opportunities under £25,000, the demonstrated workflow prepares the next step for an approval queue. Nothing is submitted without approval. The threshold is a workflow setting, not a claim that procurement obligations disappear below that value.
What this example demonstrates
The example shows how a data feed, business profile, explanation and action queue can work together. It is a live demonstration, not a completed client success story. No contract-win rate, revenue gain or time saving has been independently measured or is claimed here.
Before adapting it for your business
A delivery scope would confirm data access, update frequency, matching rules, staff permissions, notification channels and failure handling. Acceptance checks should include an unsuitable opportunity, missing information, a stale notice and an attempted action without approval.