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Bid / No-Bid Scorecard.

Ten questions. Five minutes. Scored against the framework I’ve used to qualify tenders for clients across remote services, defence, oil & gas and workforce.

— Decision Drivers · Buyer’s Grid · Must Win Battles · DBM

— Before you start

Tell me who's running the scorecard.

I review every submission personally. If the score is borderline, I'll often follow up with a short voice note on what to focus on. Required fields.

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— What you get
  • ·A weighted score across 4 dimensions: strategic fit, strategic value, win probability, capacity.
  • ·A clear Bid, Caution, or No-Bid verdict, with reasoning.
  • ·The three highest-leverage actions to improve the score.
  • ·Optional: email yourself a printable PDF.

Built by Brent · Validated on tenders ranging from $100k to $300M

— Scorecard

Rate each statement from 1 (no) to 5 (yes).

Honest is better than optimistic. The point is to expose risk, not flatter the bid.

Framework
Decision Drivers
3 D’s · Details · Desires · Depths
Framework
Buyer’s Grid
Decision-makers · criteria · objections
Framework
Must Win Battles
Defined sectors · regions · services
Framework
DBM
Decision Balance Material
— Your result

Here's your score, friend.

Verdict
BID

Strong fit. Pursue with discipline.

Total score
42/ 50
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