Solution 01 · Bid / no-bid tender diagnostic
Is this bid worth
your team and your capital?
An independent bid / no-bid review of the opportunity, the contract and the risks, in 3 to 5 business days, ending in a clear GO, REPOSITION or NO-GO.
3–5 business days · fixed scope · under mutual NDA
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One question.
Three possible answers.
The diagnostic ends in a plain verdict, backed by the few numbers that justify it, never a list of observations without a decision. Whether your team calls it a bid, a tender or a proposal, the go/no-go decision comes first: we review the opportunity, the contract and the risks of the EPC, BOT/PPP or DBOM tender before your organisation commits people and capital to the offer.
Illustrative dossier · €780M combined-cycle EPC
Choose a verdict to see the dossier that leads to it.
Scope definition
Mature
Estimate & contingency
Covered at P80
Interfaces
All assigned
Liability exposure
Within appetite
Verdict
GO
Submit, with two conditions.
Keep the contingency as priced and close the two open clarifications before filing.
Scope definition
Partly defined
Estimate & contingency
Short by 8%
Interfaces
1 tie-in unassigned
Liability exposure
Above appetite
Verdict
REPOSITION
Don’t submit at this price.
Re-index steel escalation, move the tie-in risk to the JV lead and cap delay damages before committing.
Scope definition
Immature
Estimate & contingency
Ground risk unpriced
Interfaces
3 packages without owner
Liability exposure
Uncapped
Verdict
NO-GO
Decline this tender.
The risks that decide the outcome cannot be priced or transferred within the tender period.
Illustrative example. No client data.
What you receive
Six outputs.
One decision.
Written by senior bid professionals, backed by more than 30 years of accountability for major capital commitments.
01
Opportunity assessment
Fit with your strategy and return targets, the client’s procurement and claims record, and the competitive pressure you will face.
8–12 pages
02
Risk map
Technical, commercial, contractual and execution risks in one matrix, with delay and performance damages, ground conditions and currency exposure called out.
14–20 pages
03
Scope & constructability review
How complete the scope really is, package by package: missing data, heavy-lift and logistics conflicts, unclear battery limits.
16–24 pages
04
Critical assumptions check
The few assumptions that could break the price or the schedule: productivity, weather downtime, site set-up and overheads.
10–15 pages
05
Competitive position
Win themes, technical differentiators and the non-price criteria that decide the evaluation score.
8–12 pages
06
Decision memo
GO, REPOSITION or NO-GO, with the conditions management should enforce before signing guarantees. Presented in a 90-minute board briefing.
Board memo
The 5-day protocol
From documents
to decision.
Day 0
Scoping call
Day 1
Documents under NDA
Days 2–4
Independent review
Day 5
Board briefing
30 minutes, no commitment.
We agree the boundaries of the review, the key tender dates and the sensitive points between partners.
Engagement
Go / no-go on the mission
Secure transfer.
A one-page mutual NDA, then the bill of quantities, basis of estimate, JV agreement and contract schedules. Redacted files are fine.
Confidentiality
Mutual NDA
Closed-session stress test.
Cost build-up, contract terms and execution assumptions reviewed together, with rates checked against market references.
Scrutiny
Cross-checked
The decision, in 90 minutes.
The six outputs delivered, and a 90-minute briefing where hard questions get quantified answers.
Output
GO · REPOSITION · NO-GO
Where it pays off
One ground-condition variance can wipe out the margin of a whole contract.
The diagnostic is built for large lump-sum tenders, where a single unpriced logistics constraint or a missed performance guarantee costs more than the whole review.
Typical tenders
Above €250M
Contract types
EPC · LSTK · BOT · DBOM
Execution period
36 to 60 months
Sectors
Desalination · Oil & Gas · Utilities · Waste-to-Energy
Before you commit to this bid, get an independent read.
Start with a 30-minute scoping call. The scope and timing are confirmed before any work starts.