Procurement Readiness Engine™

The decision-making brain of the Procurement OS

Before your organization spends time, money or resources on a bid, the engine answers one question: are we truly ready to compete? Twenty-three readiness dimensions, a configurable rules engine across sectors, countries and buyers, and one explainable answer: current readiness, why, evidence, gaps, risks, the improvement plan and the expected impact on bid success.

Procurement Readiness Engine™

Construction of 2.5km Access Road (Lot 3)

State Ministry of Works · MOW/WKS/2026/L3 · $4.2M · closes 30 September, 12:00 noon

Sector modelCountry regimeBuyer profileSubmission threshold85% minimum

Procurement Readiness Score

65Readiness

Improvement Required

Material gaps remain; bidding without closing them risks a wasted submission.

Confidence: 92%
Trend (12 months): +12 pts
Evidence held: 56 / 81
Missing items: 25
Time to readiness: 2–4 weeks (deadline in 12 days)
Projected score: 93%

$4.2M at risk: the submission would be screened out before technical evaluation.

Executive decision support

Recommended decision: DelayCan we bid? Not yet · Should we bid? Not on current readiness

Readiness of 65% sits materially below the 85% threshold. Preparing now spends bid resource on a submission that is unlikely to be scored.

Work remaining: 12 actions across 4 departments
Investment required: 60 person-days across 4 departments
Readiness timeline: 2–4 weeks (deadline in 12 days)
Bid success impact: 44% → 69%

Conditions

Obtain and evidence: Mandatory documents present (A. Okafor, T-9d · due in 9 days)
Obtain and evidence: No evidence expires before submission (T. Bello, T-9d · due in 9 days)
Obtain and evidence: Minimum turnover threshold met (R. Danjuma, T-9d · due in 9 days)
Obtain and evidence: OEM authorisation held (A. Okafor, T-9d · due in 9 days)

Procurement Readiness Wheel

Click any segment to drill into the reasoning

23 dimensions evaluated · 12 on the wheel

Country Procurement Readiness

4% · CriticalWeighted up by active packs

Do we satisfy the national procurement regime for this jurisdiction?

Confidence: 82%
Trend: -1 pts
Evidence: 0/2
Owner: T. Bello · Compliance

Why this score was assigned

0 of 2 evidence items for this dimension are current in the Procurement Readiness Vault, weighted up because Construction, Nigeria and Federal Government all emphasise it.

Evidence supporting it

Organisational baseline evidence held in the Readiness Vault.

Evidence missing

Statutory contribution compliance (pension, training, social insurance)
Procurement authority registration

What decreases the score

Statutory contribution compliance (pension, training, social insurance) is not evidenced
Procurement authority registration is not evidenced

What improves the score

File the outstanding 2 items in the Readiness Vault
Link each item to MOW/WKS/2026/L3 so responsiveness is evidenced

Business impact: Below the 85% submission threshold: exposes the $4.2M opportunity to avoidable loss. Submission threshold 85%.

Why this score was assigned

Procurement Readiness for MOW/WKS/2026/L3 is 65%, Improvement Required. Material gaps remain; bidding without closing them risks a wasted submission.
The score is weighted across 23 readiness dimensions, with 7 dimensions weighted up by the Construction, Nigeria and Federal Government intelligence packs.
Strongest: Legal 90%, Technical 89%, Geographic 87%. Weakest: Country 4%, Compliance 42%, OEM 49%.
16 mandatory rules are unsatisfied, which is what holds the score below 85%.
Closing the generated action plan is expected to raise readiness to 93% and bid success from 44% to 69%.

Procurement Rules Engine

28 active rules from four intelligence packs

2 satisfied · 5 at risk · 21 not met

Rule	Dimension	Severity	Origin	Status	Finding
Mandatory documents present	Compliance	Mandatory	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Every document named in the eligibility section held in the Readiness Vault is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
No evidence expires before submission	Compliance	Mandatory	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Validity dates on all certificates extend past the deadline is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Experience requirement met	Experience	Scored	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Reference projects at comparable value, scope and sector is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Minimum turnover threshold met	Financial	Mandatory	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Audited accounts evidencing the stated annual turnover is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Professional licences current	Personnel	Mandatory	Platform baseline	At risk	Partially evidenced: Personnel Readiness sits at 86% and validity is not confirmed for the submission date.
OEM authorisation held	OEM	Mandatory	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Manufacturer letter naming this tender and bidder is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Insurance cover adequate	Financial	Mandatory	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Policies at the required limits and classes of cover is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Bid security arranged	Financial	Mandatory	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Bank or insurance bond in the prescribed format and validity is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Financial ratios within range	Financial	Scored	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Current ratio and working capital above the stated minimum is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Key personnel available	Personnel	Scored	Platform baseline	Satisfied	Evidenced against Personnel Readiness at 86%.
Equipment schedule evidenced	Equipment	Scored	Platform baseline	At risk	Partially evidenced: Equipment Readiness sits at 84% and validity is not confirmed for the submission date.
Safety record acceptable	Safety	Scored	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Incident statistics and safety management system evidence is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Environmental obligations met	Environmental	Scored	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Permits, impact assessments and disposal authorisations is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Quality management certified	Quality	Scored	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Current certification with an unqualified surveillance audit is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Contract terms acceptable	Legal	Advisory	Platform baseline	Satisfied	Evidenced against Legal Readiness at 90%.
Submission instructions satisfied	Submission	Mandatory	Platform baseline	At risk	Partially evidenced: Submission Readiness sits at 69% and validity is not confirmed for the submission date.
Internal approval obtained	Approval	Mandatory	Platform baseline	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Delegated authority sign-off recorded against the bid is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Interim Registration Report (IRR)	Country	Mandatory	Country pack	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Issued by Bureau of Public Procurement or the responsible national registry is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
CAC incorporation and annual returns	Country	Mandatory	Country pack	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Issued by Bureau of Public Procurement or the responsible national registry is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Tax Clearance Certificate (3 years)	Compliance	Mandatory	Country pack	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Current certificate covering the bid submission date is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Pension and ITF compliance	Compliance	Mandatory	Country pack	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Current certificate covering the bid submission date is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
NSITF certificate	Compliance	Mandatory	Country pack	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Current certificate covering the bid submission date is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
EIA approval for works above the statutory threshold	Environmental	Scored	Country pack	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Regulator decision letter or exemption confirmation is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Contractor registration at the required category and financial ceiling	Safety	Mandatory	Sector pack	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Construction standard evidence filed in the Readiness Vault is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Site safety plan and lost-time-injury record for the last three years	Equipment	Scored	Sector pack	At risk	Partially evidenced: Equipment Readiness sits at 84% and validity is not confirmed for the submission date.
Statutory registrations	Compliance	Mandatory	Buyer pack	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Federal Government qualification pack requirement is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Tax and pension compliance	Country	Scored	Buyer pack	Not met	No acceptable evidence found. Federal Government qualification pack requirement is required before 30 September, 12:00 noon.
Sworn affidavits	Submission	Scored	Buyer pack	At risk	Partially evidenced: Submission Readiness sits at 69% and validity is not confirmed for the submission date.

Procurement action plan