Making sure you buy the right product
Why you shouldn't use Open Opportunities.
Open Opportunities isn't right for everyone,
this is when and what you can do instead.
How to tell
When the fit isn't right.
1. You're not into government
If you don’t want to sell to the $13tn government market Open Opportunities can’t really help you. Don’t get us wrong, we do have some private sector data but the vast majority of our data is for government contracting opportunities.
2. You only sell to a small market
If you only sell into a really small, specific market then you can monitor a small number of contract opportunities sources on a regular basis without needing to buy a service like Open Opportunities.
3. Missing opportunities is ok
If you only sell into government if you’re invited to bid in, or you’re entirely opportunistic about selling to government, then missing opportunities is ok. In that case you just don’t need a comprehensive alert service.
If you're ok missing opportunities
How to do it yourself
There are some free alternatives that can be used instead of a comprehensive service.
1. Government sites
Sign up to a handful of different sites that publish opportunities. In the UK it’s Find A Tender, in Europe it’s TED and in the USA it’s SAM. That will get you some opportunities and will get you started to find bids, but you will miss opportunities and their search engines can be erratic.
2. DIY market research
Use AI tools like Perplexity to do some market research. It won’t be able to tell you things like “how many tenders were there for CRMs in market X last year” but it will be able to spot recent tenders for different services and tell you who is buying different things from the market.
3. Google searches
Do daily advanced searches on google for your products and your rivals. Eg. Searching on google using “site:gov.uk” or “site:www.coventry.gov.uk” will give you results for a specific site. So you can use google to see if any news is posted that could be relevant to you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
All the answers you're looking for
If you're new or looking for answers to your questions, this guide will help you learn more about our services and their features.
Yes! We've been collecting this data for over ten years, we know that there's opportunities for every business in our database.
Our coverage extends across all available federal sources worldwide and large numbers of local sources.
From Falkirk to Florida, from the Philippines to the Falkland Islands, our data is remarkably diverse. Feel free to get in touch with us to inquire about specific sources. If there's a source we're not currently covering, we are more than willing to collaborate with you to incorporate it.
Yes. We gather all of the records from every public source we find. So you'll find tenders, contracts and prior information notices.
Great. You can set up your search to include only the data from the jurisdiction you want. All of your subsequent searches will be limited to your market.
Whenever you want to look further afield you can change an individual search or reset your default countries.
With Open Opportunities you're in control. We're here to help you grow, you can decide what you need to see.
Open Opportunities have a rich history of opening up government data worldwide. We are dedicated to continually expanding our data and introducing new features.
We typically add at least three new sources every month and are committed to adding more every month.
Customers are eligible for a 7 day free trial. We won't ask you for your credit card details and you'll get access to all of our data, allowing you to explore our data and test our search capabilities.
Our plans can be paid in advance by either card or by invoice.
Our skilled researchers are on hand to help. We provide help to on-board you and we're always on hand to help you set up your searches correctly
When you sign up our founder gives you his personal mobile number, so you can call him if you ever need a problem fixed. Our team are dedicated to helping you win new business.