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Making the right purchase

When Open Opportunities isn't right for you

Open Opportunities isn't right for everyone, here's how you can tell.

How to tell

When the fit isn't right.

You're not into government

If you don't want to sell to the $13tn public sector market, you might not get what you need. We do have some private sector data but the vast majority of our data is for government contracting opportunities.

You sell to a very 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.

You don't mind missing opportunities

If you only sell when 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 don't mind missing opportunities

How to do it yourself

There are some free alternatives that can be used instead of a comprehensive service.

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 but you're going to miss hundreds of opportunities and the more you need and the searches are inconsistent.

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.

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.
Find and win new business

Don't want to miss opportunities?

If you want to be able to get a simple daily summary of all the best opportunities for your business.

Data enrichment <br>Why Open Opportunities is #1
Added features

Data enrichment
Why Open Opportunities is #1

Good data becomes great intelligence when it’s enriched, structured, and easy to use. We don't just add country names, we enhance with categories, languages, currencies and regional groupings.

  • Attachments and associated documents.
  • Detailed CPV classification for every document.
  • Filter by continent, country, language or groups of countries.
  • Every record's currency converted to USD, EUR and GBP.
  • Downloadable records for structured analysis.
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.

What our amazing users say

"Much simpler"

It's much simpler to use than going to each individual portal or compared to some competitors. The search tools and interface make it so much easier to find what I'm looking for. Means I can focus on actually bidding for the opportunities that matter.
Tasin Rios

Tasin Rios

Applied Data Science Partners

"So much faster"

The procurement landscape is increasingly fractured with so many procurement platforms to monitor. Open Opportunities makes searching for relevant tenders so much faster - what used to take hours more only takes a few minutes. Open Opportunities is a no brainer for us.
Luke Treadwell

Luke Treadwell

Rainmaker Solutions

"Much easier"

To find these global opportunities in the past I had to go from portal to portal with different searches. But Open Opportunities makes my life much easier by placing all these global opportunities in one place and the contract information makes forward planning much easier too.

"Keep on top"

We work in a specific niche and need keep on top of opportunities around the world as they happen. Open Opportunities is a tool designed exactly for this, it removes the time consuming research that would be required to keep on top of when those opportunities arise.
Aran Bates

Aran Bates

Hydrologiq

"Time saver"

Open Opportunities is a great tool. I can instantly see all the aerospace opportunities from government all in one place which is a real time saver . The UI is nice and easy to use and the daily email alerts keep me on top of the latest notices without even having to log in. Definitely recommended for any business.
Tim Mammatt

Tim Mammatt

Volatus Aerospace

"User friendly"

Open Opportunities has been instrumental in keeping me up to date with tender opportunities. The platform's user-friendly interface and comprehensive resources have significantly improved my search for new prospects. The alerts to inbox feature ensures I am aware of new leads before my morning coffee!
Mark Hamilton

Mark Hamilton

50 Degrees Ltd

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