Procurement doesn't start with a tender - but your intel might.
If the first time you hear about a public sector opportunity is when the tender goes live - you’re already behind.
By then, the buyer has already scoped their needs, spoken to suppliers, and may even have a preferred solution.
You’re not just late to the table - you’ve missed the chance to shape the conversation.
Hints to this tender's arrival were likely scattered across dozens of online documents.
But manually sifting through them is hugely time-intensive, and you risk missing the opportunity all together.
Failing to spot early buying signals puts your team on the back foot, chasing tenders instead of shaping them.
Step 1: Harvest the data
We source thousands of documents from across Central Government, Local Government and the NHS - from meeting minutes and strategy papers to procurement pipelines - to uncover where future demand might be hiding.
Step 2: AI + Human classification
Our AI engine scans these documents to flag potential buying signals. Each one is then verified and categorised by our public sector data experts to ensure it’s accurate, relevant and actionable.
Step 3: Action-ready insights
Verified signals are transformed into structured, searchable intelligence - complete with buyer details, categories and source links - so your team can engage early and with confidence.
By getting ahead of the tender, you can:
New to pre-tender intelligence?
Our quick guide explains what it is, where to find it, and how leading suppliers are using it to get ahead.

FAQs
What is an 'Early Opportunity'?
Early Opportunities are advanced signals of potential future procurements, before a tender is formally published. We find these signals buried in government meeting minutes, pipeline notices and strategy documents, then surface and categorise them for you.
Where do these insights come from?
We scan thousands of government documents every month - spanning Central Government, Local Government and the NHS - to find Early Opportunities. We use an AI-powered model to identify potential Early Opportunities, which are then manually verified and categorised by our data experts.
How will this intel help me win more work?
Early Opportunities is a powerful dataset designed to give your GTM and Capture Management teams an edge. With advanced oversight of future procurements, you can engage buyers earlier, shape the tender specification, and better prioritise which accounts to focus on - all before the competition even knows the demand exists.
How is this different to the Tussell platform?
The core Tussell platform shows you live tenders, contracts, frameworks and spending. Early Opportunities takes you a step further up the funnel - giving you foresight of upcoming demand that hasn’t yet been formalised into a tender. Early Opportunities is an optional add-on to your Tussell subscription.
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