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The “Buyers that stole Christmas” results are in. 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 Some of you have been waiting with bated breath for this, so drumroll please…. 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 TLDR; - Better performance from the most common publishers - But a depressing increase in the number of Christmas tenders overall Here are the top 10 organisations that are requiring bids to be submitted during the Christmas break… BRITISH COUNCIL - 9 CORNWALL COUNCIL - 7 LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH - 7 NHS ENGLAND - 6 BELFAST CITY COUNCIL - 6 GUY’S AND ST THOMAS’ NHS FOUNDATION TRUST- 6 UNIVERSITY OF EXETER - 6 NHS PROPERTY SERVICES - 6 SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL - 5 KENT COUNTY COUNCIL - 5 The British Council top the pile this year, having been third last year. However, they have reduced their Christmas tenders from 14 (joint 3rd) in 2023 to just 9 tenders this year. NHS England has also made progress with 22 Christmas bids last year and just 6 this year. It’s also worth mentioning a couple of organisations that didn’t make the top 10 this year, both Bristol City Council and FCDO have been stalwart members of the Christmas Grinch club and both failed to make the top 10 this year. Bristol had been 4th last year with 10 Christmas tenders and have dropped down to joint 20th with just 3 Christmas tenders. FCDO had been joint 3rd with 14 Christmas tenders and have just 2 this year. Across the top 10 we saw 122 Christmas tenders last year and this has fallen to just 63 a significant drop from those at the top of the pile. However, this is the end of the good news. 2023 saw 413 Christmas tenders across the public sector, this year we have a whopping 690 tenders that have to be completed over the Christmas period. An increase of 40%. Behind all the bah humbugging that we indulge in here there’s a serious note, these tenders will get fewer bids and lower quality submissions. We understand that buyers have to continue working and that there is no sound argument for the whole of government grinding to a halt over Christmas, but it does seem to be self defeating to require bids to be returned on Boxing Day.

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🎯 Ian Makgill will be giving a talk on Friday at the BCS Data Management Specialist Group Annual Meeting. In his talk "Why Data Managers Shall Inherit the Earth", Ian will explore how we're using Large Language Models (LLM) to revolutionise data enrichment at scale. He'll share insights from our journey at Open Opportunities to publish every tender and contract globally, as well as how AI is transforming the way we approach data quality. 🗓️ When: Friday, 29th November ⏰ Time: 12:30 PM 📍 Where: Virtual (Zoom) Whether you're curious about: - How AI is reshaping data management - The future of data quality - Real-world applications of LLMs in data enrichment ...this session promises practical insights you can apply to your own data challenges. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e8Mmvb7S #DataManagement #AI #PublicProcurement #DataQuality #Innovation

🤔 "AI is brilliant... when it works". Here's the thing - AI is like that promising new hire who gets it right 8 times out of 10. Brilliant for some tasks, but would you trust them with your most critical client work? Probably not yet. The real challenge we're seeing: • Most businesses need 99% reliability. • Current AI delivers about 85%. • Getting that extra 14%? That's the tricky bit. But hang on, it's not all doom and gloom! There are clever ways to use AI right now: ✅ High-volume tasks where perfect isn't essential. ✅ Supporting (not replacing) your team's decision-making. ✅ Getting ahead of the curve while others wait. Some businesses are already cracking it. Their secret? They're building the foundations now, knowing the technology will only get better. A bit like securing the best spot on the high street before the area gets popular. 💡 Fancy a deeper dive into making AI work for your business? We've put together a proper, no-nonsense guide in our latest AI White Paper. Click here to grab your copy -https://lnkd.in/eTWxfUaj #BusinessGrowth #AI #Innovation #BusinessSolutions

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“Sorry, no matching opportunities found” - the frustrating message every sales manager dreads seeing. Especially when you know the opportunities are out there, just not in your language. 🌍 With Intent Search from Open Opportunities, our clients are winning bids they never knew existed. No more: ❌ Missing perfect opportunities because they're in another language. ❌ Paying for expensive translations just to understand basic tender. requirements ❌ Limiting your business to English-speaking markets. Instead: ✅ Search once, find globally. ✅ Get key details translated automatically. ✅ Expand into new markets with confidence. Ready to stop letting language barriers limit your tender opportunities? Book a demo below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eD86BTsE #TenderSearch #GlobalBusiness #BusinessGrowth #Innovation #BidManagement

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🔍 #SearchEvolution: How AI is Transforming Business Intelligence. Here's what's fascinating about AI-powered search - it's completely reshaping how we discover opportunities, but there's a catch most people miss. Unlike traditional searches, you need to put more effort upfront. Think of it as briefing a very smart team member—the more context you provide, the better results you get. Those quick two-word searches? They're becoming relics of the past. 🎯 But here's the real game-changer: these AI tools aren't just following an algorithm to serve ads. They're actually trying to understand and answer your needs. This means more relevant opportunities and fewer irrelevant results cluttering your view. 🚀 The challenge? We're all learning to speak this new language. Content creation is shifting from feeding SEO algorithms to providing clear, summarisable information that AI can effectively process. It's not just about being found - it's about being understood. 💡 Pro tip: Start experimenting with detailed, context-rich searches. You'll be surprised how different (and improved) your results become when you treat search like a conversation rather than a keyword game. Where do you see AI search tools fitting into your business strategy? Share your thoughts 👇 #AIinBusiness #SearchInnovation #BusinessIntelligence #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork #TechnologyTrends

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