What Tenderspot’s opportunity figures tell you
Available now, past 30 days and screened each tell a different part of the story. Our counting guide explains how to read them.
Tenderspot’s public counting method · Checked 2 November 2026
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A number with a clear meaning
A useful number needs a clear meaning. We’ve set out how Tenderspot’s opportunity figures are counted on our What we cover page, including which records belong in each measure and how we handle advertised budgets. It gives you a way to understand the figures alongside the work you can access. Read our counting guide.
Understand the time window
“Available now” counts open opportunities released to members across all plans. Your own access depends on your plan and service. Closed, expired, withdrawn and upcoming work is excluded from that figure.
“Past 30 days” looks at opportunities whose recorded application window overlapped the last 30 days. That includes work available now and work that has since closed. The two figures overlap, so adding them together would count some opportunities twice.
For example, a brief that was open last week and closed yesterday can still belong in the past-30-days figure. It should no longer appear in available now. This is an illustration of the counting method.
“Opportunities screened” records the distinct opportunities assessed since tracking began, including work later ruled out or closed. Checking the same opportunity again doesn’t increase that total. See the definitions.
Put the value beside the brief
Advertised value needs its own context. We include comparable stated GBP project and contract budgets, while excluding salaries, day and hourly rates, unknown budgets and uncertain amounts. Shared procurement budgets are counted once. Multi-year and framework estimates may be included, and figures retain the source’s VAT basis.
Those details matter when you’re deciding what an opportunity could mean for your business. A framework estimate can cover future work across several years; it isn’t guaranteed income for an individual supplier. Read how advertised value is counted.
Use the figures to understand the catalogue, then bring the decision back to the brief. Check the deliverables, eligibility, deadline and costs of delivery, and follow the original buyer or employer’s application instructions. A useful shortlist starts with work you can realistically pursue. See how Tenderspot works.
Published 2 November 2026. Checked 2 November 2026. Article dates are separate from the dates of events and source data.
