Tender Management Q1 2026 Newsletter

Welcome to our first Once For All Tender Management Newsletter of 2026! 

In this edition, we’re unveiling the new Opportunities Board—a dynamic tool designed to help you expand your supply chain outreach. Use it to publish Invitations to Tender (ITTs) across our network and connect with a broader range of qualified suppliers, increasing visibility and engagement for your upcoming projects. There will also be the opportunity to become an Early Adopter to help influence and shape how it can better meet your procurement needs. 

Finally, our Estimators’ Clubs are back for 2026! Read on to see when and where our next event will be…

 

NEW Shortlisting & Awarding: Enhance Tender Visibility and Unlock Post-Tender Controls 

This new functionality allows project teams to clearly flag suppliers with Shortlisted and Awarded status directly within the tendering workflow. By formally designating these statuses, teams can: 

• Improve Collaboration and Transparency: Ensure all stakeholders have real-time visibility into supplier selection progress, reducing ambiguity and fostering alignment across departments. 
• Streamline Decision-Making: Clearly marked statuses help teams quickly identify preferred suppliers, accelerating evaluation, handover and approval processes. 
• Enable Advanced Access Controls: For the suppliers that are shortlisted or awarded, the system allows you to select custom document access restrictions, such as locking down sensitive files after the return date—enhancing data security and compliance. 
• Support Audit and Governance: Maintain a clear traceable record of supplier statuses with easily accessible statistics, aiding in post-project reviews and regulatory audits. 

This feature strengthens procurement governance while simplifying communication and control throughout the tendering process.

 

NEW Estimated Work Package Value: Enhancing Supplier Engagement and Strengthening Audit Transparency 

This new capability introduces the ability to assign and view estimated values at the individual Work Package level. By breaking down the overall project value into clearly defined, package-specific estimates, project teams can: 

• Drive Higher Subcontractor Engagement: Providing visibility into the financial scope of each Work Package empowers subcontractors to better assess opportunities, leading to more accurate bids and increased response rates. 

• Improve Cost Transparency: Stakeholders gain a clearer understanding of how project value is distributed, supporting more informed decision-making throughout the procurement process. 

• Enhance Audit Readiness: With granular value attribution, auditing becomes more straightforward and traceable, ensuring compliance and accountability at every stage of the project lifecycle.

This feature not only streamlines supplier interactions but also reinforces financial governance and project control.

 

NEW Opportunities Board: Publish your Work Packages to our 30,000+ network of Subcontractors

Built to support your tender enquiries, our Opportunities Board enables you to target a wider pool of new Subcontractors & Suppliers for your work packages.

Opportunities Board: Key features

• Publish your Work Packages to a network of 30,000+ pre-qualified and profiled subcontractors and suppliers 
• Get Quotes Effortlessly filling any gaps in supply chain coverage 
• Increase competition to support better pricing and value 
• Stay in control with supplier access requests and approvals 

In short: the Opportunities Board helps Tender Management users get more competitive, higher quality ITT responses without changing their existing tender process. 

Click here for further information

 

How to publish EOIs and ITTs to the Opportunities Board 

Get better pricing for your tenders by publishing directly to the Opportunities Board. 

Download your ‘Quick Guide to publishing ITTs to the Opportunities Board’ here.

Become an early adopter

We’re currently inviting Early Adopters to pilot our new Opportunities Board. This feature provides Tender Management users with the ability to seamlessly publish their work packages to our subcontractor and supplier network, helping to significantly boost quote coverage and drive stronger pricing competition. By joining the Early Adopter group, you’ll gain early access to this powerful tool and play a key role in shaping its development to better meet your procurement needs.

Please reach out to your Account Manager to become an Early Adopter – further details below.

 

 

Estimators’ Club – 19th March 2026, Central London 

By popular demand, our Estimators’ Clubs are back for 2026!  

Next event: Thursday 19th March, Central London – final location TBC 

These social events give you the chance to network with industry peers and provide the opportunity to connect with the Team at Once for All.  

Complimentary food & drink will be provided, along with a healthy dose of competitive fun in the form of an activity.

To attend, get your free ticket via our Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/once-for-alls-estimators-club-social-in-london-tickets-1981845302650?aff=oddtdtcreator 

For those of you who are unable to attend due to the event locations not being convenient for travel, we will be announcing further regional events for 2026, so watch this space!

 

Questions? 

For further information on becoming an Early Adopter or attending our Estimators’ Clubs, please reach out to your Account Manager 

Or email: Marketplace@onceforall.com 

Thank you for continued support as a loyal Tender Management user.