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TendersStatus, phases and AI assistants
Every bid, its phase and who has to decide next
AI assistants prepare and check; named business owners review and approve the outputs. Supplier RFQs run in Oracle Sourcing, and won bids become Oracle projects with their budget and billing plan.
active bids5
pipeline valueSAR 1,399M
decisions waiting for a person5
closing in 7 days or less1
supplier RFQs open in Oracle4 / 7
AI support by department · initial design to validate
Seven functions in the order analyse → match → decide. Pilot priority: tender analysis, capability matching, proposal and review; estimating early if estimate turnaround is confirmed as the main constraint.
Business development
Phase 1 · Detect
Opportunity scout
Proposed for a later stage
- ▸Agreed sources only
- ▸Match against group capabilities
- ▸Prioritised list with deadlines
Cloud · public data
Signs →Bid manager
Bid management
Phase 2 · Analyse
Tender analyst
1 waiting for Bid manager, with technical, commercial and legal owners
- ▸Scope, evaluation criteria, deadlines
- ▸Mandatory qualifications
- ▸Clarification questions, linked to source
11 Nov · NET-0388
Addendum 1 detected: scope +12 km. Owners re-tasked; material change flagged to management.
Cloud · pseudonymised RFP (if approved)
Signs →Bid manager, with technical, commercial and legal owners
Business development
Phase 3 · Match
Group capability matcher
No tender in this phase
- ▸References across the 7 companies
- ▸Certifications and key personnel
- ▸Capability gaps to validate
24 Oct · WWTP-0412
3 similar CWC references; O&M capability gap → candidate partner within the group. Gap to validate.
Local · CVs & group references
Signs →Bid manager
Management
Phase 4 · Decide
Bid strategy assistant
1 waiting for Management
- ▸Criteria vs documented strengths
- ▸Win themes
- ▸Bid / no-bid recommendation
10 Nov · OM-0291
Recommendation: bid. Criteria favour O&M track record: 6 group references matched. Memo sent to management.
Local · backlog & margins
Signs →Management
Engineering
Phase 5 · Propose
Proposal assistant
1 waiting for Technical owners (engineering)
- ▸Drafts from approved content
- ▸Follows the agreed bid strategy
- ▸Missing inputs clearly marked
10 Nov · PS-0177
CV gap: SCADA lead needs 15 years; best match has 12. Flagged to bid manager.
Cloud · pseudonymised, CVs local
Signs →Technical owners (engineering)
Estimating & Procurement
Phase 6 · Price
Estimating & commercial assistant
1 waiting for Estimators validate costs · management sets the price
- ▸Historical cost comparison
- ▸Supplier quotation analysis (Oracle RFQs)
- ▸Pricing scenarios for review
Local only · prices
Signs →Estimators validate costs · management sets the price
Legal & bid review
Phase 7 · runs 2→7
Bid reviewer
1 waiting for Bid manager and legal · authorised management approves the offer
- ▸Requirement coverage and evidence
- ▸Unsupported claims flagged
- ▸Technical vs commercial consistency
- ▸Document validity (always on)
11 Nov · IRR-0140
Chamber of Commerce certificate expires 2 days before closing. Renewal task created.
Hybrid · RFP cloud, company docs local
Signs →Bid manager and legal · authorised management approves the offer
workingwaiting for a personidleSeven functions, not seven separate systems: one shared base · people approve the outputs, each requirement by its owner
All tenders
| Tender | Bidder | Value | Phase | Next decision | Closes | Oracle | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater treatment plant expansion, 60,000 m³/day DEMO-WWTP-0412 · Water utility · Eastern cluster | CWC | SAR 420M | 6 · Price | ● Estimators validate costs · management sets the price | 18 Dec 36 days | 3 RFQ in Sourcing fusion | medium |
| Sewer network rehabilitation, 140 km, 3 districts DEMO-NET-0388 · Municipal infrastructure agency | CWC | SAR 185M | 2 · Analyse | ● Bid manager, with technical, commercial and legal owners | 03 Dec 21 days | — fusion | high |
| O&M of 4 water treatment plants, 5 years DEMO-OM-0291 · Water services company · North | CWC | SAR 96M | 4 · Decide | ● Management | 09 Dec 27 days | — fusion | low |
| Pumping stations and transmission main, Phase II DEMO-PS-0177 · Water authority · Central | CWC + Dynex (JV) | SAR 640M | 5 · Propose | ● Technical owners (engineering) | 01 Dec 19 days | 2 RFQ in Sourcing ebs | medium |
| Irrigation canal lining and control structures DEMO-IRR-0140 · Irrigation agency | CWC | SAR 58M | 7 · Review | ● Bid manager and legal · authorised management approves the offer | 15 Nov 3 days | 1 RFQ in Sourcing fusion | high |
| Desalination intake rehabilitation DEMO-DES-0099 · Water production company | CWC | SAR 132M | 7 · Review | won | 02 Nov closed | Project PRJ-DEMO-2611 fusion | low |
| Stormwater drainage, industrial city DEMO-STW-0062 · Industrial cities authority | CWC | SAR 74M | 4 · Decide | withdrawn | 07 Dec closed | — fusion | medium |