How good are the opportunities published on the Digital Marketplace?

Of opportunities published in the three weeks up to October 13...

71%

did not adequately explain what problem was being solved

74%

did not clearly describe the user needs

68%

did not have a clear summary of work

65%

did not adequately explain why the work was being done

89%

of opportunites had a phase which was inappropriate for the work

32%

of opportunites did not clearly describe the budget

71%

of opportunites did not clearly explain the PTME (if present)

42%

do not define a phase of work

45%

shortlisted 5 or more suppliers

32%

have no pre-tender engagement

48%

contain additional buyer terms

77%

require 6 or more essential skills

13%

were rated as generally good by most respondents

65%

were rated as generally bad by most respondents

2998 votes were cast on 31 opportunities. All were outcomes (not specialists), and were all published in the three weeks to October 13, 2017.