Browsing Tenders

Opportunity discovery starts in the Tenders module, where Cothon aggregates raw procurement notices from CanadaBuys, SEAO, BC Bid, the Ontario Tenders Portal, and BC and Ontario municipal portals. This page explains how browsing flows into your Opportunities pipeline.

From Tender to Opportunity

The Opportunities List

Once saved, your opportunities appear in the Opportunities list. Each card shows the key facts recorded on the opportunity — title, issuing organization, status, stage, and closing date where known.

You can:

• Search the list by plain text
• Filter by status, stage, source type, and industry sector (see Filtering & Search)
• Sort by posted date, date created, last updated, closing date, estimated value, or title
• Show archived opportunities with the archived toggle

The Opportunity Workspace

Opening an opportunity takes you to its workspace, organized into four areas:

An AI assistant is available from the workspace to answer questions about the opportunity. See Opportunity Intelligence.

Opportunities You Create Yourself

Not everything you pursue is on a public portal. Use Create Opportunity to add private-sector RFPs, direct requests, or teaming opportunities by hand — they get the same statuses, stages, and workspace as saved tenders. See Creating Custom Opportunities.

Next Steps

• Filtering & Search — narrow your pipeline
• Saving & Tracking — statuses, stages, and collaboration
• Tenders module — the full raw-notice browser