The best stage to search depends on what you sell, when you're usually engaged, and how your clients make purchasing decisions. In LeadManager Lite, you can filter your search using four key project stages:
🟣 Tender Called
From Expression of Interest to tender deadline
This is when the main contractor is preparing their bid and looking for pricing from subcontractors and suppliers.
If you're involved early in the project pricing process, this is your key window.
✅ Good fit for:
Anyone whose products or services need to be costed in the main contractor's tender.
🔵 Tender Closed
Post-submission, before award
While tendering is complete, the main contractor might still be refining pricing or building their subcontractor list in case of a win.
This is a smaller window, but could be worth exploring if your pricing is flexible or you often engage just before award.
✅ Good fit for:
Suppliers who can offer value-based alternatives
Subcontractors with short lead times
✅ Main Contract Awarded
Main contractor has been appointed
This is when contractors are finalising their supply chain. If you typically engage after a project is awarded, this is your most valuable stage.
✅ Good fit for:
Local distributors and materials suppliers
Finishing trades and installers
Subcontractors who don’t need to be in the initial bid
🚧 Construction
On-site activity has begun
This stage is for businesses that supply products or services during active construction, or who often get called in when the job is already underway.
✅ Good fit for:
On-site service providers (site setup, maintenance, etc.)
Late-stage trades or specialty installers
Distributors who fulfill top-up orders during build
Not sure what fits you best?
Think about when you're usually brought into the conversation — is it early, when pricing is being locked in? Or later, when things are already moving on site?
Lite is built for businesses focused on winning work from builders, so all four stages can be valuable — you just need to target the ones that match your place in the buying process.