Why this matters
Procurement knowledge usually lives in people. When a commercial manager who ran your last three fit-out tenders leaves, so does their sense of which vendors front-load preliminaries, which criteria actually separated bidders, and which scope gaps keep recurring on a given asset type. Brain keeps that memory in the organization: every evaluation you complete adds to a graph the whole leadership team can query, so the next tender starts from evidence instead of recollection.What Brain contains
Brain has two layers: the raw graph of your procurement data, and the insights it derives from that graph.The knowledge graph
| Node type | What it represents |
|---|---|
| Project, Package, Asset | Your procurement structure, from project down to individual assets |
| Vendor, Vendor Entity | Bidders and the corporate entities behind them |
| Tech Evaluation, Comm Evaluation | Completed technical and commercial evaluations, with scores and round information |
| Criterion, Criterion Concept | Individual evaluation criteria and the recurring concepts they map to across packages |
| Document | Source documents, each openable from its node |
Insights
On top of the graph, Brain surfaces three kinds of insight:| Insight | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | A recurring observation across past projects, shown with a confidence level | A vendor consistently strong on HSE but weak on programme |
| Gap | A missing capability or risk identified across projects | No bidder in your pool covers a discipline your pipeline needs |
| Lesson | An actionable learning from past evaluations | A criterion that never differentiated bidders and could be reweighted |
Explore the graph
The Graph view is an interactive map of your procurement knowledge.Find a starting point
Use the search box to filter nodes by title, for example a vendor name or package. The graph opens centered on a top insight by default.
Set how far to look
The depth slider expands the view from 1 to 3 degrees of connection. Depth 1 shows direct relationships; depth 3 reveals indirect links, such as two packages connected through a shared vendor.
Filter the noise
Open the filters panel to toggle which node types and relationship types are visible, for example vendors only, or insights only. Toggle the legend to see the color key for node types.
The inspector
The inspector shows everything Brain knows about the selected node:- A context card at the top: documents get an Open document button with a download link, vendors show their award status and entity information, and evaluations show scores and round information.
- Quick Facts: key details such as type, status, confidence, and dates.
- Connections: the node’s neighbors, grouped by relationship type.
- Sources: the documents and evaluations that evidence this node, so you can verify any insight against its underlying record.
Browse pages
The Pages view organizes every node into a browsable library, useful when you want to read through what Brain holds rather than navigate visually. Nodes are grouped into four folders:| Folder | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Insights | Patterns, gaps, and lessons |
| Vendors & Evaluations | Vendor entities, vendors, and technical and commercial evaluations |
| Packages & Criteria | Projects, packages, assets, criterion concepts, and criteria |
| Source Documents | All documents in the graph |
Search
The Search view searches the whole graph at once. Type into the Search vendors, packages, criteria, evaluations… box; plain-English descriptions work as well as exact names. Use the Filter chips to limit results to specific node types. Each result shows a type badge, the title and a preview with your search term highlighted, and the last updated date, and links straight to that node’s detail page. This is the quickest answer to questions like “have we evaluated this vendor before, and on what?” during prequalification or bid leveling.Agent Sam
Agent Sam is the organization-wide assistant on the Agent Sam tab. Unlike the per-package AI chat, which works within one tender, Agent Sam draws on your whole Brain, so it can reason across projects and past tenders. Below the chat, a Brain at a glance panel shows your top patterns and insight pages as clickable cards, and a sidebar lists your past conversations.What to ask
Four quick actions get you started, and each maps to a common planning task:| Quick action | What you get |
|---|---|
| Draft an RFP from recent projects | A downloadable Word document drafted from how your recent tenders were structured |
| Build a pre-qualification questionnaire | A PQQ based on your past evaluation patterns |
| Suggest evaluation criteria | Proposed weighted criteria with descriptions, grounded in what differentiated bidders before |
| What works and what doesn’t? | An analysis of past evaluation effectiveness and vendor performance |
How a conversation runs
Ask in plain English
Agent Sam works through the graph as it answers, showing each step in plain language, such as “Searched your past projects” or “Followed the connections”, so you can see where an answer comes from.
Answer clarifying questions
When Agent Sam needs direction, it presents a short form. Answer each question, attach supporting documents if useful, or click Use your best judgment to let it proceed without your input.
Download the output
Documents Agent Sam generates, such as a draft RFP or PQQ, appear in the conversation with a download link.
Agent Sam’s answers are grounded in your Brain, so they are only as current as your data. A generated RFP or criteria set is a strong first draft, not an issued document: review it against the current project’s scope, contract form, and approval requirements before it leaves your organization.
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