Bid Domain¶

Why This Exists¶

The Bid Domain is responsible for tender workspaces, bid planning, bid tasks, collaboration, proposal preparation, SBD automation, pricing coordination, approval workflows, submission validation, electronic submission support, manual submission packs, briefing notes, and bid outcome capture.

Algosure is the world's first AI Digital Procurement Company. Once an organization chooses to pursue an opportunity, the Digital Procurement Company needs a governed workspace where bid work can be planned, assigned, drafted, reviewed, approved, packaged, submitted, and learned from.

Owner¶

The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.

Bid owns bid workspace state, bid plans, bid tasks, collaboration records, proposal artefacts, SBD form work, pricing coordination artefacts, approval workflows, submission records, outcomes, loss feedback, and lessons learned.

Business Value¶

The Bid Domain turns selected opportunities into coordinated bid execution. It reduces missed tasks, unclear ownership, fragmented drafting, incomplete submission packs, weak approval discipline, and lost learning after bid outcomes.

Domain Definition¶

The Bid Domain manages:

Tender Workspace.
Bid Plan.
Bid Task.
Bid Team.
Internal chat and comments.
Proposal Draft.
Proposal Section.
SBD Form.
Pricing Workbook.
BOQ reference.
Submission Checklist.
Approval Workflow.
Briefing Notes.
Submission Pack.
Electronic Submission Request.
Manual Submission Pack.
Bid Outcome.
Loss Feedback.
Lessons Learned.

Ownership Boundaries¶

Concept	Owning domain
Tender opportunity record, matching, recommendations	Opportunity
Bid workspace, preparation, proposal artefacts, approval, submission records	Bid
Compliance facts, readiness, verification, expiry, risk	Compliance
Company profile, capabilities, services, products, experience, people, resources	Organization
AI drafts, summaries, task suggestions, reasoning sessions	Intelligence
Awarded contract delivery and obligations	Contract

Domain Relationship Overview¶

flowchart TD
    Opportunity[Opportunity]
    Bid[Bid Domain]
    Organization[Organization]
    Compliance[Compliance]
    Intelligence[Intelligence]
    Contract[Contract]
    Notification[Notification]
    Analytics[Analytics]

    Opportunity -->|pursue decision and tender context| Bid
    Organization -->|profile and evidence| Bid
    Compliance -->|readiness and compliance evidence| Bid
    Intelligence -->|drafts and suggestions| Bid
    Bid -->|award handoff only| Contract
    Bid -->|tasks and approvals| Notification
    Bid -->|events and outcomes| Analytics

Domain-Driven Design Position¶

Bid is a core procurement execution domain. It begins when an organization chooses to pursue an opportunity and ends when the bid is submitted, withdrawn, closed, or outcome feedback is captured. Awarded contract delivery belongs to the Contract Domain.

Scope¶

This domain defines bid preparation and submission support. It does not own tender discovery, compliance verification, organization facts, AI reasoning sessions, or contract delivery.