Company connections (Analytics)

Overview

Connections on a market company profile reveals relationship patterns in public procurement — frequent co-bidders, consortium partners, and contracting authorities where the company wins repeatedly. Use it before consortium bids, competitive teaming decisions, and executive briefings on who bids with whom in your segment.

Data is derived from shared notice participations in official publications. It is read-only intelligence, not a CRM you edit.

Tip: Before trusting the graph, confirm you have:

Identified the correct company (fiscal identifier on Companies directory row)
Selected a sensible time window so decade-old partnerships do not dominate
Cross-checked critical deals on Company tenders row detail
Verified your plan includes Company connection diagram if the graph is blank

Caution: Co-appearance on a notice does not prove a formal consortium — publications vary in how members are listed. Always read Notice participants on high-stakes tenders.

What connections show

Signal	Meaning
Linked company	Another market entity with shared notice count
Edge weight / count	How often they appeared together
Authority overlap	Buyers where both win or bid
Preferred authorities	Where this company concentrates wins

How to open

Analytics → Companies → open a company.
Click Connections tab.

From Company statistics or Tenders tab, switch tabs via profile navigation — URL updates for deep linking.

Page layout

Layout adapts to data density:

Mode	When used
Network graph	Enough co-participation edges to visualize
List view	Sparse data or mobile — ranked connection rows

Network graph (typical desktop)

Element	Description
Center node	Selected company
Neighbor nodes	Connected companies
Edges	Shared notice count or strength
Click node	Navigate to that company's profile
Pan / zoom	Explore dense graphs

List view

Column	Description
Connected company	Link to profile
Shared notices	Co-participation count
Recent activity	Last shared publication window (when shown)

Authority overlap section

Often below or beside the graph:

Element	Description
Authority name	Link to Contracting authorities directory
Win concentration	Proxy for buyer-specific incumbency

Filters and controls

Control	Effect
Time window	Last N years vs. all time
Minimum shared count	Hide weak edges
Search	Find a node in large graphs

Changing filters refetches graph data — wait for loading to complete before screenshots.

Numbered workflow — consortium due diligence

Open your proposed partner on Companies directory.
Go to Connections.
Set time window to last 3–5 years.
Note top 5 connected companies — are any direct competitors you cannot team with?
Click strongest edge → open partner's profile → Tenders → verify shared wins.
Open overlapping authorities → Authority statistics Companies tab for incumbent picture.
Document findings internally before pursuit Questionnaire consortium answers.

Numbered workflow — competitive alliance mapping

Open primary competitor profile.
Connections tab — identify their top co-bidders.
For each co-bidder, check if they also connect to your company (open your fiscal-matched profile if available).
Use Company statistics Head to head for quantitative overlap.
Feed insights into bid/no-bid — avoid underpriced three-way races.

Relationship to other profile tabs

Tab	Complements connections by…
Company tenders	Showing exact notices behind each edge
Company statistics	Aggregating win rate and CPV mix
Notice participants	Ground-truthing one notice's member list

Permissions

Feature	Guest	Signed in	Plan
List-style connections	Limited	Yes	—
Full network diagram	No	Yes	Company connection diagram feature

If the graph is hidden, list view may still show top connections.

Edge cases

Situation	Guidance
Empty graph	Too few co-participations — widen time window
Surprising link	Joint venture once on mega-tender — open shared notices
Missing node	Company not indexed yet — sync lag
Self-loop artifacts	Should not appear — report if seen
Authority overlap without company edge	They win same buyers but never co-bid — still useful

What you cannot do

Add or remove edges manually
Message companies from this page
Create pursuits from the graph
Export graph as image unless browser screenshot

Strategic use in pursuits

Connections inform bid/no-bid and consortium structure — they do not auto-fill pursuit data. After decisions:

Create pursuit from target notice.
Record consortium commitments in Questionnaire and generated forms.
Assign SME reviewers via SME assignments.

FAQ

Not necessarily. Publications list participants differently by jurisdiction. Verify on notice Participants and tender documents.

Why is a known partner missing?

They may bid under a different legal entity fiscal ID — search directory by name variants.

Can I see connections for my own team company?

Yes, if your fiscal ID matches a directory record — same tab on your matched profile.

How often is the graph updated?

When new notices sync from official sources — not real-time.

Is connection data used in AI auto-fill?

No. Pursuit AI uses team knowledge, not competitor graphs.

Can I filter to one contracting authority?

Use authority overlap section or combine with Tenders tab authority filter on connected companies.

Companies directory
Company statistics
Company tenders
Authority statistics
Notice participants
Company (entity)