About the diagnostic
Is this consultancy or software?
It is a productised diagnostic. The output is a fixed scope report, not a SaaS subscription or open ended consultancy engagement.
Is this legal or engineering advice?
No. It is a commercial risk diagnostic. It does not replace legal review, engineering sign-off, or formal procurement advice.
Are you telling us what to bid?
No. The diagnostic identifies exposure, evidence, and recommended checks. The commercial decision to bid, and at what price, remains entirely yours.
Why not just do this internally?
Your team can review commercial assumptions internally. The diagnostic adds a repeatable, evidence based structure using current materials pricing, component lead times, supplier exposure, logistics, grid, and regulatory signals relevant to the tender scope.
It supports commercial decision-making. It does not replace estimating, procurement, or engineering judgement.
Scope and evidence
What are the six decision modules?
Copper and Cable Cost Pressure, Component Lead-Time Risk, Supplier Concentration, Freight and Logistics Risk, Grid Connection Risk, and Trade and Regulatory Watch.
How current is the intelligence?
Evidence used in the diagnostic is dated and traceable to its sources. The Diagnostic is a point in time assessment, not a live intelligence feed.
The report records the relevant evidence date and distinguishes current signals from historical structural context where relevant. Where conditions or official processes are changing, that uncertainty is flagged rather than treated as settled.
How do you choose sources?
We prioritise primary and official sources, including system operators, regulators, official market venues, statutory bodies, and published datasets.
Commentary can identify an issue, but it is not treated as evidence on its own. Where commentary refers to an underlying official document, we assess and cite the underlying source directly.
Why is supplier concentration not shown as a public figure?
Supplier concentration depends on the actual manufacturers, regions, and import routes named in a specific tender. It is therefore assessed case by case rather than presented as a generic market figure.
What we need from you
What do you need from us?
A short structured intake covering tender scope, pricing model, critical components, suppliers, quote validity, grid dependencies, and delivery constraints.
What if we do not have all the information?
The diagnostic can still identify declared limitations, but missing commercial assumptions may reduce confidence.
Missing information is recorded as a limitation where relevant and is not silently replaced with an assumed value. Where missing information affects a risk assessment, this is reflected in the report and its confidence or evidence position as applicable. The diagnostic does not silently assume information that has not been provided.
Delivery, guarantees, and cost
Can you deliver before our deadline?
Delivery is considered only after scope, information, and payment arrangements are confirmed. Turnaround times are targets, not guaranteed deadlines.
Do you guarantee our final margin?
No. The diagnostic identifies risk exposure and recommended checks. You remain responsible for the final commercial decision.
What does it cost?
The Standard Diagnostic is £1,750 per tender. The Priority Diagnostic is £2,750 per tender.
Monthly monitoring is available where relevant risks remain live after submission. Full pricing is available on the Pricing page.
How do I pay?
Payment arrangements are confirmed after scope review and before work begins.
Data and confidentiality
What happens to our tender and supplier information?
Information is used for the agreed service and handled in accordance with CircularConnex confidentiality, data-protection and privacy obligations.
How is confidential tender information handled?
Tender information is treated as commercial in confidence and handled in accordance with the agreed scope, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service.
After the report
What happens after the report?
You review the findings and recommended actions. Where risks remain live after submission, the Monthly Electrical Infrastructure Risk Monitor may be available as an optional next step.
It is never added automatically.
Why would we need the Monthly Monitor?
Where risks remain live after submission, such as materials pricing movement, an unconfirmed component, supplier-region pressure, or changing logistics conditions, the Monthly Monitor provides a recurring view across the same six decision modules.
Can we cancel the monitor?
Any applicable minimum term, notice requirement and cancellation arrangements are confirmed before the Monthly Monitor begins and are governed by the applicable engagement terms and Refund & Cancellation Policy.
Need a view for a specific tender? Request a Diagnostic.