Hw t use DCI Cntract Alerts
Welcme t the MyDCI Help Guide series Hw t use DCI Cntract Alerts In here, yu will find a lt f useful infrmatin abut hw t make the mst f yur DCI Alerts which will help yu t fully ptimise yur service and ensure yu never miss a single relevant business pprtunity. We're here fr yu whenever yu need us. Whether yu have a questin abut yur service, need help setting up yur prfile, r want a persnalised DCI dem, the DCI Custmer Accunt Team is here t help. Here are sme cnvenient ways t cntact us: Email cat@bipslutins.cm Call ur Custmer Accunt Team n 0845 270 7666 Visit www.dcicntracts.cm t access the hme page and then simply lg in with yur user name and passwrd. This will take yu int yur DCI accunt. Frm here yu can access all the fllwing intuitive features and functinality. 1. Hme page Flagged Cntracts use the nline cntract search t flag cntract pprtunities that are f interest t yu. These will then be listed accrding t the number f days left t respnd ensuring that yu need never miss imprtant deadlines. T flag a cntract, click n the flag icn, which will turn red. T view these cntracts, click n Flagged Cntracts, which yu will find just abve the map n the hme page. My Cntracts use this feature, available at the right hand side f the hme page, t find ut which cntracts have matched yur prfile tday. Hw t check why a cntract matches yur prfile After receiving yur daily email alert r when searching nline using yur alert prfile, yu can use the cntract prfile matcher (the questin mark icn in yur results list) t quickly identify which CPV cdes, keywrds r cuntries in any particular cntract matched yur alert prfile. The cntract matcher als highlights thse CPV cdes and cuntries (r regins) that appear in the matching cntract ntice but are nt an exact match t yur Cntract Alert Prfile. Yu have the ptin t click the Add buttn t update yur Cntract Alert Prfile with any f these CPV cdes and cuntries (r regins) t receive additinal cntract pprtunities matching yur prducts and services. Recently Viewed Cntracts easily lcate all the cntracts yu ve been lking at gruped by date. Yu can then view a cntract again by clicking n the cntract title. Quick Search frm the hme page, simply add the keywrds r rganisatins f yur chice t run a Quick Search. Please nte that yu must separate all wrds with a cmma. Saved Search after yu have run a successful search fr cntracts yu are interested in, yu have the ptin t save yur search criteria, allwing yu t re-run the search at any time withut re-entering the search terms.
Yu can save yur searches by clicking n Save Search which can be fund under Optins in the Filter search tlbar n the right hand side f yur results. Yu will then be asked t enter a memrable name t identify yur saved search in the future. The Saved Search ptin can be fund n the hme page. Simply click n Saved Search and yu have the ptin t run the search r edit yur search criteria. 2. Prfile View / Edit Prfile By creating a unique prfile using industry sectrs, keywrds r CPV cdes that describe yur cmpany s prducts r services, yu will nly receive cntract infrmatin that is f specific interest t yu. Yu will als receive ntificatin f the keywrds r CPV cdes which match yur prfile, which can then be amended and refined at any time and at n additinal cst. Clicking n Prfile will take yu t the View / Edit screen. This area allws yu t: View Cntract Alert Prfile Edit Prfile Edit Preferences (chse yur daily alert and live update preferences) View Activity Lg (mnitr yur use f the service and when yu ve been active n DCI) Run Cntract Search View any Additinal Prfiles Clicking n View / Edit Prfile allws yu t update yur Cntract Alert Prfile. T amend yur prfile, simply select ne f the sectins belw t edit any categry: Cntract & Regin Keywrd CPV cdes Cntract type Additinal criteria Omit keywrd Exact keywrd Awarding authrity Nature f cntract This will immediately aut save after yu have made yur changes.
Prfile Assistance & Prfile Histry Click n the View / Edit Prfile tab. This ptin enables yu t view all Daily Email Alerts received during the previus tw weeks. Yu can find the date yu are lking fr by hvering ver each bar and then clicking n the bar t view. The mst recent alert yu have received will be highlighted in red. 3. Tender Search Frm the Tender Search screen yu can access Tender Search, Additinal / Saved Search Prfiles, Tender Tls r Brwse by CPV Cdes. This prvides 24/7 access, allwing yu t cmplete cntract searches f yur wn, perhaps using different prfile criteria frm yur alert prfile. Cntract Search The Tender Search screen allws yu t search fr cntracts using keywrds. Yu can search fr UK and ROI, Eurpean r wrldwide cntracts. Yu can als search using a number f wrds and phrases and chse t return cntracts cntaining ne r all f the wrds/phrases. The Tender Search will return cntracts ging back three mnths frm search date. Cntract Search Results The cntract search results are listed by: Publicatin date Title and descriptin Cuntry Days t g until respnse deadline Ntice type Inf / Access Other features available here are: Flag selected cntracts enables yu t flag cntracts that are f interest t yu t view later Save search Refine search Map View Viewing the cntract Click n the cntract f yur chice t view the cntract in full. Any keywrds yu enter will be highlighted in yellw within the cntract. Yu have the ptin t translate any cntract written in English int anther language r vice versa; chse the language frm the drp dwn-bx and then click Translate t. The cntract will then be displayed in the requested language. Other facilities n this screen include: Index takes yu back t the cntract search results page Previus takes yu back t the previus cntract Next takes yu t the next cntract n the list f search results Flag Cntract flag cntracts that are f interest t yu t view later Print Page enables yu t print the cntract
Refine Search Clicking n Refine Search allws yu t amend yur tender search results. T d this, simply select any f the criteria belw t refine yur results: Date range Cuntries & regins Keywrds Additinal criteria: CPV Cdes Exact keywrds Omit keywrds Awarding authrity Filter search Yu can further refine yur search criteria by using the Filter search tlbar, which can be fund n the right hand side f yur results. This will allw yu t filter yur search using any cmbinatin f these additinal criteria: Custm date range Gegraphical regin Selected regins UK & ROI Eurpe Glbal Cntract types Ntices Awards Sectr Public Private Nature f cntract Wrks Supplies Services Surce Cmmercial prjects OJEU Nn- OJEU Estimated annual value (EAV) Use EAV t identify bth high and lw value cntract pprtunities
Results per page Display 25, 50 r 100 cntracts per page Optins Lad search Save search Save search as main prfile Archive Year(s) / Bundle(s) search Subscribing t the DCI Archive service prvides yu with access t an archival database string all available cntract infrmatin (bth ntices and awards) fr the last ten years. This allws yu t mnitr yur cmpetitrs successes and lk ut fr ptential cntracts cming up fr renewal. If yu ve purchased either an Archive Year(s) r Archive Bundle(s) yu can access this infrmatin by running a current cntract search based n yur prfile criteria. Once the result(s) have been returned, click n Open next t Archive year in the bar immediately abve yur tender search results and click n the year(s) t which yu have purchased access.. Tender Tls Cntract Statistics The cntract statistics functin is an analytical tl which allws yu t view the vlume f cntracts returned within a selected time perid fr whichever search prfile yu chse. By identifying trends within the results yu can then adjust yur prfile as required and imprve the vlume and relevance f the cntracts yu receive. Fr example, if yu are thinking f adding the keywrd 'cnstructin' t yur prfile, yu can view hw many cntracts that keywrd has returned in the previus three mnths and adjust yur prfile if necessary. Yu can als then click n individual dates n the graph t access cntracts frm that day. CPV Reprt This utlines the number f times each CPV cde has appeared in cntracts published within the DCI database during the previus three mnths. By identifying thse CPV cdes which appear mst frequently, yu can make a cmparisn with the CPV cdes in yur wn prfile and amend them, if necessary, t receive mre cntract pprtunities. Awarding Authrity Reprt This utlines the number f times each Awarding Authrity has appeared in cntracts published within the DCI database during the previus three mnths. By identifying thse Awarding Authrities which publish larger vlumes f tender pprtunities, yu can specifically target them via the DCI nline search t find their ther tender pprtunities which may be f interest t yu. Regin Cde Reprt This reprt details the number f cntracts which have been published acrss each UK regin within the DCI database during the previus three mnths. By identifying thse regins which publish larger vlumes f public sectr cntract pprtunities, yu may find that there are regins yu have nt previusly cnsidered. Shuld yu chse, yu can then amend yur prfile t fcus specifically n these regins r target them via the DCI nline cntract search.
Brwse by CPV Cde This sectin allws yu t brwse cntracts published ver the last seven days by CPV hierarchy. Selecting Shw tp level CPV cdes >>> will start the search and display all tp level CPV cdes and the number f cntract matches fund. Selecting the CPV cde / descriptin link will enable yu t find mre precise results by explring the CPV hierarchy. Selecting the number f cntracts fund will display the cntract details fr any given CPV cde. T refresh the cntract results the cntracts fund link must be selected. 4. Accunt Setup tasks Depending n yur subscriptin level, this prvides the nline functinality t set up any f the additinal value added cntent that yu have purchased. This includes: Additinal email Additinal prfile Chsen Archive year / bundle