---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/contract-opportunities/use-cases/qualify-public-sector-bids/claude
---
# How to Qualify Public-Sector Bids Faster with Claude

Find live tenders, check incumbent history, and rank notices against your supplier profile before the deadline clock runs out. Start with `search_opportunities`, `search_awards`, `match_supplier_profile`, and `watchlist_snapshot` to get the raw material. Claude is strongest when the first pass needs judgment: which notices are real fits, which award patterns matter, and what you should narrow before wasting bid effort.

## Setup

claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp

## Steps

1. Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
2. Define the offer clearly before the first search: set the service line, geography, classification codes, value band, and any buyers or set-asides that matter.
3. Use `contract-opportunities` to run `search_opportunities`, `search_awards`, `match_supplier_profile`, and `watchlist_snapshot` for the first shortlist.
4. Ask Claude to separate high-fit bids from noisy matches and explain why. Focus on deadline risk, buyer relevance, incumbent patterns, classification fit, and whether the notice is actually winnable for your team.
5. Turn the result into a go or no-go shortlist, buyer watchlist, or weekly pipeline review.

## Example Prompt

```
Use contract-opportunities to find UK and EU public-sector cyber security bids we could realistically pursue in the next 45 days. Search live opportunities, review recent awards for incumbent clues, score the results against a mid-market consultancy profile, and build a compact watchlist. Call out the strongest fits, the obvious no-go notices, and the one filter you would tighten next.
```

## Tips

- Use award search early so you can see repeat buyers and incumbent concentration before you commit bid effort.
- Keep classification codes and buyer preferences explicit or the ranking will stay too broad.
- Ask Claude to label confirmed signals, inferred fit, and unresolved questions separately before you treat the shortlist as final.
