How to Research New Market Entry with Copilot
Research new procurement markets with Copilot. Structured market sizing and competitive analysis.
Tool
Use `search_opportunities`, `search_awards`, and `buyer_intelligence` for structured market analysis. Copilot outputs data in formats ready for business case documents and financial models.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Contract Opportunities tool:
- Define the market parameters and output format for your business case.
- Run opportunity and award searches to quantify market size.
- Profile buyers and extract supplier diversity data.
- Format the analysis as structured data for your business case model.
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Contract Opportunities tool
Use contract-opportunities to size the EU defense IT procurement market. Return JSON with total_opportunities, avg_award_value, top_competitors, buyer_count, incumbent_concentration_pct, and market_growth_signal fields.
Tips
- Structure output to feed directly into financial models or business case templates.
- Include year-over-year award data to estimate market trajectory.
- Compare multiple markets in a single structured output for portfolio-level decisions.