How OVERIQO identifies opportunities

Our data

OVERIQO begins with information available from public and other permitted sources.

For the construction sector, this includes information associated with planning, consenting, development and related activity published by local authorities and other public bodies.

Available records can contain signals such as project activity, location, applicant or associated entity, type of activity, relevant dates and multiple events associated with a project or organisation.

OVERIQO structures and analyses this information so that otherwise fragmented activity can be interpreted more consistently.

Additional relevant signals may be incorporated as the platform develops where they improve the quality, timeliness or usefulness of the intelligence.

From activity to opportunity

A public record does not necessarily represent a commercial opportunity.

OVERIQO evaluates available signals in context and may associate related activity where evidence indicates that records concern the same project, location or entity.

The resulting intelligence considers both the characteristics of the underlying activity and its potential relevance to a particular commercial audience.

This distinction is important.

The same construction project, for example, may represent a different level or type of opportunity for a building-materials supplier, civil contractor or professional-services business.

OVERIQO therefore aims to identify relevant opportunity, rather than simply presenting lists of recent activity.

Opportunity score

The OVERIQO Opportunity Score provides a simple way of comparing opportunities.

Scores are generated using OVERIQO's proprietary ranking methodology.

The methodology evaluates multiple characteristics of the underlying activity, associated entities, commercial relevance, supporting evidence and timing. Available signals are interpreted together rather than relying on any single data point.

A higher score indicates that the available evidence currently suggests greater potential commercial relevance for the applicable audience.

OVERIQO publishes enough information to explain what its rankings represent and the general types of evidence considered.

The underlying scoring formula, weightings, thresholds, signal-processing rules, entity-resolution methods and ranking logic are proprietary and are not publicly disclosed.

Relevance depends on what you do

Opportunity does not mean the same thing to every business.

A project that may be highly relevant to one supplier or service provider may have considerably less commercial relevance to another.

OVERIQO therefore evaluates opportunities in the context of different commercial personas and requirements.

This enables the platform to consider what a business sells or provides, rather than simply ranking activity according to size or recency.

Labels such as High Match, Strong Match and Match provide a simpler representation of relative opportunity relevance.

Why it matters, why now and recommended action

A numerical score alone does not provide sufficient context for a commercial decision.

Where sufficient evidence is available, OVERIQO therefore provides additional intelligence intended to explain why an opportunity deserves consideration.

Why it matters provides context around the commercial relevance of the opportunity.

Why now highlights recent activity or timing information that may make the opportunity worth investigating.

Recommended action provides a practical indication of what a user might consider doing next based on the available evidence.

These outputs are designed to support prioritisation and further investigation. They are not a substitute for a user's own commercial judgement.

Observed information and OVERIQO intelligence

There is an important distinction between underlying information and intelligence generated by OVERIQO.

Information such as a published consent, activity date, address or applicant may originate from an external public source.

An Opportunity Score, ranking, relevance assessment, commercial interpretation or recommended action is OVERIQO-derived intelligence generated through analysis of available information.

These interpretations are not statements made or endorsed by the organisation, individual, council or other source associated with the underlying record.

Information changes

Commercial activity evolves.

New signals may appear, projects may progress and previously important information may become less relevant over time.

OVERIQO therefore continually reassesses available evidence as new information becomes available.

An opportunity's score, ranking, interpretation or recommended action may consequently change.

This is intentional. OVERIQO is designed to provide an evolving view of commercial activity rather than a permanent assessment of an organisation or project.

What an OVERIQO score does not mean

An OVERIQO score is not a credit rating, financial assessment, prediction that a transaction will occur, recommendation to transact, or assessment of the quality or reputation of an organisation or individual.

A higher-ranking opportunity means that the evidence available to OVERIQO currently indicates greater potential commercial relevance under the applicable methodology.

Users should undertake their own research and commercial due diligence before making business decisions.

Accuracy and corrections

OVERIQO uses structured processes to collect, normalise, validate and analyse information.

However, public information can contain errors, omissions, inconsistencies and publication delays. Derived intelligence may also change when new information becomes available.

If you believe information associated with an OVERIQO opportunity is inaccurate or requires clarification, you can request that it be reviewed.

Where appropriate, corrections to underlying information or its interpretation will be reflected in subsequent updates.

An evolving intelligence system

OVERIQO's methodology will continue to develop as the breadth and history of available information increase.

Additional signals, evidence and analytical approaches may be incorporated where they improve the relevance, timeliness or usefulness of the intelligence.

Changes to the methodology may therefore result in rankings changing over time.

The objective remains constant: