PQQ Response
Pre-qualify for more opportunities
Auto-complete pre-qualification questionnaires using your company profile, accreditations, and past submissions.
98% PQQ pass rate — customers clear pre-qualification at nearly every buyer portal
The Problem
The problem with PQQ responses
PQQ failures mean exclusion before you bid
A failed PQQ is worse than a lost tender — you're excluded from the competition before you even get to showcase your capability. Failures are often caused not by genuine shortfalls but by incomplete answers, missing evidence, or misunderstanding specific buyer requirements. Every failure is a missed revenue opportunity.
Repetitive documentation requirements
Every buyer wants the same core information: company registration, financial standing, insurance certificates, professional qualifications, and relevant experience. But each portal has a different format, different questions, and different evidence requirements. Teams recreate the same documentation package over and over for each new buyer.
Different requirements per buyer
NHS trusts, local authorities, central government bodies, housing associations — each has its own PQQ format, threshold requirements, and evidence standards. What passes with one contracting authority can fail with another. Without a systematic approach, compliance is inconsistent and outcomes are unpredictable.
The Solution
How SEQUESTO solves it
SEQUESTO maintains a complete, up-to-date library of your company's qualifications, certifications, financial standing evidence, and reference projects. When a PQQ arrives, AI populates it instantly from this library — adapted to the specific requirements of each buyer.
Build your qualification library
Upload certificates, insurance documents, financial accounts, case studies, accreditations, and company policies. SEQUESTO creates a searchable qualification library that covers every PQQ evidence requirement.
AI populates the PQQ instantly
Import the PQQ from any procurement portal. SEQUESTO automatically maps each question to the right evidence, populates answers, and flags any gaps where additional information may be needed.
Review, complete, and submit
Your team reviews the pre-populated PQQ, adds any buyer-specific narrative, attaches required supporting evidence, and submits — confident that every mandatory requirement has been addressed.
Capabilities
Purpose-built for pre-qualification success
Qualification Library Management
Centralised, always-current library of certificates, accreditations, accounts, insurance documents, and case studies — with automatic expiry alerts so you're never caught with out-of-date evidence.
Threshold Compliance Checking
SEQUESTO checks your responses against common PQQ threshold requirements — financial turnover minimums, insurance levels, ISO certifications — and alerts you before you submit if you may not meet a threshold.
Reusable Across All Buyers
One knowledge base, infinite buyer portals. SEQUESTO adapts your qualification library to the specific format and requirements of any PQQ — whether it's a local authority, NHS trust, or central government framework.
Results
What bid teams achieve with SEQUESTO on PQQs
98%
PQQ pass rate
Customers pass pre-qualification at 98% of buyer portals — the highest rate in the industry
60%
Faster completion
Average reduction in time to complete and submit any PQQ from any buyer portal
1×
Reusable across all buyers
Build your qualification library once — reuse it across every buyer portal indefinitely
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Explore DDQ Response →Never fail a PQQ again
See SEQUESTO complete a real PQQ in a personalised 30-minute demo.
FAQ
Common questions about PQQ Response
SEQUESTO supports all major UK public procurement portals including Find a Tender Service, Jaggaer, Bravo Solutions, Delta eSourcing, Proactis, and local authority portals. PQQs can also be uploaded manually as Word or PDF documents from any portal not covered by direct integration.
SEQUESTO handles all PQQ variants: the standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ), PAS 91 (construction), and custom buyer formats. The AI understands the intent behind different question phrasing and maps them to the appropriate evidence in your qualification library — regardless of which format the buyer uses.through your review process before submission.
SEQUESTO assigns a low confidence score to questions it can't fully answer from your existing library, and routes them to the relevant team member for manual input. Once answered, that response is added to your knowledge base — so you never have to answer the same new question twice.
Yes. When you upload documents with expiry dates — ISO certificates, insurance policies, financial accounts — SEQUESTO tracks these dates and sends automated alerts at configurable intervals before expiry. This ensures your qualification library is always current and prevents PQQ failures due to out-of-date evidence.