Tender Alerts
Filter Etimad Tenders by Sector and Activity (So You Only See What Fits)
28 June 2026 · 7 min read · By NextBid Bid Experts
The fastest way to make Etimad manageable is to stop looking at all of it. Tenders are classified by activity - matching that to what your company does turns a flood into a short, relevant list. Here is how sector and activity filtering works.
The fastest way to make Etimad manageable is to stop looking at all of it. Government tenders are classified by activity, and matching that classification to what your company actually does turns a flood into a short, relevant list. Here is how sector and activity filtering works - and how to use it in your alerts.
How Etimad classifies tenders
Every tender sits under an activity classification - a main activity (for example, construction, IT, medical supplies, or operations and maintenance) and often a more specific sub-activity. These line up with the commercial activities on your Commercial Registration. The classification is how a buyer signals who a tender is really for.
Match the classification to what you actually do
Your registered activities are the natural starting point: filter to the main activities you are qualified and classified for, then refine with sub-activities so you catch the specific work you win - not the whole sector. A "construction" filter alone is broad; "construction → buildings maintenance" or "construction → roads" is where relevance lives.
The two filtering mistakes
- Too broad - you select a whole sector and drown in adjacent work you will never bid. The alerts become noise and you stop reading them.
- Too narrow - you over-filter and miss tenders filed under a neighbouring activity. Government wording does not always match yours.
The fix is to combine activity filters with keywords - and exclusions - so you catch the right work even when the title is phrased differently.
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Sector filtering in Pulse
In NextBid Pulse you pick your sectors and activities once, add the keywords that describe your work, and Pulse emails you only the Etimad tenders that match. You can widen or tighten any time - start a little broad, watch which alerts turn into real opportunities, and refine toward them.
Relevance is the whole game. An alert list tuned to your activities is one you will actually read every day - and reading it is what stops winnable tenders from slipping by.
Frequently asked questions
How are Etimad tenders categorised?
By activity - a main activity and usually a sub-activity - aligned with the commercial activities on your CR. Buyers use the classification to signal who a tender is for.
Should I filter by my CR activities?
They are the right starting point. Filter to the activities you are qualified for, then refine with sub-activities and keywords so you see the specific work you win.
What if a relevant tender is filed under a different activity?
It happens - government wording varies. Pairing activity filters with keywords and exclusions catches tenders that a strict activity filter alone would miss.
Can I filter by more than one activity?
Yes. In Pulse you can track several sectors and activities at once, each tuned with its own keywords.
Filtering by sector and activity is the single highest-leverage setting in any tender-alert setup. Get it right and Etimad stops being an ocean and becomes a short list of opportunities built for your business.