Pre-launch
Win the work price alone can’t.
Six Gates is being built as Australia’s outsourced pre-contracts office for contractors.
Prequalification, certification, compliance and tenders, run as one function. You set the price; we run the gates in front of it.
- Status
- Preparing to launch. Services are not yet available.
- Initial focus
- Front Gate
- Enquiries
- office@sixgates.au
Why Six Gates
Capable contractors lose on more than price.
Often the work is lost at a gate nobody owned: a lapsed prequalification, a certificate not in place, a missed mandatory requirement, the wrong tender chased, a response that doesn’t show what they can do.
Who it is for
Civil, infrastructure, engineering, fabrication and specialist contractors across Australia, and the owners, managing directors and general managers who decide which work to chase.
What we are building
A managed service that owns the gates between a contractor and the contract. The promise is simple: you will always know where you stand at every gate, what is missing, and who is closing it.
The method
Every contract sits behind six gates.
Front Gate gets you known. Gates 01–03 get you considered. Gates 04–06 get you chosen.
Get known
- Front Gate Covers: In front of the gates Cleared looks like: Website, LinkedIn and capability statement, every claim drawn from tender evidence.
Get considered
- 01 Eligible Covers: Prequalification Cleared looks like: Held, current and matched to the buyers you want to work for.
- 02 Certified Covers: Management systems and accreditation Cleared looks like: In place, audited and used, not shelved.
- 03 Compliant Covers: Tender-specific mandatories Cleared looks like: Safety, environment, quality, social procurement, Aboriginal participation, modern slavery and climate requirements answered.
Get chosen
- 04 Qualified Covers: The bid decision and pursuit Cleared looks like: Go/no-go on evidence, and a pursuit strategy for every tender worth chasing.
- 05 Competitive Covers: The non-price response Cleared looks like: Methodology, evidence and win themes that score.
- 06 Assured Covers: Final check, lodgement, debrief and win/loss Cleared looks like: Nothing lodged unchecked; every result fed back into the next bid.
Initial focus
Buyers check you before they invite you.
Much of this work is by invitation, and buyers invite contractors they already know. Front Gate helps buyers understand what a contractor can deliver: a credible website, LinkedIn page and capability statement, with every claim supported by the same evidence that goes into its tenders.
Front Gate is our initial focus and is in preparation.
Contact
Enquiries are welcome.
We are not yet taking on client work. Contractors, buyers and prospective partners are welcome to get in touch by email.
office@sixgates.au