Tutorial & User Guide
A complete, visual guide to using Clause & Effect — from your first login through to AI-powered bid assessment, response optimisation, and maturity benchmarking.
Contents
Platform Overview
A quick overview of Clause & Effect in action
Clause & Effect is a zero-installation, browser-based proportionality decision engine. It helps procurement professionals generate tailored, risk-proportionate sustainability questions for tenders and contracts, assess supplier bid responses, and benchmark organisational maturity. Open the app and you will see the new landing page:
The new landing page — a value proposition hero with a single 'Get started' CTA
Below the hero you will see three entry cards — each representing a core tool. You can explore these before signing in:
Three tools, one platform — pick a starting point and produce outputs within minutes
Want to preview what the output looks like before signing up? Click “See example output first” in the hero to expand a sample question set — no login required:
Example output — a sample question set for a mid-value facilities management contract
To get started:
Click 'Get started — it's free' or scroll down
The primary CTA scrolls you to the sign-in form. You can also click any of the three entry cards to get there.
Enter your email and organisation name
Your email identifies you across sessions — returning users skip straight past this step. Your organisation name is embedded into exported question sets automatically (e.g., "Will the supplier commit to [Your Org]'s environmental targets?").
Accept Terms & Conditions
Review and accept the terms of use. You will see a data warning reminding you not to upload confidential production data unless a DPA is in place. Your acceptance is logged with your email, IP address, and timestamp for audit purposes.
Terms & Conditions — tick the checkbox and click 'I Accept' to proceed
Choose your path
After accepting the T&Cs, you will see your dashboard with two action cards: "Create Question Set" to build new tender requirements, or "Assess Responses" to evaluate a supplier bid submission. You can switch between these at any time.
Your dashboard — create new requirements or assess existing bid responses
No IT involvement required — Clause & Effect is designed for zero-friction onboarding. Email and organisation name are all you need. Returning users bypass the T&C step entirely.
ISO 20400 Aligned
Every question in Clause & Effect is traceable, measurable, and defensible — adapted for the Australian context with 184 procurement categories across 14 sustainability themes aligned to the Global TOM System.