Period 7 proved to be one of impressive growth figures for many of the teams, and none more so than for the "Tender Titans", whose 15% improvement was the best in the round, and enabled them to complete an impressive turnaround in fortunes. After sitting second bottom at the end of period 5, they climbed to 12th at the end of period 6, and now sit top of the table with 1,449 pts, and have opened up a 50 point gap to the chasing pack, but they will have to work hard to stay top in the remaining two rounds.

The lead has now changed hands in 3 consecutive rounds, indicating that there is not a lot to choose between many of the teams. Behind the new leaders "Monarch" and "Procurement Pro Consulting" both grew by 10% to move up to second and third respectively as previous leaders "Hexagonal" dropped back to 4th, but still well in contention. At the other end of the table there is an intense battle to stay off the bottom, with 3 teams separated by just 6 points, and their management teams will need to take a closer look at the margins they are setting when bidding for work, with uncompetitive bids holding back their ability to secure new work and grow their businesses.