Method of determining probability of accepting a product/service

A system for determining a probability of a procuring organization accepting a product/service offering of an offering organization, the system comprising:

• a processor and a memory coupled thereto, the processor configured to
• obtain a first collection of information items relating to the product/service offering from the offering organization to the procuring organization, the first collection of information items being generated internally of the offering organization,
• obtain a second collection of information items relating to the first collection of information items and being generated externally of the offering organization,
• generate a respective relevance score for each of the second collection of information items relative to a corresponding one of the first collection of information items,
• generate a respective sentiment score for each of the second collection of information items, and
• generate the probability of the procuring organization accepting the product/service offering based upon the respective relevance scores and respective sentiment scores.

A computer readable medium for determining a probability of a procuring organization accepting a product/service offering of an offering organization, the computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining a first collection of information items relating to the product/service offering from the offering organization to the procuring organization, the first collection of information items being generated internally of the offering organization;
• obtaining a second collection of information items relating to the first collection of information items and being generated externally of the offering organization;
• generating a respective relevance score for each of the second collection of information items relative to a corresponding one of the first collection of information items;
• generating a respective sentiment score for each of the second collection of information items;
• and
• generating the probability of the procuring organization accepting the product/service offering based upon the respective relevance scores and respective sentiment scores.