Turning Australian SMEs into contract-ready partners for government and corporate contracts
Through our Strategic Readiness Lab (SRL#), we assess, guide, and prepare companies for procurement success.
Stop Chasing. Start Winning.
Become Queensland Procurement Ready
We diagnose, prepare, and connect businesses to government contract opportunities, at its Strategic Readiness Lab
About SoundX
SoundX is Australia’s first ReadinessTech company, helping SMEs achieve contract-readiness and support primes and government partners in pre-vetting companies through our Strategic Readiness Lab (SRL#).Founded in the Sunshine Coast -Noosa, Queensland, SoundX provides a structured approach to assess, prioritise, and align business capabilities with government and corporate procurement requirements.Founder:
Carlos Velasquez, founder of SoundX, has over 20 years of experience in strategic project development, including Public Private Partnerships, and SME advisory.
Why SMEs miss out
Small and medium enterprises are the engine of the Australian economy, yet they are consistently locked out of government and major corporate contracts. Complex requirements, opaque processes, and a lack of strategic preparation mean great businesses miss out on great opportunities. With $35B annually and a mandate for 30% SME participation from 2026, opportunity has never been greater—nor competition more fierce. You need measurable readiness.
How SoundX helps: The Strategic Readiness Lab (SRL)
We pioneer Readiness-Tech — a new category of business enablement. Our framework:1. Your Strategic Readiness Score (SRS#):
- A diagnostic across 7 critical domains: Financial, Cyber, ESG, Legal, Local Narrative, Human Capital, and Operations.
- Benchmarks you against QPP 2026 pillars.
- Provides a clear, numeric baseline and a prioritised roadmap to "procurement-ready" status.2. Your Quadrant Relationship Map (QRM#):
- Maps your current relationships with agencies, prime contractors, and stakeholders.
- Identifies gaps and targets the right decision-makers for your capabilities.
- Visualises your ideal consortium partnerships to win larger contracts.3. Our Policy-Embedded Framework:
- Direct alignment with QPP's 5 pillars: Value, Local, Easy, Innovation, Impact.
- Early-adopter tracking for veteran, Indigenous, female-led, and disability-support businesses—maximising your scoring advantage.
Why to choose Us?
Think of SoundX SRL as the strategic layer that powers the entire procurement ecosystem. We provide the quantified readiness and relationship intelligence that makes every subsequent investment—in bid writing, advisory services, or program participation—more likely to succeed.Bottom-Line Benefits
• Move Beyond Hope: Replace ad-hoc bidding with a strategic, measurable system.
• First-Mover Advantage: Get ready now for the Jan 2026 shift.
• Win in Consortia: Be the pre-vetted, data-backed partner of choice.
• Scale Your Success: Build a pipeline of opportunities, not just chase one.SoundX Strategic Readiness Lab positions you not as another bidder, but as a qualified, ready, and connected government procurement partner.
What is Readiness-Tech? | SoundX
Readiness-Tech is the quantitative framework for business preparedness, moving beyond subjective advisory to deliver measurable diagnostics and systematic pathwaying for government contract eligibility. We established this category through the Strategic Readiness Lab, deploying proprietary assessment and matching systems that transform businesses from opportunity-aware to Contract-Ready with verifiable certification and targeted opportunity alignment.
Our Services
- Diagnostic: A quantitative 7-domain readiness assessment that scores your business against actual government procurement criteria and delivers a prioritized action roadmap.- Contract-Ready Certification: End-to-end advisory to systematically close readiness gaps, implement required systems, and achieve verifiable Contract-Ready status with official certification.- Bid & Match Support: Ongoing tender identification, bid/no-bid analysis, and submission mentoring to connect your certified readiness with qualified government opportunities.
Trusted By
“Carlos and SoundX helped us move from not contract-ready to fully contract-ready with clarity, structure and professionalism. The process was efficient, insightful, and of a calibre rarely seen. We now have confidence, direction, and a clear path forward.”
— Nancy Wehnert, Founder, UberTeams
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SoundX Advisers Pty Ltd (" SoundX™) a Readiness-Tech™ Company)
Noosa, Queensland
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