Capability statement vs company profile
A company profile is the complete document — cover, about, mission, full project portfolio, team and accreditations. A capability statement is its distilled cousin: a focused page that states what you do, the proof you can do it, and why you over a competitor. Use the statement to get on a shortlist; use the profile to win the bid that follows.
What a capability statement must contain
Keep it dense but scannable. An evaluator should grasp your fit in under a minute, so lead with core competencies mapped to their need and back them immediately with named past performance.
- Core competencies, mapped to the buyer's requirement
- Differentiators — why you, in one or two concrete lines
- Past performance: client, value, dates, outcome
- Company data: legal name, registration, sectors, coverage
- Codes and registrations relevant to the buyer (UN, NGO reg, UEI/DUNS)
Keep it to one page and tailor it
The discipline of a capability statement is editing. Cut anything that doesn't speak to this buyer, and reorder past performance so the most relevant projects sit at the top. Because Sahan keeps your projects as structured data with the client, value and scope on each, tailoring the statement for a new opportunity is a matter of selection, not rewriting. Verified projects carry a badge that turns a claim into confirmed past performance.
Capability statement checklist
- Core competencies mapped to the buyer's need
- One or two concrete differentiators
- Three to five relevant past-performance projects
- Client, value, dates and outcome on each project
- Legal name, registration and sectors
- Relevant codes / registrations (UN, NGO reg, UEI/DUNS)
- Verified past performance where you can get it
Why people use Sahan for this
Sahan isn't a generic design tool. It's built for one job: making it effortless to keep a structured profile and generate a genuinely elegant company profile from it — on any phone, in minutes — with optional verified badges on the claims that matter.
- Simple to build, satisfying to download
- Works fully on mobile — no app to install
- Update once, regenerate any time
- Verified badges, per claim
Frequently asked questions
- What is a capability statement?
- A short, focused document — usually one to two pages — that proves your organisation can deliver a specific kind of work and has done it before. It's used for prequalification, introductions to prime contractors, and quick donor market scans.
- How is a capability statement different from a company profile?
- A company profile is the full document used to win a bid; a capability statement is a distilled page used to get shortlisted. Sahan generates both from the same structured company record.
- How long should a capability statement be?
- One page is ideal, two at most. Lead with competencies mapped to the buyer's need and back them immediately with relevant, named past performance.