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Reference Mapping

Automatically cite the right evidence every time

SEQUESTO maps each answer to the most relevant supporting documents — policies, certifications, case studies — ranked by AI confidence, ready for auditors.

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99% document coverage — every piece of evidence in your library is searchable and matchable

The Problem

The problem with finding and using evidence

Finding supporting documents is manual and slow icon

Finding supporting documents is manual and slow

When a bid writer needs to answer "provide an example of a similar project delivered on time and under budget," they search their inbox, shared drives, and memory to find relevant case studies. This hunt can take hours per question — and the best evidence often isn't found because the searcher doesn't know it exists or can't locate it in time.

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Wrong references damage credibility

Citing the wrong case study — one that doesn't actually match the question's criteria — is worse than citing nothing. Evaluators notice when your evidence doesn't align with the question. Mismatched references signal either carelessness or an absence of genuine relevant experience, and either interpretation hurts your score.

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No searchable evidence library

Most organisations have no central, searchable repository of their evidence — case studies, certifications, policies, audit reports, and past winning responses exist across dozens of different locations. Without a searchable library, the same evidence is recreated from scratch repeatedly, and the best content from past submissions is never reused.

The Solution

How SEQUESTO solves it

SEQUESTO ingests your entire evidence library — every document, every case study, every policy, every certification — and makes it instantly searchable by AI. For every question, SEQUESTO surfaces the most relevant evidence with a confidence score, so your team always uses the strongest possible references.

1

Build your evidence library

Upload every piece of supporting evidence: case studies, project references, certifications, policies, audit reports, testimonials, and past submissions. SEQUESTO indexes all content so it's instantly searchable by AI.

2

AI maps questions to evidence

For every question in your RFP or questionnaire, SEQUESTO searches the entire evidence library and returns the top-matched supporting documents — ranked by relevance with AI confidence scores for each match.

3

Review matches and cite confidently

Your team reviews the suggested evidence, selects the strongest matches, and incorporates them into the response — with source links that make verification instant and citations that satisfy even the most demanding evaluators.

Capabilities

The most powerful evidence matching available

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Semantic Evidence Search

SEQUESTO doesn't just keyword-match — it understands the meaning of each question and finds documents that are conceptually relevant, even when they use different terminology. Nothing is missed.

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AI Confidence Scoring

Every evidence match comes with an AI confidence score — so your team knows instantly which references are strong, which are partial matches, and which sections need original content or additional evidence gathering.

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Collective Memory

Every completed submission is stored and searchable. SEQUESTO learns which evidence worked well for which question types — continuously improving its matching accuracy based on your team's past successful responses.

Results

What teams achieve with SEQUESTO's reference mapping

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Instant evidence matching

Find the right evidence for any question in seconds — regardless of where it's stored or how it's worded

99%

Document coverage

Every document in your library is fully indexed and searchable — no evidence ever missed again

100%

Confidence scoring

AI confidence score on every evidence match — your team always knows how strong each reference is

Related Use Cases

More ways SEQUESTO can help

RFP Response

Structure, govern and submit RFP responses from a single workspace - with James, the Agent Force drawing from your organisational knowledge and ensuring the defendable proposals, with audit trails your company can rely on.

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Questionnaire Response

Run questionnaire automation inside a governed OS. Agents retrieve, draft and cite. Your team reviews, approves and submits.

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Tender Management

Structured Tender Management with governed AI assistance. Cut out preparation time, surface the right organisational knowledge per section, Validate, fine-tune and approve. Submit traceable responses that stand up to scrutiny.

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Let AI find your best evidence — every time

See SEQUESTO map questions to evidence in real time in a personalised 30-minute demo.

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FAQ

Common questions about Reference Mapping

SEQUESTO accepts all common document formats including Word (.docx), PDF, Excel (.xlsx), PowerPoint (.pptx), and plain text. You can store case studies, project references, policy documents, certifications (ISO, SOC 2, etc.), testimonials, financial statements, technical specifications, past winning responses, and any other supporting evidence your team uses in bids and questionnaires.

For each question, SEQUESTO searches the entire evidence library and scores each potential match on a scale from 0–100%. High-confidence matches (80%+) indicate strong alignment between the question intent and the document content. Medium-confidence matches (50–79%) are partial matches that may need supplementation. Low-confidence matches signal that relevant evidence may not exist in the library yet — helping teams identify content gaps.

SEQUESTO performs deep content search — indexing and searching within the full text of every document, including PDFs. It can surface a specific paragraph from a 200-page technical specification that answers a particular question, not just identify that the document might be broadly relevant. This full-content semantic search is what enables the 99% document coverage and precision matching.

SEQUESTO's access controls let you tag evidence with confidentiality levels and restrict which team members can access which documents. Client-specific case studies can be marked as requiring client approval before reuse, with an approval workflow that sends a notification to the relevant account manager. Sensitive documents are visible in search results but display a confidentiality notice before their content can be viewed or used.