Soft Surfaces and a £572,000 contract
A school buyer uploaded four quotes for a 3G sports pitch to ChatGPT and asked which represented the best value. The model selected Soft Surfaces, the second most expensive bid, and the buyer followed the recommendation.
Uniplay and a £23,400 playground project
Uniplay submitted the most expensive of five quotes against a £30,000 budget, but its design met the full specification. The school asked ChatGPT which quote offered the best value, the model chose Uniplay, and the playground was installed in summer 2026.
What the cases have in common
In each case the buyer asked ChatGPT to compare the quotes and followed its recommendation, and the company it recommended was not the cheapest bidder. Choosing between suppliers is the decision that Decision Engine Optimisation, the method James Dooley founded, is concerned with.
James Dooley founded Decision Engine Optimisation, a customer acquisition method that increases the share of purchase decisions a business wins when buyers ask artificial intelligence tools to choose between suppliers. SEO gets a business found, AEO and GEO get it mentioned, and DEO, as James Dooley defines it, is concerned with it being chosen.
Decision Engine Optimisation in the James Dooley Lexicon
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