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Discover
Live feed of every UK public-sector tender from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, scored against your CPV codes, keywords, value band, and geography. Save the ones worth bidding, dismiss the rest.
🟢 The all-in-one UK procurement platform
Everything you need to win
UK public-sector bids.
One platform. Every step. From spotting the tender on Contracts Finder to pressing submit on a polished, evaluator-ready bid. No more juggling five tools, twelve Word docs, and a spreadsheet of deadlines. TenderForge is the bid stack, built only for UK procurement.
Free tier: 1 bid, 5 AI drafts / month, 10 answer-library entries. Upgrade when you're winning more work than you can handle.
🔔 Tender alerts
📄 ITT parsing
✨ AI drafting
🚩 Assumption triage
⚖️ Evaluator review
✅ Compliance matrix
📚 Knowledge base
👥 Team collab
📤 One-click export
Built on the sources UK bid teams actually use
🇬🇧 Contracts Finder
🇬🇧 Find a Tender
⚡ Claude Sonnet 4 + Haiku
🔒 UK-hosted on Azure
📊 OCDS standard
Writing UK bids is broken.
Most SMEs spend 40–80 hours per tender — hunting opportunities across portals, re-reading ITT packs for deadlines, copy-pasting from old Word docs, and second-guessing whether each answer addresses the scoring criteria.
The result: teams bid for half as many opportunities as they'd like, and every bid carries copy that nobody has time to polish. Win rates stall. Effort piles up.
Generic AI writers don't fix this. They invent case studies. They miss mandatory requirements. They write markdown that breaks your evaluator's Word template. They have no idea what CPV codes matter to your business.
TenderForge is what happens when you build an AI platform only for UK public-sector bids — and stop hallucinating.
10×
Faster from ITT receipt to submission-ready
85%
Less manual writing per bid
3×
More bids submitted per month
0
Invented case studies, awards, or references
On the platform, right now
The largest live pool of UK public-sector tenders
4,870+
Live tenders from Contracts Finder
170+
Live notices from Find a Tender
122
CPV categories for industry matching
Hourly
New-opportunity refresh cadence
The all-in-one bid stack
One platform for every step of a UK bid
Five pillars that cover the entire lifecycle — from the alert landing to the submission going out.
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Parse
Drop in the ITT pack. Claude reads every PDF/DOCX/XLSX, extracts questions, scoring criteria, deadlines, and required attachments, and builds a structured workspace in under 2 minutes.
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Draft
AI responses grounded in your knowledge base — real case studies, team, accreditations, policies. Claude tags any assumption it makes so you accept, edit or reject it. Zero hallucinated claims reach your evaluator.
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Review
An evaluator-style critique on every response — RAG status, score against the tender's own criteria, strengths, weaknesses, specific rewrites. Plus a compliance matrix that tracks every "shall/must/will" requirement.
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Collaborate
Invite your bid team. Owner, Admin, Member roles. One shared knowledge base, one shared answer library, one shared bid. Question assignment and email notifications included.
Hallucination-proof drafting
AI that tells you when it's guessing.
Every bid-writing tool on the market will happily invent a 2022 ISO certification and a flagship case study you never delivered. TenderForge won't.
When Claude needs a fact you haven't given it, it makes a plausible, specific assumption and flags it inline. Accept the ones that are true — they get added to your Previous Bid Knowledge for next time. Reject the ones that aren't.
Your bids get stronger with every tender you write.
We operate an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system, underpinned by a team of 12 engineers based in our Manchester delivery centre, each with formal qualifications in software quality and delivery assurance…
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2 assumptions to triage
Company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification
✓ Accept
✕ Reject
Delivery team of 12 engineers in Manchester
✓ Accept
✕ Reject
Everything in the box
12 features, all in one subscription
Built specifically for UK public-sector procurement. No generic AI fluff, no missing pieces.
Tender Alerts & Discovery
Hourly pull of every UK public tender. Filter by CPV code, keyword, estimated value, region. Save the ones worth pursuing, dismiss the rest — and import directly as a pre-filled bid with one click.
Smart ITT Parsing
Upload the tender pack. AI extracts every question, word limit, scoring weight, mandatory flag, required attachment, and clarification deadline automatically. PDF, Word, Excel, CSV supported.
Grounded AI Drafting
Claude Sonnet 4 generates evaluator-ready responses using your real knowledge base. Hit the scoring criteria. Stay inside the word limit. Match the tender's expected format. Plain text output — no markdown breaks.
Assumption Triage
When the AI infers something it can't verify, it flags the claim inline. Accept to add it to your knowledge for future bids, reject to rewrite. No more "[TO BE CONFIRMED]" placeholders. No more hallucinated awards.
Evaluator Review
A red-team critique on every draft. Claude grades your response against the tender's own scoring methodology, returns a RAG status, strengths, weaknesses, and an optional rewrite — so you see what a real evaluator would mark.
Compliance Matrix
Automatic extraction of every "shall / must / will" clause from the tender docs into a matrix. Map responses, attach evidence, track completeness. Never miss a mandatory requirement again.
Knowledge Base
Case studies, team profiles, accreditations, capability documents — your organisation's verified facts, in one place. Imported from a markdown file in seconds. Feeds every AI draft automatically.
Answer Library
Save winning responses, categorise them, and watch TenderForge suggest the best match for every new question. Provenance tracking — every library entry knows which bid it came from and whether that bid was won.
Bid Workspace
Every question, collapsed into a row. Expand to edit, generate, review, approve. Bulk-generate an entire tender or a single section. Word counters, status tracking, progress bars, all live.
Team Collaboration
Invite teammates via email. Owner / Admin / Member roles with proper permissions. Shared knowledge, shared library, shared bids — with full audit on who changed what, when.
One-Click Export
Export the full bid as a branded .DOC file, ready to drop into the tender portal or email back. Headings, question boxes, responses, metadata — all formatted how evaluators expect.
UK-Hosted & Secure
Azure UK South region. Tenant-isolated by design — every query scoped to your organisation, no cross-tenant leaks. Your bids and knowledge stay yours.
How TenderForge works
Four steps from "we should bid for that" to "submit".
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Set your industry profile
Pick your CPV codes, keywords, value band, and regions. TenderForge scores every new UK tender against this profile automatically.
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Import a tender
One click on the Discover feed, or drag-drop the ITT pack. AI parses every question, deadline, and scoring rule into a structured workspace.
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3
Generate & triage
Bulk-generate drafts grounded in your knowledge base. Triage the assumptions Claude flagged. Run the evaluator review. Polish.
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Export & submit
One-click .DOC export, branded the way evaluators expect. Drop into the tender portal or email back. Track the outcome to feed the next one.
Built for every shape of bid team
From solo consultants winning framework places to agencies running 30 bids at once.
Solo consultants
You bid for frameworks, DPSs, and direct awards. Every hour on a bid is an hour off client delivery. TenderForge gives you a bid team in your pocket — discovery, drafting, and review without hiring a bid writer.
- Discover relevant tenders hourly
- AI drafts grounded in your real track record
- Evaluator review flags weak spots before submission
SME bid teams
You're 2–10 people writing serious bids for serious contracts. You need one shared source of truth, not nine versions of the capability statement on nine laptops. Collaboration + knowledge base + answer library is the point.
- Shared knowledge base and answer library across the team
- Role-based invites (Owner / Admin / Member)
- Compliance matrix so nothing gets missed
Bid agencies & consultancies
You write bids for clients under time pressure, often with their knowledge + your expertise. TenderForge gives you a workspace per client, bulk drafting across 50+ questions, and exports that match their house style.
- Unlimited bids and AI drafts on the Agency tier
- Multi-user with proper permissions
- Client-branded exports, no manual formatting
What UK bid teams tell us
The pain we built TenderForge to fix
"Every Tuesday morning I spend two hours scrolling Contracts Finder and Find a Tender for relevant opportunities. Half of them we can't bid for anyway."
"ChatGPT writes beautifully until you realise it's inventing a £3m contract with a council that doesn't exist. We can't ship that to an evaluator."
"I have a library of past bids, but it's 40 folders of Word docs across three laptops. Half the time we rewrite answers we've already written."
Vs the alternatives
Why not just use ChatGPT and a Word doc?
Because UK public-sector procurement has rules, structures, and quirks that generic tools don't understand.
Word + ChatGPT
Generic bid software
TenderForge
Live UK tender alerts (Contracts Finder + Find a Tender)
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Some
✓ Hourly, scored to your profile
AI draft grounded in YOUR knowledge, not hallucinated
✗ Invents facts
✗ Generic templates
✓ KnowledgePack in every prompt
Assumption flagging + human triage
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✓ Accept / Reject / feeds future bids
Evaluator-style red-team critique
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Rare
✓ RAG score + specific rewrites
"Shall / must" compliance matrix
Manual spreadsheet
Manual
✓ AI-extracted, tracked
Answer library with win/loss provenance
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Basic
✓ Categorised, suggested, traced
Team collaboration with proper roles
File-share chaos
Some
✓ Owner / Admin / Member
Built specifically for UK public-sector
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Mostly US
✓ OCDS, CPV, UK regions
Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Scale when you're winning more work than you can handle. No contracts, cancel any time.
Free
£0/month
Try TenderForge on a real bid
- 1 active bid
- 10 library entries
- 5 AI drafts per month
- Tender discovery feed
- 1 user
Most Popular
Solo
£49/month
For individual consultants
- 5 active bids
- 100 library entries
- 50 AI drafts per month
- Evaluator review + compliance matrix
- 1 user
SME
£199/month
For small bid teams
- 20 active bids
- 500 library entries
- 200 AI drafts per month
- Team collaboration (5 users)
- Assumption triage + knowledge base
Agency
£499/month
For larger bid operations
- Unlimited bids
- Unlimited library
- Unlimited AI drafts
- 20 users
- Priority support
Questions, answered
Short answers to the things bid teams always ask.
Does TenderForge connect to Contracts Finder and Find a Tender?
Yes. TenderForge pulls new opportunities hourly from both UK Contracts Finder and Find a Tender via their OCDS data feeds, scoring each one against your industry profile so you only see relevant bids.
What stops the AI from inventing facts in my bid?
Every AI-drafted response is grounded in your Knowledge Base — case studies, team profiles, accreditations, and documents you've uploaded. When Claude needs a fact it doesn't have, it makes a plausible assumption and flags it inline for you to accept, edit, or reject. Accepted assumptions feed back into your knowledge base for future bids.
Can multiple people work on the same bid?
Yes. Invite teammates by email with Owner, Admin, or Member roles. Everyone sees the same bids, knowledge base, and answer library. Question assignment and live activity are part of the collaboration stack.
How accurate is the evaluator review?
The evaluator review grades every response against the tender's own scoring criteria, flags unverifiable claims, and returns a RAG status plus strengths, weaknesses, and specific suggestions. It uses the same frameworks a public-sector evaluator would apply.
What formats can I upload?
PDF, Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), CSV, and Markdown. TenderForge extracts text from each, identifies questions, scoring, deadlines, and required attachments automatically.
Where is my data hosted?
Azure UK South. Documents are stored in Azure Blob Storage, the database is Azure SQL, and every query is tenant-scoped by organisation ID. Your bids and knowledge stay yours.
Do I need a long-term contract?
No. All paid plans are monthly, cancel any time from Billing. The free tier never expires.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. The free tier includes 1 active bid, 10 library entries, and 5 AI drafts per month — no credit card required. Upgrade any time from inside the app.
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