Why TenderSpy exists
Government contracts worth billions are published every year across the UK — but the information is scattered across multiple portals, buried in PDFs, and written for procurement professionals, not for the builders, suppliers, and service providers who could actually deliver the work.
The problem
Large contractors have dedicated teams who monitor Contracts Finder and Find a Tender every day. Small and medium-sized businesses — the electricians, the IT consultancies, the facilities companies, the trades — rarely have that luxury. By the time a relevant opportunity reaches them, it's often too late to bid.
That gap isn't about who does better work. It's about who finds out first.
What TenderSpy does
TenderSpy brings together live and historical contract data from the UK's two official tender sources — Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service — into one searchable platform. Instead of checking multiple government websites by hand, you get:
- Contracts matched to your trade, region, and contract value
- Historical award data, so you can see what similar contracts actually sold for
- Alerts the moment a relevant opportunity is published
- Tools to assess whether a contract is worth pursuing before you spend time on a bid
Who it's for
TenderSpy is built for UK contractors, tradespeople, and small-to-medium businesses across every sector — not just the usual large suppliers who already have procurement teams watching these portals full-time.
What sets us apart
We don't charge for access to information that's already public — Contracts Finder and Find a Tender data is free and open. What TenderSpy charges for is making that information usable: searchable, filtered, tracked, and delivered to you before your competitors see it.
A few things set TenderSpy apart from simply checking the government portals yourself:
- Two sources, one search. Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service are separate systems with separate interfaces. TenderSpy combines both, so you check one place instead of two.
- We show you what contracts actually sold for. Most tender listings only tell you what's available now. TenderSpy also tracks historical award data — so before you spend time on a bid, you can see what similar contracts in your sector and region were actually awarded for.
- Built-in decision tools, not just a list. The margin calculator and Buyer Score (Enterprise) help you judge whether a contract is worth pursuing, rather than leaving you to research each buyer and opportunity from scratch.
- No long-term lock-in. Start on the Free plan to see how it works. Need contract intelligence for a single bid rather than an ongoing subscription? The Session Pass covers that without committing to a monthly plan.
- Priced for the businesses procurement usually overlooks. Most contract intelligence tools are built — and priced — for large enterprises with dedicated procurement teams. TenderSpy is priced for the SME that's bidding on its own.