Win UK council contractswithout bidding blind

See who wins council contracts, what prices win, and when they'll retender.

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You're Bidding Blind on theUK's Biggest Market

Every year, UK councils spend over £70 billion on goods and services. But you're missing most of it because data is often fragmented across 350+ websites and government platforms are drowning in noise.

Can't see opportunities

You don't know which councils buy what you sell, or how much they spend

Competitors see more

Large suppliers use expensive intelligence platforms. You're using spreadsheets.

Bidding in the dark

You spend weeks on bids without knowing who you're competing against or what prices win

You're researching councils that may never buy from you. Missing opportunities no one told you about. Losing to competitors you didn't see coming.

What if you had the insights to focus on the right opportunitiesand the alerts to act on them?

Benefits

What You Get

Discover opportunities others miss

Find procurement opportunities in councils and categories you've never considered. Our ML identifies councils that procure like your best customers,before they post tenders.

Win more contracts with data, not luck

See exactly who's winning where, what they're bidding, and which categories are growing. Use proven supplier profiles to inform your strategy.

Never miss a deadline or competitor move

Real-time alerts for new tenders matching your focus, competitor wins at target councils, and deadline reminders. Stay ahead instead of behind.

16 years of history. No guesswork.

Access transaction history across 400+ UK councils. Understand spending patterns, supplier relationships, and category trends before you bid.

Your Command Center

Track everything. Miss nothing.

Set up your watchlist once. Get alerts forever.

Track Your Councils

Watch the councils you sell to and see when they publish new opportunities.

Track Your Competitors

Monitor who's winning in your territory and where they're expanding.

Track Tender Deadlines

Save opportunities and get automatic reminders before they close.

Track Contract Awards

Know when tracked tenders get awarded and who won.

Real-time, daily, or weekly
In-app and email
10+Alert types

The Data

16 Years of UK Council Data

We aggregate spending data, procurement plans, and contract records directly from council websites—not just what makes it to Find a Tender.

£130B+spending tracked
118M+transactions
5.6M+companies

Payments to Suppliers

Every council invoice over £500. See exactly which suppliers councils pay, how much, and how often—going back 16 years.

16 years
£120B+

Government Procurement Card

Council credit card transactions for smaller purchases. Spot recurring spend patterns that never appear in tender data.

40M+
transactions

Forward Plans

What councils plan to buy in the coming months. Often published on council websites before opportunities reach tender portals.

Early
before tender portals

Contract Registers

Active and expiring contracts published by councils—including lower-value awards that never appear on Find a Tender.

Direct
from councils

Find a Tender

The UK government's official source for public sector tenders and contract awards. We sync opportunities and outcomes hourly.

Hourly
updates

Bid Intelligence

Should We Bid This?

Market dynamics, strategic fit, and competitive landscape — analysed so you can make informed bid decisions in minutes, not days.

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Market Assessment

Competitive landscape analysis

Market Competitiveness

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Open Market

This market shows healthy competition with regular supplier rotation.

Market characteristics:

New suppliers frequently win contracts
Multiple suppliers compete — no single dominant player

Your tracked competitors

One or more of your tracked competitors are active in this market

Understand the competitive landscape

Instantly see whether a market is open to new entrants or locked down by incumbents. Know if your tracked competitors are active, and whether the dynamics favour your bid.

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Strategic Fit

Alignment with your profile

Strategic Alignment

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Strong alignment with your business

Strong Strategic Fit

This tender closely matches your business profile and target markets.

Why this matters to you:

CPV codes closely match your tracked service areas
This is in your target geography and service area
Tender description closely matches your business capabilities

Know if it fits your strategy

Every tender is scored against your tracked service areas, target geography, and business capabilities. Instant clarity on whether an opportunity fits your business.

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Competitors

Key players in this opportunity

2 identified
1.

Serco Group PLC

Tracked
Experience in IT Services
5 councils in South East
2.

Capita PLC

Won similar: Digital Platform Services
National operator (4 regions)

See who you're up against

Ranked competitor profiles with experience context, geographic footprint, and real-time tracking. Know their strengths before you write your bid.

Pipeline Intelligence

Your Pipeline, Predicted

See what's coming before it's announced. 16 years of procurement patterns, distilled into intelligence you can plan around.

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Insights

Procurement trend analysis

3 new27/12/2025

High probability of retendering

Our model is confident these will retender in the next 12 months

Lancashire

NEW

Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines

6 months until typical 8-month renewal
Typically retenders every 7 months
Last tendered 1 month ago
Contract end date approaching
Previous relationship (£120K last year)

Know when councils will buy again

Stop waiting for tender notices. Based on 16 years of procurement patterns, we predict when councils will retender—and when they do announce, 96% were already in our predictions. Plan your pipeline months ahead.

Whitespace Discovery

Your Whitespace, Uncovered

Your watchlist covers the councils you know. We surface the ones you don't — high-probability opportunities, outside your current focus.

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Retendering Soon

Based on past cycles, likely to publish opportunities soon

1 new1 reviewed

Cambridgeshire County Council

NEW

Tender for IT Services

Historical spending patterns suggest upcoming procurement in your service category.
Last tendered IT services in 2021
£4.2M annual spend in this category
Similar to 3 councils you already track

Suffolk County Council

Tender for Software Licensing

Consistent multi-year spending on software licenses.

Find councils you're not watching

Your watchlist covers the councils you know. We surface the ones you don't: councils actively spending in your categories that match your winning profile. High-probability opportunities, outside your current focus.

Every insight is grounded in real procurement data: £130B+ in spending, 118M+ transactions, 16 years of history. No guesswork.

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  • Real-time payments
  • Real-time card spend
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  • Full competitor intelligence
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