Public sector notices are out there — buried across dozens of portals. TenderCircle unifies them, scores fit against your sector, regions, and profile, and emails you when something meets your requirements — not a generic digest. Before the deadline.
The problem
Many notices under £50k are straightforward on paper — the difficulty is rarely the paperwork itself. Teams get overwhelmed, spread themselves thin, and end up chasing tenders that were never the right fit.
Public notices are scattered across Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, council portals, NHS systems, and framework hubs. Monitoring them manually is a job in itself — and most businesses don't have the headcount for it.
Threshold requirements, certifications, and supplier hygiene questions vary by buyer. Discovering a great opportunity on closing day — only to find you're missing a mandatory accreditation — is a familiar and avoidable problem.
Tender windows can be short. A notice spotted two days before close rarely gives enough time to put together a competitive submission. Earlier awareness means better decisions — bid, no-bid, or prepare.
How TenderCircle works
Each pillar solves a real friction point in how UK SMEs find and evaluate public sector work.
We pull notices from official public feeds — central government, councils, NHS trusts, and frameworks — so you don't have to log into each separately.
One sensible index, not dozens of tabs. Opportunities from different sources appear in a single, consistent view with normalised fields and comparable data.
We compare notice requirements against your business profile — sector, size, geography, certifications — and score how relevant each opportunity is to you.
Emails are requirement-aware: we only nudge you when a notice lines up with what you said you care about — sector, geography, and the profile you define. Deadline reminders for saves too — not inbox noise.
Plain-English summaries cut through procurement jargon. Understand what a buyer actually needs before deciding whether to invest time in the full specification.
Transparent sourcing from public records. Clear on what the product does and doesn't do. No manufactured urgency, no opaque scoring, no fake exclusivity.
Coverage
Version one prioritises the strongest, most reliable official feeds: central government procurement notices, Find a Tender Service (FTS) listings, and NHS supplier notices where publicly available.
Local authority and devolved portal coverage is being added in phases. We'll tell you clearly which sources are live for your account — no false claims about breadth.
How it works
A straightforward workflow designed around how SMEs actually operate — not procurement theory.
Tell us about your business: sector, size, geography, certifications, typical contract values. This profile is the basis for matching. The more detail you provide, the more relevant your results.
Your dashboard ranks notices by fit to your requirements. When something new clears the bar, we email you in plain language — aligned to your sector and regions, not a one-size-fits-all bulletin.
Each opportunity includes a plain-English summary, fit cues based on your profile, and light readiness hints — known thresholds, typical certification requirements, and any obvious gaps worth checking before you commit time to a bid.
Set reminders for closing dates and clarification windows. When you're ready to submit, you do so through the buyer's mandated system. TenderCircle is upstream of submission — we help you find and evaluate, not replace the official process.
Features
No feature bloat. Everything here exists because it removes a real friction in finding and assessing public sector opportunities.
Notices from multiple official sources consolidated into one consistent view. Filter by sector, region, value, and deadline without switching tabs.
CoreDefine your sector focus, company size, geographic reach, certifications, and target contract values. Your profile drives matching and readiness hints.
CoreEach notice is scored against your profile. Matching considers sector alignment, geography, company size thresholds, and stated requirements. Advisory — not a guarantee of eligibility.
CoreAlerts reflect the profile you set — sector, regions, size band, and more. You get matched opportunities and saved-notice deadlines by email; SMS is on the roadmap.
Core · SMS laterA clear interface built for founders and ops teams — not procurement specialists. See what matters, act quickly, and understand where your time is best spent.
CoreDense specifications are turned into short, readable summaries so you can see what matters before you open the full pack. Rolling coverage — more notice types added over time.
Summaries · Phased rolloutAdvisory scores flag common threshold gaps — turnover, headcount, certifications — before you spend time on a bid that may not be a good fit. Decision support only.
AdvisoryThreshold-aware prompts highlight commonly required documents and accreditations for a given notice type. Your starting point — not a complete compliance check.
AdvisoryBookmark notices you're considering and track their deadline status. A simple pipeline view to keep multiple opportunities in sight without losing track.
CoreWho it's for
If your business is actively tendering for public contracts — or exploring it seriously for the first time — TenderCircle is designed for your scale and pace.
Wearing multiple hats and need to spot relevant public sector work without spending hours on portals.
Responsible for pipeline but stretched across other priorities. Need a reliable early-warning system for good-fit tenders.
Want a cleaner, faster way to discover and triage opportunities before committing to the full bid process.
Sector-focused businesses that want to filter ruthlessly and only see opportunities that genuinely match their offer.
Complete bid writing and submission for UK organisations — no upfront fees, no hidden costs. If you win, we take a small 5% commission on the awarded value. If you don’t win, you pay nothing.
Where we can, we share practical feedback — what scored well, what to tighten next time, and what buyers typically weight — so your next bid is stronger.
We write it. We submit it. You only pay if you win.
Start a free bid submissionCommission: 5% of awarded contract value, invoiced after award confirmation. No charge for unsuccessful bids. Full terms available on request.
Pricing
Cancel any time. No setup fees. Indicative pricing — final details confirmed at checkout.
After you subscribe, manage billing anytime through Stripe (link in your receipt emails). Indicative amounts above — final price confirmed at checkout. See full Terms & Conditions.
Trust & compliance
We charge for workflow and clarity — not access to information that's already public. Here's what that means in practice.
We handle your account data and communication preferences in line with UK GDPR and PECR. Full details in our Privacy Policy.
Tender notices we surface are sourced from publicly available records and official feeds. We don't claim exclusive access to non-public information.
TenderCircle is a private commercial service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of HM Government, GOV.UK, the NHS, or any local authority.
All subscription billing is handled by Stripe. We don't store card details. Cancel or modify your plan at any time through your billing portal.
TenderCircle provides information and decision-support tools to help UK SMEs discover and evaluate public sector opportunities. It does not provide legal advice or procurement advice. Optional Bid Submission (drafting and submission on your behalf) is offered separately — not part of the core subscription.
Match scores, readiness hints, and plain-English summaries are advisory only. They do not constitute a determination of eligibility or a guarantee of award. Users are responsible for verifying all information on the buyer's own procurement system before submitting any expression of interest or tender response.
Deadlines shown are sourced from public notices. Always confirm the current closing date and submission requirements directly with the contracting authority.
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FAQ
If something isn't answered here, drop us a line at help@tendercircle.co.uk, or call our landline on 01604 218666.
Join the waitlist — tell us your sector and regions so we can email you opportunities that fit your requirements when early access opens.
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