Tender Factory
Find, qualify, price and compile compliant SA public-sector bids in hours, not weeks.
Tenders discovered too late or not at all; Bids disqualified on admin (expired tax PIN, missing SBD form, wrong entity).
Every bid tracked from briefing to closing with a compliance checklist, evidence vault and scoring self-audit.
What's included
- Daily sweep of eTenders, OCDS and selected portals with keyword and buyer radar
- Bid/no-bid scoring with fit, capacity and compliance gates
- Compliance readiness check against the tenant's document vault (CSD, tax PIN, B-BBEE, CIDB, COIDA)
- AI-assisted returnables drafting; template text never altered
- Traceable pricing workbook
- Briefing and closing calendar with diarised alerts
- Award radar and lessons register
Inner Expert AI in Tender Factory
- Extract returnables and closing rules from tender documents
- Draft method statements from your approved content library
AI drafts and explains; people approve. Answers cite their sources and stay inside your tenant.
Exact scope
- Up to tier's bidding entities
- Daily alerts
- Bid compiler for standard SBD/MBD packs
- AI drafting credits per tier
Not included
- Submission on government portals (client clicks submit)
- Physical lodgement (see Submission Engine / runner service)
- Guarantee of award
- Professional sign-offs (engineer, QS) where tenders require them
Set-up lead time
- standard: 24 hours (alerts live same day)
- document vault load: 2-3 business days for messy archives
What we need from you
- Bidding entity names and CIPC numbers
- CSD supplier number(s)
- Industry keywords / CIDB grades
- Upload of compliance documents (tax PIN, B-BBEE, COIDA, bank letter)
Integrations
KPIs it moves
Tender Factory pricing
All prices exclude VAT. Confirm Blue Oceans Approach VAT registration status before invoicing VAT (see Unlock Steps). Starter includes 1 entity, 5 bids/month compiled.
1 entity, 5 bids/month compiled
Set-up: R2,500
2 entities, 15 bids/month
Set-up: R7,500
4 entities, 40 bids/month
Set-up: R15,000
Unlimited entities, bid desk SLA
Set-up: R45,000
Included in packages: Scale, Enterprise, Enterprise Group.
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