Tender monitoring

Finding a tender is half the battle. The other half is not missing a deadline or a change that upends your calculation.

Alert instead of browsing

Tenders have a short window. A notice seen a week after publication often leaves too little time to prepare a meaningful bid — especially when references need to be collected or a bid bond paid. That is why it pays to reverse the direction: instead of going in and searching, you describe what you do once, and new matching proceedings arrive by email.

Three things you must track after finding

• Bid submission deadline — non-negotiable to the minute. A reminder before the deadline is worth more than just finding the proceeding.
• Changes in documentation — contracting authorities modify specifications, extend deadlines, and answer questions from other contractors. A change in a condition can overturn a calculation or open the way for a company that was previously disqualified.
• Award decision — the information on the selection contains the scoring of all bids. This is the best training material available: you see by how much you lost and on what.

Past deadlines also matter

Proceedings whose deadline has just passed are clearly marked and reported in the morning summary exactly once — so that your watchlist does not turn into noise. Previous awards by the same contracting authority are public and worth reviewing before deciding to participate next time.

How to read conditions before calculating the price: Tricks and traps in tenders.