Built for CIDB Grade 2–4 contractors

Stop losing tenders to paperwork.

Upload your tender brief. Get a CIDB-compliant, B-BBEE-scored submission with evaluator intelligence — in under 5 minutes. Built exclusively for South African construction contractors.

✓ No credit card✓ CIDB Grade 1–9✓ B-BBEE + MBD ready

The problem

Manual tendering is costing you contracts.

30–40
hours

per tender. Nights. Weekends. Every time.

1 in 4
disqualified

on technicalities that should've been caught.

R 8,000+
per bid

in staff time. Win or lose, you pay.

0
proof

of what evaluators actually score. You guess.

How it works

Brief in. Win out.

01

01

Upload your company

Registrations, CVs, policies, past projects. Once.

02

02

Paste the tender brief

We read it alongside the client, the market, and past awards.

03

03

Engine engineers the win

Hidden traps. Evaluator priorities. Competitive angles. Built in.

04

04

Download with proof

Full document + Intelligence Brief showing every gap closed.

What the engine surfaces

Intelligence most teams miss.

Three example findings from a sample dossier. These are the patterns the engine looks for — evaluator priorities, hidden traps, and competitive angles.

🎯

Evaluator priorities

Local SMME content weighted at 38%

Roads Agency Limpopo's last 4 awards prioritised local SMME involvement at 38% — even though the published criteria stated only 25%. We restructured your methodology section to lead with local subcontracting.

→ Section 3.2 · Methodology
⚠️

Hidden requirements

SCM Regulation 5(1) declaration

Required for projects over R 5m, but absent from the returnable list. This omission disqualified 3 contractors in this category in the last 6 months. We added it preemptively.

→ Returnable Documents · Annexure F (added)
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Win patterns

ISO 14001 led, methodology second

Your two highest-scoring past submissions both opened with your ISO 14001 environmental track record before discussing methodology. Environmental compliance is worth 12 points in this evaluation. We restructured to match.

→ Section 4.1 · Environmental Management

The shift

TenderSmith vs the old way.

Time per tender
OLD
30–40 hours
TS
Under 5 minutes
Cost per tender
OLD
R 30,000–60,000
TS
From R 2,499/mo
Compliance failures
OLD
1 in 4 tenders
TS
Auto-checked
Evaluator insights
OLD
None
TS
5–15 per document

Pricing

Per tender. Not per word.

Every plan includes the full engine. Grade 1 contractors start free. Grade 2–4 contractors: start with Starter or Professional.

Free

Grade 1
R 0/mo
For Grade 1 contractors
  • Documents per month: 1
  • Compliance checklist
  • Graduation tracking
  • Apprentice Mode
  • Intelligence Brief
  • PDF export
  • User seats: 1
  • Extra documents
  • Priority support
  • Custom branding
  • Approval workflows
Start Free →

Starter

R 2,499/mo
R 833 per document
  • Documents per month: 3
  • Compliance checklist
  • Graduation tracking
  • Apprentice Mode
  • Intelligence Brief
  • PDF export
  • User seats: 1
  • Extra documents
  • Priority support
  • Custom branding
  • Approval workflows
Get Started →

Professional

Most chosen
R 5,999/mo
R 500 per document
  • Documents per month: 12
  • Compliance checklist
  • Graduation tracking
  • Apprentice Mode
  • Intelligence Brief
  • PDF export
  • User seats: Up to 3
  • Extra documents: R 750 each
  • Priority support
  • Custom branding
  • Approval workflows
Get Started →

Business

Teams
R 14,999/mo
R 500 per document
  • Documents per month: 30
  • Compliance checklist
  • Graduation tracking
  • Apprentice Mode
  • Intelligence Brief
  • PDF export
  • User seats: Up to 15
  • Extra documents: R 500 each
  • Priority support
  • Custom branding
  • Approval workflows
Contact Sales →

Just need one? Pay R 999 once to unlock any single document. No subscription required.

All prices excl. VAT at 15% · Cancel anytime · Enterprise: sales@tendersmith.co.za

Results

From the field.

Before
1 of 5 won
After
4 of 5 won

The CIDB check alone saved us from disqualifications twice. We went from winning 1 in 5 to 4 in 5 over 6 months.

Thabo N.
Civil contractor · Grade 3
Before
40 hrs/tender
After
Under 5 min

The Intelligence Brief surfaced evaluator priorities our team missed on three previous tenders to the same client.

Priya M.
Tender manager · Grade 4
Before
R 47k/yr in prep
After
R 30k/yr

Uploaded our project history once. Now every document references our actual work. Evaluators commented on how relevant our submissions are.

Deon v.W.
MD · Infrastructure

Results shown are from early users and may not be typical. Individual outcomes depend on tender complexity, company profile, and market conditions.

Try it before you pay.

Generate your first document free — including the compliance checklist and graduation tracking. Review the Intelligence Brief before deciding to subscribe. No credit card required on the free plan.

FAQ

Questions.

How fast can TenderSmith generate a tender document?
Under 5 minutes for a complete, submission-ready document — replacing the typical 30 to 40 hour manual process. The Intelligence Brief and compliance check are included automatically.
Is TenderSmith CIDB and B-BBEE compliant?
Yes. Every document is CIDB-grade-validated and B-BBEE preference points (80/20 or 90/10) are auto-calculated. MBD forms 1, 2, 4, 6.1, 8 and 9 are pre-filled from your company data.
Is TenderSmith really free for Grade 1 contractors?
Yes. Grade 1 CIDB contractors get 1 free document per month, a compliance checklist that tells you exactly what documents you need, and graduation tracking toward Grade 2. No credit card required. When you're ready for PDF export and the full Intelligence Brief, paid plans start at R 2,499/month.
What is the Intelligence Brief?
It's a section-by-section breakdown of strategic gaps the engine identified — evaluator priorities, hidden compliance traps, competitive angles — and exactly where each one is addressed in your submission. It ships with every document as internal-only proof of value.
Where is my data stored?
All data is hosted in South Africa (AWS af-south-1, Cape Town) and POPIA-compliant. Encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256). Your data is never shared with other tenants.
Can TenderSmith integrate with Candy, SharePoint, or my ERP?
Yes — Enterprise customers get custom integrations with Candy, BuildSmart, WinQS, SharePoint, Google Drive, and most ERPs. Talk to sales at sales@tendersmith.co.za for a tailored quote.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Monthly plans have no lock-in. Cancel anytime through billing. Annual plans complete the term with a 10% discount built in.

Turn your next tender
into a winning bid.

One free document. The full Intelligence Brief. See what you've been missing.