Platform capabilities

Everything Bidsstack can do for your team

From finding tenders to understanding award behavior, this page shows exactly what you get on Starter and Bidsstack Pro.

Free

ZAR 0

Find tenders for free

  • See all open tenders

Bidsstack Starter

ZAR 300/mo

Get alerts and track tenders

  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited open tender email alerts
  • Unlimited keyword alerts

Bidsstack Pro

ZAR 750/mo

Get Awarded Tenders

  • Everything in Starter
  • See awarded tenders and winners and amounts
  • Get alerts when a competitor wins a tender
  • Best value for money

Tender discovery

Find the right opportunities quickly and with confidence.

3 capabilities

Open tender search

Starter Pro

Search and browse active opportunities across South Africa.

Benefit: Stay on top of live opportunities without jumping between multiple data sources.

You can identify relevant tenders faster, shortlist opportunities early, and keep your pipeline full.

Closed tender visibility

Starter Pro

Review recently closed tenders to benchmark market activity.

Benefit: Learn where competitors show up and how often opportunities repeat.

You get better context before deciding to bid, so your team can prioritize high-probability opportunities.

Document access support

Starter Pro

Access tender documents while open and after close on paid plans.

Benefit: Avoid delays when gathering requirements, forms, and terms.

Your bid prep starts earlier, with fewer last-minute document scrambles.

Alerts and tracking

Set once, then let Bidsstack monitor the market for you.

3 capabilities

Unlimited open tender email alerts

Starter Pro

Receive daily updates for new tenders that match your criteria.

Benefit: You no longer need to manually check tender portals every day.

You respond sooner and increase your chance of entering bids before deadlines tighten.

Unlimited keyword alerts

Starter Pro

Track exact keywords tied to your niche services and products.

Benefit: Surface opportunities that generic category filters can miss.

Your alerts stay relevant to the work you actually want to win.

Saved filters for consistent monitoring

Starter Pro

Use category, region, entity, and tender type views repeatedly.

Benefit: Standardize how your team reviews market opportunities week after week.

Better consistency means fewer missed opportunities and cleaner handovers between team members.

Awarded intelligence (Pro)

Move from guessing to evidence-backed bid strategy.

4 capabilities

Awarded tenders and winner tracking

Pro

See who won, where they won, and in which categories.

Benefit: Understand competitor behavior and potential subcontracting pathways.

You can target partnerships and future bids with stronger, data-driven positioning.

Awarded tender email alerts

Pro

Get notified when key entities and competitors win contracts.

Benefit: Watch market shifts in near real-time.

Your business development strategy stays proactive instead of reactive.

Multi-year award history and trends

Pro

Review award behavior dating back to 2018.

Benefit: Validate demand patterns and recurring buyers before investing in a bid strategy.

You make smarter go/no-go decisions with long-term market context.

Advanced awarded filters

Pro

Filter by entity, category, region, tender type, and winner signals.

Benefit: Get to decision-ready insights in fewer clicks.

You spend less time wrangling data and more time crafting competitive bids.

Insights and reporting (Pro)

Turn market data into shareable intelligence for decision-making.

4 capabilities

Simple dashboards

Pro

View trend snapshots and performance indicators at a glance.

Benefit: Give decision-makers immediate visibility into where opportunities are moving.

Your strategy discussions become more focused, faster, and backed by current data.

Custom views

Pro

Build reusable views around the exact segments your team tracks.

Benefit: Reduce repetitive filtering and create a consistent analysis workflow.

Teams can align faster around the same market picture and prioritize with confidence.

Unlimited CSV/XLSX exports

Pro

Export tender and awarded datasets whenever you need to report.

Benefit: Bring Bidsstack data into internal models, meetings, and client updates.

You can communicate market findings clearly and keep stakeholders aligned.

Priority support

Pro

Get faster help when you need guidance or troubleshooting.

Benefit: Remove blockers quickly when deadlines are tight.

Your team keeps momentum during critical bid windows.

Ready to move from searching to winning?

Start free, then upgrade to Starter for alerts and tracking. When you need awarded intelligence, dashboards, and exports, move to Bidsstack Pro.