Create a tender

Choose how to start

1. In the side menu, under Run a tender, press Create tender.
2. Pick one of:
   • Start with AI: describe what you're buying in plain English. The AI asks follow-up questions, then drafts the title, scope, supplier questions and evaluation criteria. You accept, edit or reject each part. You can attach an old spec or previous tender for reference.
   • Start blank: fill in the tender form yourself. You can still ask the Assistant for help from the side panel.
   • Start from a template: reuse the scope, requirements and criteria from a tender you've run before. Dates, documents and supplier bids are never copied.

Unfinished drafts appear under Carry on where you left off.

Fill in the tender form

• Title, Your reference (optional) and Category.
• Closing date and time: deadlines use your organisation's time zone and are enforced by the TenderLock server clock, never the user's device. Times are on the hour or half hour.
• Clarification deadline (optional): the last time suppliers can send questions. It cannot be after the closing date.
• Currency and Estimated value (optional).
• Responsible person and contact: who suppliers see as the contact.
• Description, scope and requirements.

Tick Also save this as a template for future tenders to reuse it later.

Credits

Drafts, editing and templates are free. Publishing a tender uses 100 credits, and AI drafting uses 5 credits per draft.