Tendarix vs Contracts Finder.
Contracts Finder is a free public service. We use it too. This page is for the question every SME asks before paying us: what does Tendarix actually do that the government site doesn’t?
Feature by feature.
What free misses.
Coverage gaps
Contracts Finder is one source. The same NHS trust posts cleaning on ProContract, IT on In-Tend, FM on Atamis. We watch all three.
Signal-to-noise
Contracts Finder shows you everything. We show you the 3% scored against what you actually sell, where you can deliver, and the size you can ship.
Buyer black box
Contracts Finder shows the notice. We show the buyer: who they award to, what they pay, when the incumbent's contract ends, and whether they ever pick SMEs.
Renewal radar
On Contracts Finder, you see contracts when they're published. We tell you 6–9 months before — when the incumbent is still locked in and the buyer is sketching the next spec.
Team workflow
Contracts Finder is single-user. We give bid teams shared saved searches, comments, a pipeline board, and assignments — so nothing falls through.
Plain-English briefs
Specs arrive as 60-page PDFs in a ZIP. We parse them and surface the requirements that decide go / no-go in one screen.
When to use which.
Use Contracts Finder when
You already know the exact notice reference. You're a journalist or researcher checking a single award. You're a buyer looking up your own publication. It is the source of truth — and we link out to it on every contract page.
Use Tendarix when
You sell into the public sector for a living. You can't check 400 portals every morning. You want the three notices that actually fit your shop, not the daily firehose. You want to know who's about to rebid before the rebid drops.
Things people actually ask.
Is the data the same?
The notices are public. We pull from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, devolved systems and 400+ buyer portals. The data isn't exclusive — the work of finding the three that matter to you is.
Why not just set up email alerts?
Contracts Finder alerts are keyword-only and once-daily. They miss synonyms, can't score relevance, and won't flag a £40M framework you can't deliver. Ours rank and filter.
Will I miss anything by using Tendarix?
No. Every notice on Contracts Finder is on Tendarix. We link out to the source on every contract page so you can verify.
Do you have framework call-offs?
Yes. CCS, NHS Shared Business Services, YPO, ESPO, Crown Marketplace — call-offs and direct awards, surfaced the day they post.
How fast is "real-time"?
Median 4 minutes from publish to your inbox once you have a saved search. Contracts Finder's daily digest runs once at 06:00 GMT.
Is it really free?
Yes. Tendarix is free for everyone — no card, no trial, just free.
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