Offers scattered across email
Offers, questions and attachments arrive in separate emails, and it is hard to keep track of what is where.
Online bid request system
Supplier offers in one place,
comparable side by side.
BidCraft is an online bid request system for construction and procurement projects: specify the work item by item, with parameters, and see the offers side by side, line by line, without spreadsheets or email chains.
- For multi-party requests with detailed technical content
- Itemized requests with parameters and required documents
- Offers side by side, line by line, without spreadsheet work afterwards
Office renovation 2026 - 3 submitted offers
Tender package
Items, document requirements, offer lines and decision signals in one shared view.
Tender package
- Mechanical work package
- Materials, labor and timeline
Offers
Requirements
Document status is traceableDecision
Comparison preparedSound familiar?
When a request for offers is too big to stay in email.
If you request offers for detailed work from several suppliers or contractors, these situations are probably not new.
Everyone prices differently
One supplier prices line by line, another gives a lump sum, so the offers have to be rearranged in a spreadsheet by hand before they can be compared.
Missing documents and parameters
Only later does it turn out that a requested document is missing, or that a supplier understood an item differently.
How it works
Four steps from request to comparison.
- 01
Specify
Specify the work item by item: each item gets its parameters and quantity, alongside deadlines and required documents.
- 02
Invite
Choose which suppliers to invite from your existing partner pool, optionally narrowed by location and expertise.
- 03
Bid
Invited suppliers price the same item breakdown and attach their documents and notes in the same place.
- 04
Compare
See the offers side by side, line by line, with gaps and deviations highlighted.
What you gain
Simpler for the requester and the bidder alike.
Both sides work in the same place: the requester specifies exactly what is needed, and the bidder sees exactly what to price.
As a requester
Precise requests, quick comparison
- Pull frequently used items from templates instead of starting every request from scratch.
- Items, technical requirements, deadlines and required documents are all in one place.
- No copying offers into a spreadsheet by hand: see them side by side, line by line, with gaps and deviations.
As a bidder
Clear expectations, simpler submission
- Prices, files and communication are in one place, not scattered across emails.
- Price a predefined item breakdown instead of inventing your own format.
- See the required documents and conditions right in the request.
When bidding is easier, more usable offers can arrive.
A precise request helps suppliers understand exactly what work they are pricing.
Traceable clarifications
Questions and attachments stay in one place, linked to the request.
Consistently structured offers
Offers arrive as structured data, not as files in different formats.
A wider choice
Easier participation can bring more offers, giving you more to choose from.
Templates
Build it once, reuse it in your next request.
You can organize frequently used items and requirements into templates. New requests come together faster, and every supplier receives what they need to fill in using the same structure.
Reusable item templates
Adapt templates to the way you work and reuse them across projects and requests.
Change without disrupting live requests
Changing a template does not upset requests that are already in progress.
The same terms everywhere
The request, the offer and the comparison use the same items and parameters.
The request, the submitted offer and the comparison therefore refer to the same item and the same parameters.
Articles
Insights into competitive tendering
Practical perspectives on professional request for offers and decision clarity.
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Three offers, three different jobs
Why are offers not comparable even when submitted for the same line item, and how is comparability decided at the request stage?
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A tender builds on the organisation’s own structure
Why is adaptable tender logic more useful than a fixed schedule of standard items imposed on every project?
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BidCraft as a controlled partner space
How does a saved partner pool become a targeted, traceable invitation model?
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A tender is actually a shared operation
Why must the owner and bidders work within the same inter-company structure?
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The real business cost of manual coordination
Why does tendering become expensive when the request, clarification and comparison run in separate tools?
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BidCraft demo
In a 30-minute demo we walk through the process from request to comparison and discuss how it would fit the way you work today.