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Tender-Ready Desk · UK public-sector contracts
Tender-Ready Desk gets small UK contractors ready to bid for council, NHS, school and housing association work under the Procurement Act 2023. We set up your policy library, your Find a Tender (Central Digital Platform) registration and core supplier information, and your accreditations. Then we write your bids from your real evidence, and you sign off every word. Start with a free 15-minute Tender Readiness Check, which shows what you already have and what is missing.
Fixed written quote before any work · You approve every submission · We never promise a win
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Owner-managed service firms with roughly 1–50 staff and no in-house bid writer, especially:
Typical buyers: councils (including town and parish councils), housing associations, NHS trusts, universities, schools and academy trusts.
It works best if you have already delivered similar work and can supply real evidence, such as references, staff details, insurance and past jobs. We won’t invent any of it.
Every job gets a fixed written quote first. Accreditation scheme fees and portal fees are paid by you directly to the scheme or portal. We build the documents buyers ask for, so they are ready before the tender you want appears.
Fixed price, quoted after your free readiness check.
One-off readiness pack
Fixed price, quoted after your free readiness check.
CHAS, Constructionline or SafeContractor
Fixed price, quoted after your free readiness check.
Monthly support · 6-month minimum
Fixed price, quoted after your free readiness check.
Everything in Essentials, plus
For non-subscribers · fixed price, quoted after your free readiness check
From first call to submission, you stay in control.
15 minutes to see what you have and what’s missing.
Scope, deliverables, timeline and price, agreed before we start.
A welcome pack and questionnaire; you send your real facts and documents.
Answers written to the buyer’s scoring criteria and word limits. Gaps are marked “client to confirm”.
Every document is reviewed before it reaches you.
Nothing goes to a buyer without your approval.
Checked on gov.uk, 9 Nov 2026. Not legal advice. Always read the buyer’s tender documents.
Government says the Act gives small businesses greater access to “nearly £400billion of yearly spend”.
gov.uk news: new public procurement rules·Prompt payment policy
The Central Digital Platform is the enhanced Find a Tender service. Suppliers register there, get a unique identifier, and store core supplier information (basic details, recent financial accounts, connected persons, exclusion grounds). You share it with the buyers you bid to. Searching notices and setting alerts is free.
Including VAT — the levels at which the full regime applies:
| Central government goods & services | £135,018 |
| Sub-central (e.g. councils) goods & services | £207,720 |
| Works | £5,193,000 |
| Most light-touch services | £663,540 |
Below those thresholds, a buyer that advertises a contract must first publish a below-threshold tender notice on Find a Tender (before advertising anywhere else): from £12,000 including VAT for central government bodies (including NHS trusts), and from £30,000 including VAT for other authorities such as councils. For these below-threshold contracts, buyers can’t run a pre-qualification stage. Schools remain exempt from the below-threshold rules. Valid, undisputed invoices must be paid within 30 days, including in qualifying subcontracts.
For procurements under the Procurement Act 2023, buyers can ask you to register on the Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender), submit your core supplier information and share it with them, usually before the tender deadline. Registration and searching are free. Our Tender-Ready Pack includes a checklist of everything you’ll need.
It’s a free 15-minute call. We look at your policies, accreditations, registrations and case studies, and tell you plainly what is missing before you bid.
Yes. Under the Act, councils and most other authorities must publish a below-threshold tender notice on Find a Tender before advertising a contract worth £30,000 or more (including VAT). For central government bodies, including NHS trusts, the figure is £12,000. Smaller jobs may be bought by quotes, so being registered and having your documents ready helps.
No. No one can honestly guarantee a win. Buyers score bids against set criteria. We guarantee a complete, compliant response built only on your real evidence, and an honest bid/no-bid view.
Every job is fixed-price, quoted after your free readiness check.
Under the Procurement Act 2023, 30-day payment terms are implied into public contracts and into subcontracts that substantially perform them, with a few exceptions such as contracts awarded by schools. Valid, undisputed invoices must be paid within 30 days of receipt.
Book a free 15-minute readiness check. You’ll find out what you already have, what buyers will ask for, and what to fix first, with no obligation.
Or use the consultation page if you prefer the on-site form.
Facts checked on gov.uk, 9 Nov 2026.