Tenderio

What Tenderio does

Tenderio is a Slovakia-headquartered platform that aggregates European public procurement opportunities and connects small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with local bid writing experts. Founded in 2016 by Robert Miskuf as a project of PEDAL Consulting, the company combines a public tender search engine — which indexes tenders from hundreds of national sources and provides English-translated executive summaries — with a pan-European network of 40+ consultancy partners across 30 countries and 16 languages. Core platform features include a keyword/sector/country search tool, automated email alerts for matching tenders, a bidding laboratory with recommendations and introductions, a benchmarking service comparing companies against historical winners, and a helpdesk offering Q&A support with 3-day (free) or 48-hour (paid) response times. Tenderio Plus, the paid subscription tier, adds personalized login for full documentation, unlimited helpdesk access, proactive partner search, a database of winning tenders with contact details and amounts, and monthly one-on-one expert consultations.

The business model is freemium with EU grant support: the free tier is subsidized by the EU COSME Programme (Grant Agreement No 739966), while the Plus tier operates on a monthly subscription. Distribution combines a self-serve online platform with a regional consultancy partner network and event-driven acquisition through national training sessions, matching events, and webinars held in partnership with organizations such as BIC Bratislava, IAPMEI, TechSummit, and the Enterprise Europe Network. The customer segment is horizontal, targeting European SMEs seeking to participate in cross-border public procurement; the platform claims coverage in 10+ European countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, UK, Ireland, Greece, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Portugal, Spain) plus Japan and Serbia in its stated operating geographies. Tenderio also offers private tender access via a partnership with Deallink and integrates a Resource Bank developed by the EU-funded PROCEDIN consortium covering circular economy and green mobility resources.

Name

Tenderio

Legal name

Tenderio

Website

https://tenderio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tenderio is a Slovakia-based platform that aggregates European public procurement tenders and connects SMEs with a pan-European network of 40+ bid writing consultancies across 30 countries, offering free and paid subscription tiers with search, alerts, and benchmarking tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Procurement Tender Discovery Platform

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Procurement Helpdesk & Stakeholder Support (BPAAAJAD)

Keywords

• Public tender search
• Bid writing services
• Procurement platform
• Tender discovery
• Bid management

Headquarters

HQ city

Martin

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Freemium Model: Tenderio offers a free tier with basic search and limited helpdesk access, funded by EU COSME programme support. A paid 'Plus' tier provides enhanced features including unlimited helpdesk access, automatic alerts, enhanced search, benchmarking, and monthly consultations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tenderio is a pan-European online platform that aggregates public procurement tenders from hundreds of national sources into a single searchable interface, with executive summaries translated into English. It combines this search engine with a network of over 40 consultancy partners across 30 European countries that assist SMEs with bid writing, translation, consortium formation, and tender preparation. The platform is offered as a free tier for basic search and limited support, and as a paid Tenderio Plus monthly subscription for enhanced search, automatic alerts, unlimited helpdesk access, a winning-tender database, benchmarking, and monthly expert consultations.

Product overview

Tenderio is a one-stop-shop platform for public procurement tendering across Europe, consisting of a free tier and a paid Tenderio Plus subscription. The platform combines a leading tender search engine with a pan-European network of over 40 consultancy partners. Key products include the Tender Search Tool (searching by keywords, sector, or country), Translated Alerts (automatic notifications for relevant tenders), the Bidding Laboratory (partner and tender recommendations), the Benchmarking Service (competitor analysis), and the Helpdesk (expert support). Country-specific Guidelines and a Resource Bank provide educational content, while private tenders access extends coverage via Deallink partnership. Tenderio Plus enhances capabilities with unlimited helpdesk access, proactive partner search, winning tenders database, and monthly expert consultations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tenderio (Free Tier) Free self-serve subscription to the Tenderio platform providing access to the tender search tool (keyword, sector, country), translated tender titles with deadlines and procuring country, a limited helpdesk (4 questions per month with 3 business day response time), FAQ and country-specific guidelines access, the Bidding Laboratory for tender and partner recommendations, the Benchmarking Tool, Tenderio events, and the Resource Bank. Targeted at European SMEs exploring international public procurement.
• Tenderio Plus Paid monthly subscription tier of the Tenderio platform that adds personalized login for full tender documentation, automatic email alerts for relevant tenders, unlimited helpdesk access with 48-hour guaranteed response, unlimited Bidding Laboratory access with a database of winning tenders (winner contacts, winning amounts, offer counts), the Benchmarking Tool, access to Tenderio events, and a monthly one-on-one expert consultation. Designed for SMEs actively bidding on international public tenders that need deeper intelligence and hands-on support.
• Private Tenders Access Access to private (non-public) tender opportunities in selected countries, delivered through a strategic cooperation with Deallink as a complement to Tenderio's public-procurement coverage. Targeted at SMEs seeking additional contract opportunities beyond public sector tenders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Only 1.26% of European SMEs currently participate in international tenders, representing massive untapped market opportunity
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PEDAL ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2017Project coordinator of Tenderio. Headquartered in Slovakia (Central Europe), PEDAL Consulting is a private consultancy specializing in business development, tender preparation, and EU project management. Founded the Tenderio platform and manages the overall project coordination.
• CivittacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading independent management consultancy in the Baltics and Western CIS region. Established in 2004 with 184 employees across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Serbia, Romania, and UK office. Covers management consulting, grants, market research, and public policy.
• Q-PLAN InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation and management consulting company established in 2000 focusing on business support services to private and public organizations. Extensive expertise in European research and innovation framework with over 30 EU-funded projects. Based in Greece with pan-European reach.
• LOBA (GLOBAZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCustomer Experience Design agency based in Portugal with branches in Angola and Brazil. Established in 2000 with over 40 qualified staff. Provides branding, communication, funding advice, internationalization support, and public procurement consulting services.
• IPL (Insight Publishers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultimedia communications agency specializing in research communication and business development. Based in UK with experience managing FP7 and Horizon 2020 project consortia. Offers technical proofreading and proposal writing services with high success rate.
• DeallinkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic cooperation enabling Tenderio users to access and participate in private tenders in selected countries. Extends the platform's offering beyond public procurement to include private sector opportunities.
• Enterprise Europe NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEuropean business support network helping SMEs innovate and grow internationally. Collaborates with Tenderio on international business development and public procurement opportunities.
• BIC BratislavaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness Innovation Centre and coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network representation in Slovakia. Co-organizer of Tenderio workshop in Bratislava (September 2017).
• TechSummitminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology summit organizer in Slovakia. Co-organizer of Tenderio workshop events, providing venue and promotional support.
• IAPMEIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortuguese agency providing support to enterprises. Hosted Tenderio Lisbon workshop (June 2018) at Campus do Lumiar technology park.
• APMPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of Proposal Management Professionals. Listed as collaborator/partner in Tenderio's network.
• EU-Japan Centre for Industrial CooperationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupports industrial cooperation between EU and Japan, including government procurement opportunities. Collaborates with Tenderio on international procurement intelligence.
• IPPONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded project focused on internationalization. Collaborated with Tenderio on developing 9 strategies for SMEs to win public tenders abroad.
• PPACTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU project working on public procurement strategies. Partnered with Tenderio on consortium-based bidding approaches and bidding teams methodology.
• SESAMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded project on SME internationalization. Collaborated on strategies for SMEs to win public tenders abroad and green procurement approaches.
• PROCEDINminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEU consortium focused on circular economy and green mobility. Developed Resource Bank integrated into Tenderio platform for SMEs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Procurify: SMB-focused spend management and procurement platform with AP automation and supplier enablement. Partially comparable to Tenderio on the procurement tooling layer, but oriented to internal spend management rather than public tender discovery.

Direct peers

• Tendium: Sweden-based AI-powered tender discovery and bid management platform helping businesses find and win public tenders. Highly comparable to Tenderio in its focus on making public tenders searchable and winable for SMEs, though with a stronger AI/automation emphasis.
• Spend Network: UK-based procurement data and market intelligence provider that aggregates contract award data and tender information. Comparable to Tenderio's Bidding Laboratory and benchmarking functionality, with a stronger focus on post-award analytics.
• Mercell: Nordic-rooted procurement and tender management platform serving public and private buyers/suppliers across Europe. Direct comparable to Tenderio in terms of tender aggregation, supplier discovery and electronic procurement workflows for European SMEs and public bodies.
• Bonfire (formerly biddirect): North American vendor focused on public sector bid and procurement management, offering opportunity tracking, bid automation and supplier collaboration. Comparable to Tenderio on the bid discovery and supplier enablement side, with deeper public sector workflows.
• KOMPASS: Global B2B data provider combining company directories with tender/contract information and supplier matchmaking. Comparable to Tenderio's combination of business intelligence and tender search, with broader geographic coverage but less European public procurement depth.

Regional players

• TenderNed: Dutch government e-procurement platform used by all public sector organisations in the Netherlands. Comparable to Tenderio as a national tender search and notification system, but state-run and limited to the Dutch market rather than pan-European.
• SIMAP (info.contre.ch): Swiss government platform for publishing and searching public procurement tenders. Functionally analogous to Tenderio's search engine layer for a single country, illustrating the public-procurement-portal model Tenderio competes with regionally.

Broad incumbents

• SAP Ariba: Global incumbent in B2B commerce and procurement, with a vast supplier network and tender/sourcing functionality. Overlaps with Tenderio on supplier discovery and tendering, but operates at enterprise scale and a much broader scope.
• Jaggaer (formerly BravoSolution): Large established provider of source-to-pay and supplier management solutions for enterprise and public sector procurement. Comparable to Tenderio at the procurement intelligence level but targets larger buyers rather than SMEs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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