Construction tenders

Construction tender software run procedures professionally

Organize tender procedures, invite contractors by email, collect bids online and evaluate them with weighted criteria. One system — from invitation to signed contract.

10 min
To announce a tender
Criteria
With evaluation weights
Bid → Contract
One click

Why do you need construction tender software?

Emails, Excel sheets and phone calls cannot run a serious construction tender. Without specialized software you lose time, risk omissions and cannot prove transparency to the investor.

Communication chaos

Email invitations, bids as attachments, questions over chat, clarifications by phone — no way to track who got what and when. Tender software centralizes all correspondence.

Subjective comparison

Everyone evaluates bids intuitively. Different people reach different conclusions. Weighted criteria make the process objective and defensible.

Missed deadlines

Late bid, lost email, expired deadline — one error can cancel the entire tender. Software tracks deadlines automatically and blocks submission past the cutoff.

No history

In dispute or audit you must prove who did what when. Without a centralized system with audit trail — you can't.

Key features of construction tender software

Construction Hub covers the full tender lifecycle — from publishing to contract conversion.

Launch a tender procedure

Create a tender linked to a specific site with title, description, estimated value, start date, submission deadline and requirements. Sealed bids and revisions configurable by flag.

Invite participants via email

Select partners from your database or add new ones. System sends email invitations with unique secure tokens. Track who clicked "Participate" and who hasn't.

Online bid submission

Participants receive a link and submit bids directly in the system. Each bid has a unique bidNumber and can have versions if allowBidRevisions is enabled.

Weighted evaluation criteria

Define evaluation criteria (price, timeline, experience, guarantees) with weights (0-100%) and max score. System ranks bids by weighted score and provides award recommendation.

Questions and answers

Participants ask questions through the platform. You answer — answers are attached to the specific question and participant. Full audit trail.

Bid → contract with one click

When selecting a winner, the system provides pre-fill data for a contract. All tender details — value, terms, timeline — carry over to the new contract.

How Construction Hub works for construction tenders

Four steps from tender announcement to signed contract:

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1. Create tender

Fill essentials — site, description, estimated value, submission deadline, requirements. Define evaluation criteria with weights.

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2. Invite participants

Select contractors from your partner database or add new ones. System sends email invitations with unique secure links. Track who accepted participation and who didn't.

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3. Collect bids and questions

Participants submit bids online. Ask questions, you answer. Before the deadline, monitor received bids and send reminders as needed.

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4. Evaluate and pick winner

After the deadline, evaluate bids against defined criteria. System provides award recommendation. One click generates a contract for the selected contractor.

Who is construction tender software for?

Construction Hub is suitable for any organization running construction tender procedures:

Investors and developers

You run tenders for general contractors on residential, office or industrial projects. You need objective comparison and procedural traceability.

General contractors

You run sub-tenders for MEP, HVAC, electrical subcontractors. You must quickly process 10-30 bids and pick the best for each category.

Design consortia

You organize tenders for specialized contractors on behalf of the investor. A professional platform presents the procedure impressively.

High-volume procurement companies

When running 5+ tenders per month, manual management is impossible. Centralized software automates invitations, reminders and evaluation.

Tender software vs Excel & Email — what's the difference?

Why specialized tender software beats a manual approach:

FeatureExcel & EmailConstruction Hub
Inviting participants10-20 emails manuallyBulk send with unique tokens
Bid submissionEmail attachmentsOnline with bidNumber + versions
Criteria evaluationSubjectiveWeighted criteria + award recommendation
Q&AEmail chainsCentralized Q&A module
Deadline trackingManualAutomatic submission cutoff
Invitation historyIn inboxTimestamp on every action
Transition to contractManual re-entryBid → Contract with pre-fill

Frequently asked questions about tender software

How are participants invited?+

Select partners from your database or add new ones. System sends email with a unique secure link (invitation token). Each participant gets a dedicated page for bid submission.

How does criteria-weighted evaluation work?+

Define evaluation criteria (price, timeline, experience, guarantees) with percentage weights and max score. System calculates weighted total and ranks bids with an award recommendation.

Are bid versions supported?+

Yes — with the allowBidRevisions flag you can let participants submit revisions before the deadline. Each revision gets a new version number, older ones preserved for audit trail.

What happens to bids after the deadline?+

After submissionDeadline the system stops submissions. All valid bids become available for evaluation. Late bids are marked as late (if submittable at all).

Is Q&A with participants supported?+

Yes. Each participant can ask you a question through the platform. Your answer is attached to the specific question. All correspondence is centralized with timestamps.

Can I turn the winning bid into a contract?+

Yes. After selecting a winner you use getContractPrefillData to carry tender details (value, terms, timeline, participant) into a new contract. All with one click.

What statuses does a tender have?+

Draft → Published → In Progress → Awarded → Completed. Every transition is recorded with timestamp and user. A Cancelled status is also available with a cancelledReason field.

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