Comparison

TenderTracker vs Find a Tender

Find a Tender is the UK government's free, official portal for above-threshold procurements and, since 24 February 2025, below-threshold notices under the Procurement Act 2023. TenderTracker is a free search platform that combines Find a Tender with Contracts Finder in one hourly-refreshed index of 289,472 notices, adding unified search, alerts, and buyer intelligence. You never need TenderTracker to bid; it exists to save you the time of watching two portals.

At a glance

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Find a Tender	TenderTracker
Price	Free	Free (account required)
Find a Tender notices (above threshold, and below threshold since 2025)
Contracts Finder notices (procurements under the PCR 2015)
Official source of record
Full-text search across both portals
Email alerts	Saved-search emails	Configurable alerts across both portals
Buyer & supplier profiles
Contract statistics & market data
Browse by CPV category and location	Basic filters	Dedicated directory pages

What Find a Tender Does Well

Find a Tender is the legal place of publication for high-value UK public procurements: roughly contracts above £135,018 for central government goods and services and £5,193,000 for works (2026 thresholds). It carries the full notice detail required by the Procurement Act 2023, including tender documents, award notices, and transparency information. It is free and authoritative; if a major contract exists, it is on Find a Tender.

What TenderTracker Adds

TenderTracker currently tracks 208,568 Find a Tender notices alongside Contracts Finder's, refreshed hourly, so one search covers procurements under both the old and new rules:

The pipeline below the threshold: many buyers run smaller procurements on Contracts Finder before scaling up; watching only Find a Tender means arriving after relationships are formed.
One search, one alert: unified full-text search and alerts across both portals, instead of maintaining saved searches in two systems.
Buyer and supplier intelligence: profile pages showing contract history, values, and active tenders for every organisation.
Market context: procurement statistics, CPV category pages, and location directories for sizing a sector before you invest in bidding.

Which Should You Use?

Use Find a Tender directly if you are happy with its search interface: since 24 February 2025 it carries new procurements both above and below threshold. Use TenderTracker if you also want Contracts Finder's notices and history in the same search, or if you'd rather monitor both government portals from a single free account. Bidding always happens through the official channels linked from each notice.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Find a Tender free to use?

Yes. Find a Tender (FTS) is the UK government's official, free portal for above-threshold procurements under the Procurement Act 2023, roughly contracts over £135,018 for central government goods and services and £5,193,000 for works (2026 thresholds). Since 24 February 2025 it also carries below-threshold tender notices. You never need a paid tool to view or bid on these contracts.

What does TenderTracker add over Find a Tender?

TenderTracker combines Find a Tender with Contracts Finder (procurements started under the pre-2025 rules) in one search index that refreshes hourly, currently covering 289,472 notices including 208,568 from Find a Tender. It adds unified full-text search, configurable email alerts, buyer and supplier profiles, and procurement statistics. It's free with an account.

Does TenderTracker replace bidding through Find a Tender?

No. TenderTracker is a discovery and monitoring tool; every notice links back to the official source, and bids are submitted through the buyer's e-procurement system as instructed in the notice.