The closest product to BidSkim in the market. TenderLedger covers Northern Ireland and BidSkim does not, which decides it if eTendersNI is in your patch. Everywhere else BidSkim is cheaper on both tiers and writes the reasoning on every match.
A UK supplier side platform with award and buyer intelligence across seven sector hubs, and the closest direct competitor to BidSkim on positioning and price.
Price
£79 and £189 against £99 and £249
Around 20 percent less on the entry tier and 24 percent less on the higher tier, £720 a year saved at the top end.
BidSkim is £79 a month, or £780 a year which works out at £65 a month. The intelligence plan is £189 a month, or £1,860 a year which works out at £155 a month.
TenderLedger. Published tiers at £99 and £249 a month.
| Capability | TenderLedger | BidSkim |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price a month | £99 | £79 |
| Higher tier price a month | £249 | £189 |
| Published pricing on the website | ||
| Scored match with a written reason | AI qualification summary, mechanism not detailed | Yes, on every match |
| Renewal forecasting | Incumbent, value, contract timing, recurrence confidence | |
| Pre tender visibility | Limited | Planning stage notices, before tender |
| Buyer intelligence | Spend, categories, top suppliers, contacts, how-to-win notes | |
| Northern Ireland notices | Not yet | |
| 14 day free trial, cancel anytime | Free plan, no trial needed |
Checked 2026-08-18. Vendors change tiers often, so confirm before you buy.
You bid in England, Scotland or Wales, and you want the same intelligence for around 20 percent less with the reasoning written out.
You bid in Northern Ireland. TenderLedger reads eTenders NI alongside the four British sources, and that is the one gap BidSkim cannot close for you today.
Worth knowing
BidSkim does not currently cover Northern Ireland notices. If eTendersNI is part of your market, that gap matters more than anything else on this page.
BidSkim sells two plans and the comparison changes depending on which one you mean.
Tells you which live tenders deserve attention.
£79 a month, or £780 a year which works out at £65 a month
Monitor at £79 against £99 covers the same daily alerting for around 20 percent less, with the fit reason written out rather than a score on its own.
Helps you plan before the tender goes live.
£189 a month, or £1,860 a year which works out at £155 a month
Predict at £189 against £249 is the closer comparison, and the £60 a month gap is £720 a year on the tier most suppliers end up buying.
| Focus | BidSkim | TenderLedger |
|---|---|---|
| Market | Britain, and only Britain | UK including Northern Ireland |
| Built for | SMEs across every sector | SMEs, strongest in facilities management |
BidSkim does not have a pre-built facilities management vertical.
It scores against the profile you describe rather than a sector template someone else wrote. That is slower to impress a soft FM supplier on day one and better for everyone whose work does not fit a prepared category, which is most trades.
Yes, on both tiers. BidSkim is £79 and £189 a month against TenderLedger's £99 and £249. At the higher tier that is £720 a year. TenderLedger does cover Northern Ireland and BidSkim does not.
Neither has a genuine facilities management specialism. TenderLedger runs seven sector hubs built from the same template, and BidSkim scores against the profile you describe rather than a prepared vertical. Judge them on price, coverage and match quality instead.
Yes. £79 against £99 on entry and £189 against £249 higher up, which is £720 a year at the top tier. TenderLedger covers Northern Ireland through eTenders NI and BidSkim does not.
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