Find what matters
Focus on the councils, locations and care services that match your company’s interests.
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Your entire
procurement departmentin one portal
Give your team a clearer way to find suitable tenders, check the evidence and decide where to invest their bid time.
Free plan, no card needed. Find your organisation on the CQC register or Companies House and your profile fills itself in.
Built by TenderLab: a 92% win rate across 200+ care tender submissions. See our track record
See how your evidence builds a clearer pictureIllustrative photography · Actual portal screens with fictional demonstration data
Built for UK care providersDomiciliary careSupported livingResidential careChildren’s services
92%win rate across 200+ submissions
BUILT BY TENDERLAB
From a bid team that wins care tenders
TenderLab One is built by TenderLab, a UK bid writing consultancy for health and social care providers. Our team has a 92% win rate across more than 200 tender submissions.
Find the opportunities worth your time
TenderLab One connects discovery, bid decisions, your tender library and preparation in one procurement workspace.
Understand your position
See readiness, requirements and company fit as distinct measures, with gaps kept visible.
Move preparation forward
Bring supporting evidence, released briefings and the next actions into a connected workspace.
See what your work could look like
See populated portal screens, visible scores and the information your team uses to prepare a bid.
Company readiness
See your profile, evidence and preparation in one place.
Tender matching
Compare opportunities with visible scores and requirements.
Response review
Review the sample assessment and its improvement feedback.
Your connected workspace
Keep the company picture connected to the work ahead.
One portal for the work
behind your next tender
Your procurement department, connected: discover suitable tenders, assess the opportunity, build your library and organise the work to bid.
Find tenders that fit your company
Focus on your care services, councils and locations. Move from a broad list of notices to opportunities worth investigating.
See tender matching →Build your tender and evidence library
Keep saved opportunities, source links, released briefings and requirements together. Organise company evidence for the work ahead.
See your company workspace →Keep the bid moving
Bring deadlines, documents and next actions into view. Strengthen your preparation before investing further resources.
See response review →ASSESS BEFORE YOU COMMIT
Understand your eligibility and evidence strength
Minimum requirements: check whether the company meets the buyer’s mandatory conditions. Read any conditional or unverified checks, not just the number.
TenderFit: assess the strength of relevant company evidence for this tender and lot. It is a 100-point assessment, not a percentage chance of winning.
Follow the evidence review →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · NOT A LIVE ASSESSMENT
Minimum requirements
All checks passed in this example
TenderFit
Strong fit in this example
The first answers “Do we meet the conditions?” The second answers “How strong is our evidence?” Neither is a promise of an award.
How the TenderFit score is built
Each assessed area is rated from zero to five against eligible supporting evidence, then contributes to the weighted 100-point total. Missing areas retain their weight, so an incomplete assessment is not inflated to look complete.
- Service experience20 points
- Outcomes and performance15 points
- Workforce capability15 points
- Financial and commercial strength15 points
- Geographic and local fit12 points
- Operational systems10 points
- Mobilisation8 points
- Partnerships and added value5 points
Verified evidence coverage is shown separately. Strong client-provided evidence may be rated where accepted, but is not labelled independently verified. A mandatory failure overrides the score. A public notice without an assessment remains unassessed.
PRICE THE WORK BEFORE YOU PURSUE IT
A suitable tender must also make commercial sense
Care hours are not the same as paid workforce hours. Travel, employment costs, downtime and absence can change whether a package is affordable and deliverable.
Bring your own figures into a saved commercial plan. See the target rate and capacity gap, record mandatory checks, then let an authorised manager approve, watch or decline the opportunity.
Ask to see commercial planning →WORKED EXAMPLE · NOT A RECOMMENDED PRICE
20 package hours each week
One worker per visit, £15 paid hourly, 20% employment on-cost, 80% utilisation and 15 minutes of paid travel per package hour.
- 30 paid hours required, including downtime and travel
- £31.40 hourly break-even, including mileage, overhead and contingency
- £36.94 target rate at a 15% contribution margin
This illustration uses two miles at £0.45, £2 overhead per package hour and 5% contingency. Replace every assumption with your own sources. It does not include a route, payroll or commissioner-rate feed.
See what the rate needs to cover
Calculate hourly costs, weekly contribution and a target margin. Keep the source, date and assumptions with the plan instead of leaving the reasoning in a spreadsheet.
Test the workforce requirement
Compare required paid hours with available hours after an absence allowance. Check skills, shifts and geography before treating capacity as covered.
Keep the evidence behind the choice
Unresolved mandatory checks, weak margins and capacity gaps block approval. Share a plan for staff review, create a follow-up and retain each version in the timeline.
Financial plans are permission-controlled. TenderLab staff see only plans a client shares, and the client keeps approval authority.
Actual application screens · Fictional demonstration data
COMPANY READINESS
A stronger bid starts with a clearer company picture
When company information sits across documents and inboxes, gaps are easy to miss. Bring your profile and evidence into one workspace, then see what is recorded, verified and still needs attention.
- Readiness, profile and evidence shown separately
- A populated company dashboard, not a blank template
- An improvement plan to guide your preparation
Actual application screens · Fictional demonstration data
TENDER MATCHING
Put your time into opportunities that fit
A tender can look relevant and still be wrong for your company. Explore opportunities by care setting, council and location, then review minimum requirements and assessed TenderFit before deciding what to pursue.
- Compare requirements alongside company fit
- Keep deadlines and opportunity details in view
- Identify evidence gaps before committing bid time
Actual application screens · Fictional demonstration data
RESPONSE REVIEW
Turn review feedback into a better next draft
A score needs an explanation. See a sample response review with its assessment scale and improvement feedback together, so the next action is clearer than a number alone.
- A visible zero-to-five assessment scale
- Feedback alongside the sample response review
- Specific improvements to take back to your draft
A CLEARER BASIS FOR YOUR BID
Know where you stand before you bid
Follow an illustrative evidence review from 0 to 100. See how the company picture becomes clearer as checks are completed.
COMPANY EVIDENCEInteractive example
✓0Checks completed
◷20Awaiting review
!20Example checks in total
Demonstration only. This is not your company score or a prediction of winning.
HOW THE WORK CONNECTS01 / 05
Start with the company behind the bid
Record your services, locations and delivery experience. An empty profile tells you what is missing, not that you qualify.
- 01Company profile
Record your services, locations and delivery experience. An empty profile tells you what is missing, not that you qualify.
- 02Supporting documents
Connect your registrations, policies and track record. A document being uploaded does not mean its contents have been verified.
- 03Evidence verification
Review validity, dates and relevance. Keep verified checks separate from information that still needs confirmation.
- 04Outstanding actions
Assign missing evidence and outstanding checks to your team. Review mandatory tender conditions separately, even when preparation looks strong.
- 05Bid decision
A completed evidence review gives your team a clearer starting point. Assess this tender’s requirements, delivery capacity and price before deciding whether to bid.
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Keep your tender work connected
Compare tenders with your company’s services and evidence. Review the requirements, organise your documents and keep track of deadlines and next steps, all in one workspace.
Clear about what you get
Your proposal confirms platform access, enabled features, onboarding and support. Explore the product with your own priorities before agreeing the scope.
Compare plans →Specialist support when you need it
Tender writing, bid advice and expert review are separately scoped services. Agree the work, deliverables and fees with TenderLab before it begins.
Explore TenderLab services →Your procurement questions, answered
Who is TenderLab One for?
TenderLab One is for UK health and social care providers that need a structured procurement and bidding function. It supports owners, directors, business-development teams and bid teams in domiciliary care, supported living, residential care and children’s services, whether they have a dedicated tender team or manage this work alongside day-to-day operations.
What is TenderLab One for?
It brings the work of your procurement department into one portal: finding relevant public-sector tenders, checking whether they suit your company, deciding which to pursue, organising tender information and evidence, and keeping preparation on track. It supports your team’s decisions rather than simply sending a list of notices.
How does it help us find the right tenders?
Use your company’s services, target councils and locations to narrow the opportunities you review. A matching preference is a starting point, not proof that you qualify. Reviewed tender briefings and company evidence then help you assess the specific requirements and delivery fit.
What is in the tender and evidence library?
The workspace brings together saved opportunities, tender details, source links, released briefings and requirements. Your company evidence sits alongside this work so you can organise supporting documents and reuse relevant material. Check the original buyer documents for the latest requirements, deadlines and changes.
What do the score meters tell us?
Company readiness shows your preparation. The minimum-requirements meter shows the assessed position against mandatory conditions for a particular tender. The TenderFit meter shows evidence-weighted strength for that tender and lot. ScoreKit is a separate response-review feature. These measures answer different questions and should not be combined into a single pass mark.
Where does the TenderFit score come from?
The product’s assessment model weights eight areas: service experience, outcomes, workforce, commercial strength, geographic fit, operational systems, mobilisation and partnerships. Eligible evidence ratings contribute to a 100-point total. The breakdown shows what has been assessed and how much is verified. Missing evidence is not treated as a pass, and an incomplete assessment remains provisional.
How do we decide whether to bid?
Start with the mandatory requirements, then review evidence strength, gaps, deadlines and delivery capacity. The current recommendation rule requires an identified lot, resolved mandatory checks, all weighted areas assessed and a score of at least 70. Any permitted conditions still need to be completed on time. A mandatory failure overrides a high score. Your team makes the final bid decision.
Does a high TenderFit score mean we will win?
No. It is an evidence-strength assessment, not a probability of winning or buyer approval. A score of 85 does not mean an 85% chance of award. The buyer’s evaluation, the submitted response, pricing and competing bids still determine the outcome.
Does it replace people in our procurement department?
It gives the team a connected workspace for the work, not a substitute for judgement, verified evidence or client approval. Tender writing, expert review and consultancy are separately scoped unless your agreement includes them.
Are these real product screens?
Yes. The screenshots are actual portal captures with fictional demonstration data. Example scores explain the workflow, not the position of a real company. ScoreKit images show a sample review format; live AI evaluation is not yet available.
Does it replace our care-management software?
No. It supports procurement and tender preparation, not care records, medication management or rostering.
Can we check whether a care package is financially viable?
The commercial decision board combines your entered pay, employment costs, travel, mileage, overhead, contingency and target margin. It shows a break-even and target rate, weekly contribution and the paid workforce hours required. These are planning calculations, not automatic quotes. Use current sources and account separately for complex visit patterns, TUPE and mobilisation.
Who can see our commercial plans and approve a decision?
Company owners, admins and colleagues assigned Finance and pricing can access commercial plans. Staff review is available only when you share a plan with TenderLab. Only a company owner or admin can record approval. Changes to the assumptions return the plan to draft, and the timeline preserves the previous versions and reasons.
How do we get started?
Compare the plans, then contact the team with your company details and tender priorities. A demo request does not start a subscription or take payment. Your agreement confirms the features, access and support included.
Product demonstration · Fictional records and illustrative scores