Free of Charge Tender Alert Services
Please find below a list of tendering alerting services which are free of charge.
Public Contracts Scotland
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Launched in 2008 by Scottish Government, this is a free service where suppliers can find all contracts for Scottish public sector organisations, both OJEU and sub-threshold. Suppliers can register their profile and get alerts in their selected topics.
2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
http://www.glasgow2014.com/businessportal
Website advertising all opportunities for the Games (Specialist consultancy support to deliver Plan from 2008; Infrastructure and Capital Investment from 2009; Services to deliver Games from 2012 onwards). You can also register interest as supplier via Glasgow City Council at https://glasgow.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Tenders Electronic Daily (TED)
Provided by the European Commission free of charge. TED provides users with access to the latest edition of the Official Journal Supplement (OJS) - where all contract notices over a certain threshold must be advertised - plus an archive of all documents that have appeared in the OJS over the past five years. This data is also licensed out to other providers in Europe, several of whom charge for access/added value services. No alert services provided on TED.
MyTenders.com - Suppliers Page
Free notice search by category for last 4 days notices or all categories over past 30 days. Full text available and facility to express interest and submit tenders/EOIs online. Only has information on opportunities from buyers using the system so not comprehensive. For full alert service go to linked site Tenders Direct (subscription required).
2012 Olympics - CompeteFor
http://www.competefor.com/london2012business/login.jsp
Provided by English Regional Development Agencies and UK Devolved Administrations by the London Development Agency, working closely with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). Free of charge, complete a business profile and use the Supplier Activity Centre to search for and respond to advertised opportunities, track and save your responses to opportunities as well as search for suitable partners.
PublicTenders.net/NHStenders.net
UK public sector information portal run by Public Technology. Offers publictenders.net and NHStenders.net plus news from key government sectors (free daily listings) but you need to a subscription for added services (search, alert, etc). Includes supplier/buyer directory.
Contracts Finder
www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk
Contracts Finder is a free new service on Business Link for businesses, government buyers and the public. This service comes from government under its transparency commitment, and you can find live contract opportunities, closed tender documentation and contract awards and contract documents.
You can also subscribe to email alerts to receive updates on existing or new items.
Sell2Wales
Sell2Wales is an initiative from the Welsh Assembly Goverment helping SMEs work successfully with public sector clients. Since inception, Sell2Wales has advertised over £5billion of notices. The site allows you to promote your company, contract registered public sector organisations and seek advice.
