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Winnable vs Find a Tender alerts
A fair comparison for a small firm deciding how to find public-sector tenders. Facts about Find a Tender alerts come from its website, checked on 26 September 2026.
At a glance
| Winnable | Find a Tender alerts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £29 a month (founding price, locked in) | Free |
| Terms | Monthly, cancel any time; 14-day free trial, no card | Free government service |
| Setup | Describe your firm in your own words: what you do, where, and the contract sizes you want | Saved searches by keywords, category (CPV) codes and location, after signing in with GOV.UK One Login |
| Built for | Small firms without a bid team | Anyone. It's the government's own procurement service, where nearly all UK public notices are now published. |
What Find a Tender alerts does well
- It's free and official, and it's where the notices are published in the first place.
- You control exactly what each saved search looks for.
- Nothing is filtered out, so if a notice matches your search, you get it.
Where Winnable is different
- You describe your firm in your own words once. There are no keywords or category codes to get right.
- We read each notice and send only the few that fit your work, area and contract size, each with a fit score.
- Every tender comes with a plain-English summary and the catch: stated requirements that could rule a small firm out.
- Every Monday you also get the contracts in your field that are up for renewal, and who holds them now.
You can keep your Find a Tender alerts running: Winnable reads the same notices, so think of it as the filter on top.
Which should you choose?
Choose Find a Tender alerts if you're happy to set up keyword and category searches yourself and read through everything they match.
Choose Winnable if you're a small firm that wants the few tenders worth your time each weekday morning, in plain English, with the catch spelled out and the contracts coming up for renewal in your field, for £29 a month.
Find a Tender alerts facts checked on 26 September 2026 from https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/. Prices and features change, so check their site before deciding. Winnable is independent and not connected with Find a Tender alerts. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@getwinnable.co.uk and we'll correct it.
Switching from another service?
Try us alongside what you use now.
Keep your current alerts
No need to cancel anything. Run Winnable free for 14 days next to what you have, and compare what each one sends you.
We'll set it up for you
After you start your trial, forward us one of your current alert emails or paste in your keywords. We'll tune your profile to match, and then trim the noise.
On an annual contract?
Start now and lock in the £29 founding price. Decide before your renewal date, with two weeks of side-by-side results in front of you.