Bidwell is a web-based AI tender response platform for UK small and medium-sized businesses. It builds a knowledge base from past bids, accreditations, case studies, policies, team CVs, and a company website, then drafts answers to tender, PQQ, DDQ, and security questionnaire questions in the user's voice. Each drafted answer cites its source document; users review and approve every word before submission. Responses export to Word and Excel. Bidwell also monitors UK tender portals, matches opportunities by sector, CPV code, region, and contract value, and sends email alerts. Imports support Word, PDF, Excel, Google Drive, and company websites. The free knowledge-base plan costs 0.00 GBP per free. Paid options are £20 per month for Answer any tender and £30 per month for Answer and discover, which includes discovery. Bidwell says knowledge-base material is not used to train shared models and has UK residency with encryption in transit and at rest. It is not intended for organizations needing SSO, enterprise procurement, or a named account manager.
Who it is for
Bidwell suits UK SMBs that write their own bids but lack a dedicated bid team. It may fit businesses seeking cited draft responses and UK tender discovery, but not organizations needing SSO, enterprise procurement, or a named account manager.
What is good
- Free plan includes unlimited past bids, policies, and case studies.
- Draft answers cite their source documents.
- Exports responses to Word and Excel.
- Matches UK tenders and sends email alerts.
- States data has UK residency and encryption.
What to know first
- Paid plans cost £20 per month and £30 per month.
- Not for organizations needing SSO.
- Not for enterprise procurement or a named account manager.
Verdict
Bidwell combines a reusable bid knowledge base, cited drafting, and UK tender discovery, while leaving users responsible for reviewing and approving submissions. Its paid plans add tender answering and discovery, but it is not aimed at organizations needing SSO, enterprise procurement, or a named account manager.
Bidwell plans and pricing
All plansCompared on bid management software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Opportunity discovery
- Yes
- Tender document management
- Yes
- Compliance tracking
- Yes
- Reusable content library
- Yes
- Deployment
- web
