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TenderLink
What TenderLink is
TenderLink is web software for discovering, organizing, and responding to procurement opportunities. It matches tenders from buyer portals and external sources, then sends relevant email alerts daily. Searches cover tenders, RFQs, RFPs, EOIs, and awarded contracts, with subscription plans offering unlimited customizable profiles across 946 industry categories. Subscribers can search, export, and receive tender-award notifications. Buyers can advertise opportunities, configure response questions, separate price and non-price scoring, evaluate submissions, and manage procurement through contract award. Suppliers can submit online, upload supporting files, and save incomplete responses. The service includes tender document management, compliance tracking, and a reusable content library. Uploads support Word, PDF, PNG, JPG, Excel, and ZIP files, up to 2GB across 30 documents. There is no free plan. Monthly plans start at A$95 a month, while other listed plans have no price.
Who it suits
It suits suppliers searching and responding to tenders, as well as public or private procurement teams managing evaluations. Organizations needing alerts, compliance tracking, or reusable response material may benefit.
What it does well
- Daily alerts match opportunities to businesses
- Search covers 946 industry categories
- Supports online submissions and saved drafts
- Buyers can configure detailed scoring
- Uploads allow 2GB across 30 documents
What to know first
- No free plan
- Many listed plans have no price
- Monthly plans are priced in AUD
- User, portal, and download allowances vary
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Local Standard | 5 users · 10 portals · 1 download | On request |
| Local Premium | 20 users · 20 portals · 2 downloads | On request |
| Local Enterprise | 40 users · 30 portals · 6 downloads | On request |
| Regional Standard | 5 users · 10 portals · 2 downloads | On request |
| Regional Premium | 20 users · 20 portals · 3 downloads | On request |
| Regional Enterprise | 40 users · 70 portals · 7 downloads | On request |
| Local Premium (monthly) | $105 +GST per month · 1 region in Australia · 20 users · 20 portals · 2 downloads | A$105 a month |
| Local Standard (annual) | $1,140 +GST per year · 1 region in Australia · 5 users · 10 portals · 12 downloads | A$1,140 a year |
The first 8 of 19 plans, as illion.tenderlink.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
TenderLink combines opportunity discovery with buyer evaluation and supplier response tools in a browser service. Compare each plan’s users, portals, and downloads with your procurement coverage needs.
Facts from TenderLink's own pages
- Buyer network
- TenderLink says its buyer partners use its platform to publish opportunities and suppliers can access those opportunities with one login. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Buyers
- The platform lets public and private sector procurement teams advertise tenders and manage procurement from advertising through evaluation and contract award. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Company
- TenderLink describes itself as part of Experian and as having been established over 25 years ago. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Compliance tracking
- Yes · illion.tenderlink.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Reusable content library
- Yes · illion.tenderlink.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- web · illion.tenderlink.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Electronic responses
- Suppliers can submit online, upload supporting documents and save partially completed responses through the evaluation toolset. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Evaluation
- Buyers can set question response types, separate price and non-price attributes, score responses individually or in aggregate, and create reusable templates. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- File limit
- The FAQ says document uploads support Word, PDF, PNG, JPG, Excel and ZIP files, with a maximum upload of 2GB across 30 separate documents. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · illion.tenderlink.com, 20 Sept 2026
- ISO alignment
- The FAQ states that TenderLink as a service aligns with ISO 27001. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Opportunity discovery
- Yes · illion.tenderlink.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Opportunity types
- Tender search covers RFQs, RFPs, EOIs and awarded contracts alongside tenders. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Premium and Enterprise
- Premium and Enterprise subscriptions include specialist training through webinars and practical guides and offer bid response support through BidWrite. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Search profiles
- Subscription plans include unlimited customizable search profiles and coverage of 946 industry categories. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- TenderLink says its e-procurement service has audit trails and activity logs and undergoes regular third-party security testing and compliance audits. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Supplier alerts
- TenderLink matches tender opportunities from buyer portals and external sources to a business and sends relevant alerts by email daily. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Subscription plans include phone and email support, while the company also lists product training videos and discounted tender response workshops. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Tender awards
- Subscribers can search, export and receive notifications about tender award data. · illion.tenderlink.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Tender document management
- Yes · illion.tenderlink.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Users included
- 5 · illion.tenderlink.com, 20 Sept 2026
Where TenderLink stands on Freedom251
- Bid Management Software#85 of 94