For UK businesses, trades and workers

Find work, bid with confidence, run your business.

The all-in-one business growth hub for UK trades and businesses. Find contracts and jobs, write bids, hire staff, get quotes and use free business tools.

We don't just find the tender. We help you prepare your bid.

Or browse live tenders by council across the UK.

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123 AnswerYour personal AI receptionist

Your calls answered while you're on the job.

It picks up the calls you miss, takes the details, books the visit into your diary, texts the caller a confirmation and emails you a summary.

Hear your own receptionist in 60 seconds

Enter your website. Our AI reads it, builds your receptionist and lets you talk to it in your browser. No phone number needed.

Try it with your website: free demo

This is a short demo call, not a free trial of the service.

From £89 a month. 100 calls included with Business. The price shown is the total you pay.

Example call

  1. Assistant: Hello, you've reached Hollins Plumbing. I'm their AI assistant and this call is transcribed so Hollins Plumbing gets your message. How can I help?
  2. Caller: Hi, there's a drip from the pipe under my kitchen sink.
  3. Assistant: Sorry to hear that. Is water leaking right now, or is it a slow drip?
  4. Caller: Slow drip, I've put a bowl under it.
  5. Assistant: Thanks. I can book a quote visit on Thursday at 10am or Friday at 2pm. Which suits?
  6. Caller: Thursday at 10 please. It's Sam Price, M14 5RT.
  7. Assistant: Booked for Thursday at 10am, Sam Price, M14 5RT. You'll get a text to confirm. Thanks for calling.

Email to the owner

Sam Price, M14 5RT: slow leak under kitchen sink. Quote visit Thu 10:00. Call back 07700 900123.

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What 123 Tenders does

123 Tenders is the all-in-one business growth hub for UK trades and businesses. Find contracts and jobs, write bids, hire staff, get quotes and use free business tools.

UK tradespeople and public service workers: construction, electrical, cleaning, healthcare, surveying and security, on a London work site

Who 123 Tenders is for

Business owners

Find public sector contracts matched to what you do, prepare your bid and hire the people to deliver it. Trades and construction, care, cleaning, logistics, IT, facilities and professional services. Add 123 Answer, your personal AI receptionist, to pick up the calls you miss.

Browse live contracts

Workers

Find jobs linked to public contracts and local businesses near you. Always free for workers.

For workers

Starting a business

Step by step guides, templates and calculators to set up and run your own business, then start bidding for work.

Start your own business

Trades and homeowners

Homeowners request quotes for free. Every business account can accept up to 5 trade leads a month. The quotes tracker is free for up to 25 active leads.

Get quotes

The full package in one account

Most services do one thing: a tender search, a jobs board, a template library or a marketing agency. 123 Tenders gives you contract search, bid tools, hiring, jobs, business tools and online visibility in one account, with a free plan to start.

Find the tender

Live public sector notices from across the UK, matched to what you actually do.

Draft the bid

Structured first drafts, an answer library and exports, all built around your business.

Run the admin

Staff rotas, training logs, expiry trackers and job sheets for your trade. Free to use; a free account saves your records.

Get found online

A public business page, your Google Business Profile link and review request wording, so customers can find and check you.

At a glance

  • Who it is for: UK business owners, contractors and sole traders, workers looking for jobs, people starting a business, and homeowners who need a trade.
  • Coverage: public sector contracts across the UK.
  • Cost: free plan available; paid plans from £89 a month; see Pricing.

Free Business Tools

Your business admin, sorted.

Staff rotas, training records, invoicing and Sector Finder, so you can explore sectors that fit your skills and resources. All in one place.

Explore Business Tools
Not sure what business to start? Answer 5 quick questions and get business ideas that fit your budget. Free, no account needed.Try Sector Finder

How it works

How bidding works: three steps from notice to submission

Built for small teams without a bid department.

1

Find the work

Browse live UK public sector contracts by region and sector, filter by what you actually do. Sign up free and open the original government notice for any contract.

2

Generate your draft

One click builds a structured response: requirements, social value, modern slavery and a company overview, with your business details filled in.

3

Finish and submit

Edit the draft into your own words, add your evidence and pricing, and submit through the buyer's portal. You control every word.

A short walkthrough of how 123 Tenders finds live public sector contracts, scores them against your business and drafts the bid.

Plays muted automatically. Tap unmute to hear the voiceover.

Why we built this

I kept meeting small UK trades and service businesses who could clearly do the work, but never bid for it. Small firms often do not have an in-house bid team or a spare week to decode a selection questionnaire.

The paperwork can stop capable firms from taking part. That did not seem right.

123 Tenders is our attempt at a fix: searchable contracts, analysis and drafting tools in one account. Any generated draft is a starting point, not a finished submission. You still bring the evidence, the pricing and the final words.

The 123 Tenders team

Bid tools

The bid tools in detail

Find the right contracts

Live public sector opportunities from official UK government contract notices, matched to your business.

Know if you should bid

A match score and a clear Bid or No-Bid call on every tender, so you can spend your time on the right ones. Included with Pro and Business.

Understand the tender

Tender X-Ray shows what the buyer is really asking for and how you will be scored. One free on the Free plan, 100 a month on Pro and 300 a month on Business.

Get bid-ready

Your Readiness score, Answer Library and renewal alerts keep you a step ahead.

Prepare your bid

A first-draft Bid Pack, built from the company information you provide.

Start free today

Plans from £89/month, or a one-off Bid Pack for £349.