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How to use TenderScout

The common things people do here, step by step. Click any screenshot to enlarge.

Find tenders in your line of workRead a tender at a glanceAsk a question in plain EnglishSee who wins contracts like yoursGo deep on your sectorResearch a company or a competitorNever miss a relevant one
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Find tenders in your line of work

The home page is a live search over every open Irish public tender.

  1. Type a word or two in the search bar at the top — a sector, a service, a buyer (e.g. catering, ICT managed services, construction).
  2. Narrow it with the filters on the left: open for bids only, a closing-date window, a value band, procedure type, or a specific authority.
  3. Results are ranked by relevance and show the deadline, value and flags at a glance.
Find tenders in your line of work on TenderScout
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Read a tender at a glance

Click any result to open its detail panel without leaving the page.

  1. You get the plain-English AI summary — what is being bought, scope, key requirements — plus the value, deadline and procedure.
  2. Open the tender documents or jump to the official notice on eTenders.gov.ie.
  3. Hit Save (★) to keep it on your list, or copy a shareable link.
Read a tender at a glance on TenderScout
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Ask a question in plain English

Not sure what to search? Use the ASK tab and ask the way you would a colleague.

  1. Type something like which ICT managed-service contracts are open, and who are the buyers?
  2. A local AI reads the live tenders and answers with citations you can click straight through to.
  3. Answers take ten to twenty seconds — the searching itself is instant.
Ask a question in plain English on TenderScout
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See who wins contracts like yours

The WINNERS tab opens a searchable record of awarded contracts.

  1. See the scale (total awards, total value, number of winning firms) at the top.
  2. Browse by sector or value band, or sort by most recent or biggest.
  3. The leaderboard shows the most active winners — your likely competition.
See who wins contracts like yours on TenderScout
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Go deep on your sector

Every major sector has its own page: who wins Irish public <sector> contracts.

  1. See the leaderboard of firms that win that work, and the typical values.
  2. Follow the live tenders in this sector link to jump back to open opportunities.
  3. Open any winner to see their full record.
Go deep on your sector on TenderScout
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Research a company or a competitor

Every supplier we have a record for has a profile page.

  1. See their status, trading age and CRO number.
  2. See every public contract they have won, the values and the buyers.
  3. Useful for sizing up a competitor, or vetting a partner before you team up.
Research a company or a competitor on TenderScout
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Never miss a relevant one

Searching is free. Tender Alerts does the watching for you.

  1. Tell us the keywords and sectors you bid for.
  2. Every morning we email you the new tenders that match, with their AI summaries.
  3. No more checking the site daily — the relevant ones come to you.
Never miss a relevant one on TenderScout

Good to know

  • The green intro banner on the home page is a one-time welcome — click the ✕ to dismiss it and it will not return.
  • On a desktop it is keyboard-driven: / to search, j/k to move through results, Enter to open, s to save, Esc to close.
  • Saved tenders live in your browser. Save a few and we will offer to watch them for you.
  • Everything links back to the official eTenders.gov.ie source — always submit there.

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