For firms that bid for public contracts
Every pass-or-fail item, quoted from the tender
Send us the tender pack. Usually within a day you get a bid at a glance: every pass-or-fail condition, every document to submit, how bids are scored and the key dates, each quoted from the source so you can check it.
Download a sample report (PDF, 3 pages)
Each quoted from the tender
- 52requirements found in a real council tender
- 18of them are pass-or-fail
- 18documents the bidder must submit
- £600per tender, or £1,500 a month for three
What you gain
Don't lose a bid on a technicality
No need to read the whole pack first
Every pass-or-fail item, document, scoring rule and key date pulled out of the tender, usually within a day.
Don't get knocked out on a technicality
Every pass-or-fail condition is listed and quoted from the tender, so a missing certificate or form does not cost you the bid.
Bid for more, and choose better
Seeing the whole tender at a glance in a day helps you decide early whether to bid, and put writing time where the marks are.
A fixed £600 per tender
The price is known before you commit time to the bid.
Tender packs are long, and one miss loses the bid
- !Reading a tender pack end to end takes days.
- !Miss one pass-or-fail item and the bid is lost.
- !Bid writers charge around £500 a day.
Bid Check does that groundwork for you, usually within a day, so your team can get on with the parts only they can do.
How it works
Send
Send us the tender pack, and if you like your library of certificates, policies and case studies.
Check
Every pass-or-fail condition, document, scoring rule and key date is listed and quoted from the tender, then your evidence is checked against each requirement.
Bid
You get a list of gaps to close and first-draft answers. Your team signs off every answer.
The Drummond tender
Try it on a real tender. This is Hedge End Town Council's Drummond Community Centre refurbishment: 52 requirements, 18 of them pass-or-fail, 18 documents and 12 scored criteria. Tick off the pass-or-fail conditions and documents and watch the ready to bid bar fill.
A real example, built from public documents. Drummond Community Centre refurbishment, Hedge End Town Council (closing 19 October 2026).
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What is in the Drummond tender pack
How the bid is scored: Price 50%, Quality 40%.
Miss one pass-or-fail item and the bid is lost. Each requirement is quoted from the tender with its source.
By hand, or with Bid Check
PDF · 3 pages
Sample report
See a full report before you pay
The bid at a glance for Hedge End Town Council's Drummond Community Centre refurbishment, built only from the public tender documents.
- Every pass-or-fail condition, quoted from the tender
- Every document to submit, and how bids are scored
- The key dates and deadlines
- Each item linked to the page it came from
Simple pricing
What it does not do
- We do not submit bids for you.
- We do not guarantee a win.
- Your team signs off every answer.
Who is behind Bid Check
Tristan Fischer, Director, Fractional Forge Limited
Tristan Fischer has been chief executive or a board director of fourteen companies, almost all of them hard technology: wind, solar, wave and tidal, batteries, carbon capture and controlled-environment agriculture. He has built three greenfield industrial sites, including a 25,000 m² automated factory, and has raised around £200m for his companies. He started in project finance at Citigroup and later ran corporate venture investments at Shell Technology Ventures.
No calls needed
Get your bid at a glance
Fill in the form and we reply by email. If you have the documents to hand, you can also email them to tristan.fischer@fractionalforge.app.
- Questions answered by email
- Usually within a day
- Built from public documents
Questions
What exactly is the bid at a glance?
One report on your tender. It lists every pass-or-fail condition, every document to submit, how bids are scored and the key dates, each quoted from the tender. It then checks your evidence against each requirement, lists the gaps to close and gives first-draft answers for your team to check and sign off.
How fast do I get my bid at a glance?
Usually within a day of sending us the tender pack.
How accurate is it?
Every item is quoted from the tender, so you can check each one against the source. In testing it agreed with a person's own reading on 19 of 24 requirements. Your team signs off every answer.
Has it been used on real tenders?
Yes, on real live tenders, including Hedge End Town Council's Drummond Community Centre refurbishment: 52 requirements, 18 pass-or-fail, 18 documents and 12 scored criteria. You can try that tender as a checklist on this page and download the full sample report.
What does it cost?
£600 per tender, or £1,500 a month for up to three tenders. Reading a tender pack end to end takes days, and bid writers charge around £500 a day.
Do you submit the bid or guarantee a win?
No. Bid Check does not submit bids or guarantee a win; your team signs off every answer.
Who delivers Bid Check?
Bid Check is a Fractional Forge service, run by Tristan Fischer.
Get your bid at a glance
Send us a tender pack and get your bid at a glance, usually within a day. Everything is done by email: no calls or meetings needed.