Free Canadian tender review tool
A relevant tender is only a starting point. Before committing proposal time, confirm that your business can meet the mandatory requirements, deliver the work and prepare a compliant response. Use this evidence-led worksheet to record the decision and the questions you still need to resolve.
Get your review summary without signing up. Save a draft on this device or download a text report to discuss with your bid owner. This is a manual decision aid; automated business-profile matching is not available here.
Start the free worksheetUse the current solicitation and amendments. These are review prompts, not extracted tender requirements. Add the exact requirement, section and supporting evidence to each note. If a prompt does not apply, explain why.
No account required. Answers stay in this page unless you choose Save draft or Download. Do not enter confidential bid material on a shared device.
Start with eligibility, then evaluate the business case. A contract can look commercially attractive while containing a mandatory criterion your business cannot meet. CanadaBuys explains that failing a mandatory criterion can make a bid non-responsive. The current solicitation and its amendments are the authority for the particular opportunity.
Read the full solicitation rather than relying on a search-result summary. Identify mandatory qualifications, forms, signatures, attendance requirements and submission instructions. Note when each requirement must be met: a condition at bid closing can differ from a condition before contract award. If your review finds an unmet mandatory gate, this worksheet flags it even when all commercial checks look favourable.
Missing information is a research task, not proof of eligibility or ineligibility. You may need to locate a document, confirm a subcontractor’s capacity, review an amendment or ask the contracting authority a question. A confirmed answer without supporting notes still appears as unresolved in this worksheet. Record the evidence so another reviewer can follow your reasoning.
Consider the specified work, delivery location, realistic staffing, working capital and contractual obligations. Read how the buyer will evaluate the response. Relevant experience only helps if you can demonstrate it in the format requested. Avoid treating an unknown budget as an attractive contract value or assuming a low price compensates for missing mandatory evidence.
The result lists your known blockers, unresolved checks and commercial concerns. It counts checks supported by notes; it does not calculate a probability of winning. Use the exported report for a bid-owner review. Revisit the decision after an amendment, a capacity change or clarification from the buyer. Completing the worksheet never means a bid was submitted.
Useful notes connect a requirement to proof. For example, record the document title and revision, section number, exact qualification requested, the evidence your business holds and any expiry or renewal issue. For a deadline, include the published time zone and the source you checked. For a delivery concern, record the constraint and who must resolve it.
The worksheet prompts cover common review areas. They are not a tender-specific compliance matrix and cannot list every requirement in your solicitation. Add the actual criteria in your notes and maintain any detailed response matrix your bid team requires.
Keep confidential pricing, personal information and sensitive procurement documents in your approved business systems. Local drafts are accessible to others using the same browser profile. Download a copy you need to retain and clear the browser draft on a shared device.
Use the official CanadaBuys bid preparation checklist alongside the current solicitation. ContractFinder.ca is independent and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada or any public buyer.
No. You review the official documents and record your own assessment and evidence. The worksheet identifies unanswered checks, missing supporting notes and known mandatory blockers. It does not read tender documents, verify your qualifications or predict whether you will win.
No. This worksheet keeps an unmet eligibility gate visible regardless of your other answers. Check the exact requirement, timing and any permitted alternatives in the solicitation. Ask the buyer through the stated clarification process if the wording is unclear.
Record why it does not apply and cite the document section or buyer clarification that supports that conclusion. Then mark it confirmed by your review. Leaving a check unanswered is safer than assuming a requirement is satisfied.
The current worksheet stays in the page. Save draft stores one worksheet in this browser on this device; it is not account storage or a team workspace. Download creates a text report. Clear worksheet removes the local draft after confirmation. Browser storage can be unavailable or cleared, so download important work.
No. Use the buyer's official submission channel, current forms and deadline. Confirm receipt through that system. A completed worksheet means you have recorded your review, not that a buyer has accepted your eligibility or received a bid.
Use tender search to find relevant notices, then return here with the official solicitation and amendments. Check source dates and closing status before spending time on a response.
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