KimonBids vs Proper Draft

KimonBids is a web service for discovering UK tenders and preparing bid responses. It monitors Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, and Public Contracts Scotland, covering England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland; Welsh notices are available through Find a Tender. Its AI scores opportunities against sector, capability, geography, value, and certifications. For bid drafting, it builds structured responses from company documents, PSQ answers, and past winning bids. Teams can invite colleagues, assign sections, follow review status, and reuse saved answers while tracking their performance across submissions. The service also includes tender document management, compliance tracking, and a Companies House connection that enriches company profiles with more than 15 fields. The free plan costs £0 forever and includes one daily search, five results, three keyword alerts, and a single lifetime watermarked AI draft. Paid plans cost £79, £179, or £399 monthly, with 20% off for annual billing. Team limits range from one user on Free to ten on Scale. KimonBids states alignment with UK GDPR, PECR, and the Procurement Act 2023; Stripe handles card data under PCI DSS, stored in the EU.

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