Should you bid for this contract?
A quick bid/no-bid check for small UK trade firms weighing up a council, school, NHS or housing tender. Answer honestly — it scores as you go. Nothing is stored, no signup needed. Print or save your result at the end.
Can you even bid?
1. Is the deadline realistic — can you prepare a proper submission in time?
2. Do you hold (or can you get in time) the required insurance and accreditations — e.g. £5m public liability, an SSIP scheme like CHAS?
3. Is there a mandatory site visit you can attend?
Is it the right size?
4. Is the contract value proportionate to your turnover (rule of thumb: no more than ~half your annual turnover)?
5. Do you have the capacity (people, plant) to deliver without dropping existing work?
Can you win it, profitably?
6. Do you have relevant references / comparable past jobs (private-sector count for a first public bid)?
7. Is there margin in it at a competitive price?
8. Is the submission effort worth it (how many hours, versus your win chance)?
9. Is this a one-off, or does winning open a framework / repeat work?
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General guidance for UK below-threshold public procurement, based on published tender documents and GOV.UK guidance — not legal, financial or procurement advice. The buyer's actual notice always takes precedence. Nothing you enter here leaves your browser.