Question 1

What does TenderBridge actually do?

Accepted Answer

It keeps your subcontractors in one place. You add them once, organise them into folders and projects however you work, then send PQQs and document requests straight from those lists. Everything they send back — insurance, accreditations, questionnaire answers — sits against their record with an expiry date attached, so you always know who is compliant and who isn't.

Question 2

Do subcontractors have to pay to use it?

Accepted Answer

No. Subcontractor accounts are free. They can accept invitations, upload their documents, build a PQQ answer library and answer PQQs at no cost. There is an optional £19/month Premium tier that lists your company in the directory main contractors search; nothing you ask of them depends on them paying us.

Question 3

We already have a spreadsheet. Why change?

Accepted Answer

A spreadsheet stores information; it doesn't watch it. Nothing in your spreadsheet tells you that a supplier's public liability certificate lapses in three weeks, or that the person you're about to invite to a tender never sent the CHAS card you asked for. TenderBridge holds the documents themselves, tracks the dates, and tells you when something needs action.

Question 4

How long does it take to get our supply chain in?

Accepted Answer

Most people import their supplier list as a CSV on day one — up to 500 rows per import — and tidy the rest as they go. You don't need every supplier in before it's useful; start with the ones you're actually working with this month and add the rest when you need them.

Question 5

What does it cost?

Accepted Answer

£49/month for Starter (20 suppliers, one user), £149/month for Professional (100 suppliers, three users) and £399/month for Enterprise (500 suppliers, twenty users, billed annually). Annual billing takes two months off Starter and Professional. Need more suppliers or seats than your plan includes? Extra capacity is available at an additional cost, so email us for a quote. All plans start with a 14-day trial and we don't ask for a card to begin it.

Question 6

Can my team have their own logins?

Accepted Answer

Yes, depending on the plan: one seat on Starter, three on Professional, twenty on Enterprise. Each teammate gets their own login and can be invited by email. Extra seats beyond your plan are available at an additional cost. Tell us what you need.

Question 7

Is it built around CAS V5?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The PQQ library is mapped to the 176 CAS V5 questions across all ten sections, so answers your subcontractors give you can be reused against the next questionnaire instead of being retyped. If your clients ask a CAS V5 questionnaire, the questions are already there.

Question 8

Where does our data live, and who can see it?

Accepted Answer

In the UK, on Supabase, under UK GDPR. Documents are stored in private buckets — they aren't served from public URLs, and no subcontractor can browse another company's files. Every company only ever sees its own records and the submissions made to it.

Question 9

What happens if we stop using it?

Accepted Answer

You can cancel from your account settings at any time and you won't be billed again. Your documents and PQQ answers are yours — export them before the account closes so nothing is lost.

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