Help & guides
How DataScene Tenders works
Short, practical guides for the whole platform — find opportunities, run a tidy pipeline, track competitors, and get useful reports without manual chase.
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Getting started
What the platform does, who uses it, and how the lifecycle from discovery to win fits together.
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How the UK tender process works
Plain-English guide to the lifecycle, jargon (SQ, ITT, MEAT, frameworks), common pitfalls and where to read official guidance.
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Finding tenders
Filter fields explained, saved searches, alerts that fire when a new match lands.
Bid library
PQQ boilerplate, win themes, case studies — write once, paste everywhere.
Custom reports
Four scheduled email digests — Tender, Top Buyers, Supplier League, Pipeline Summary.
Awards & tracking
Browse contract awards and follow specific suppliers — alerts within 24h of any new win.
Notification channels
Email, Slack, Microsoft Teams and signed HTTPS webhooks — setup and which to pick.
Billing, renewal & AI allowance
What the annual price covers, how the included monthly AI allowance works, and when an optional top-up is worth buying.
Account & data security
2FA, SSO, the activity log, encryption at rest, signed webhooks, scoped API tokens, and admin transfer — every layer that protects your workspace.
Single sign-on (SSO) setup Enterprise
IT-admin walkthrough for OIDC sign-in. Worked examples for Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID and Okta.
Roadmap & new features Vote Sign-in required
What we've shipped, what's queued, and what we're considering. Vote for features or request your own — every email gets read. (Public summary at What's new.)
AI features & allowance Included Sign-in required
AI tools baked into the bid workflow — discovery scoring, summarisation, drafting helpers, win/loss pattern analysis, and tender import. Sign in to read the full per-feature breakdown and monthly allowance.
Procurement Act 2023 In force
Supplier readiness guide for the new regime — eight changes that matter, an SME checklist, and links to official Cabinet Office guidance.
Bid pipeline
The six kanban stages, EOI tracking, the sign-off step, and how reviewer attribution works.
API reference
REST endpoints with Bearer auth, scopes, rate limits and curl examples.
Can't find what you need?
Email support@datascene-tenders.co.uk — we read every message and reply within one working day.