Win Australian construction government tenders

Upload a construction tender pack (PDF or Word) and get compliant, criteria-by-criteria response drafts, built from your past projects, trade licences and insurances. For builders, civil contractors and trade subcontractors.

  • Builders and civil contractors
  • Trade subcontractors
  • Infrastructure suppliers

First bid free. No credit card.

RFQ-2026-0148

Commercial cleaning services

Department of Regional Services

Sample tender
  1. Read: Tender read, done
  2. Evidence: Evidence checked, done
  3. Plan: Bid planned, done
  4. Draft: Answers drafted, done
  5. Review: Panel review, done
  6. Fix: Fixed and re-scored, done

Criterion 4 win-ready at 889 requirements tracked

  1. Fixed and re-scoredStep 6 · Bid writer and evaluation panel

    Fixed automatically and re-scored 88, win-ready. 8 of 8 claims backed by the evidence.

  2. Panel reviewStep 5 · Evaluation panel

    Scored 78. Flagged 2 claims the evidence doesn’t back.

  3. Answers draftedStep 4 · Bid writer

    Criterion 4, relevant experience: 466 of 500 words.

  4. Bid plannedStep 3 · Bid strategist

    Worth bidding, high confidence. 7 win themes, led by “Proven government cleaning delivery at multi-site scale”.

A sample business and tender. Every scan is real BidShortlist output, and the scores are marks from its AI panel review, not a chance of winning. See all six stages

Built for Australian construction businesses

Whether you're a one-person trade or a mid-tier contractor, BidShortlist drafts your answers to government tenders from the work you have already done.

Builders and contractors
General builders, civil contractors and fitout specialists responding to government construction tenders.
Trade subcontractors
Electricians, plumbers, carpenters, HVAC and other trades writing responses to government work.
Service and maintenance
Maintenance contractors, facilities managers and suppliers bidding on government infrastructure.

What construction tenders can you win?

BidShortlist drafts responses for any Australian government construction procurement you bring it.

  • Building construction and fitout
  • Civil works and infrastructure
  • Electrical and mechanical services
  • Roads, bridges and transport
  • Maintenance and repairs
  • Specialist trades and subcontracting

Example tender agencies

  • Department of DefenceFederal
  • Transport for NSWNSW
  • Victorian School Building AuthorityVIC
  • Australian GovernmentFederal
  • NSW Department of EducationNSW
  • VicTrackVIC

How it works

Set up your evidence once: upload certificates, insurance and policies as PDF or Word, paste your capability statement, or build one with us. You check the facts it pulls out, and the files are deleted.

  1. Step 1: Plan

    Upload the whole tender pack, up to 10 PDF or Word files, including any response schedules and addenda. BidShortlist lists every criterion, word limit and mandatory item, and tells you if the tender mentions a document you left out. Three checks follow, in order: your evidence against the tender, an honest bid or no-bid, and a strategy.

  2. Step 2: Answers

    Every criterion is drafted from your evidence and kept inside its word limit. An AI evaluation panel then checks every answer, and anything the writer can fix is fixed and scored again before you see it. When your evidence runs out, it asks you the question instead of guessing, or writes a starter answer with the gaps marked so you can fill them in.

  3. Step 3: Final checks

    Every answer carries its AI panel score and the evidence behind each claim. Then the whole bid is read as one for contradictions and promises you can’t keep. You get a list of what to fix, a lodgement checklist and a Word document ready to lodge.

Why construction businesses use BidShortlist

A bid can be ruled out on compliance before anyone reads the writing: a criterion left out, an answer over the limit, a mandatory item missing. That is what BidShortlist checks for. Here is one criterion from a sample tender, answered by a general chatbot and by BidShortlist.

A general chatbot, asked well

One request, one reply

Its reply, as written

# C1. Relevant Experience Coastal Commercial Cleaning Pty Ltd is an Australian-owned commercial cleaning company established in 2012. We have 140 staff and service government, education and healthcare sites across NSW and the ACT. We specialise in daily office cleaning, periodic deep cleans and infection-control cleaning for occupied…

See exactly what we asked

I'm responding to a government tender and need help with one of the selection criteria. Please write my response using only the information about my business below. Don't make anything up. The response has a limit of 500 words. Selection criterion (weighted 40%): C1. Relevant experience. Describe your experience delivering commercial cleaning services to comparable government or commercial sites in the last three years. Include the scale of sites, contract value and outcomes achieved. Word limit: 500 words. About my business: Business: Coastal Commercial Cleaning Pty Ltd ABN: 54 612 908 331 Industry: Commercial cleaning and facilities services Capability statement: Coastal Commercial Cleaning is an Australian-owned commercial cleaning company established in 2012, with 140 staff servicing government, education and healthcare sites across NSW and the ACT. We specialise in daily office cleaning, periodic deep cleans, and infection-control cleaning for occupied government buildings. We hold ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 45001 (WHS) certification, and all field staff complete police checks and an accredited cleaning induction before deployment. Our model combines a dedicated site supervisor, digital scheduling and a 2-hour response standard for ad hoc requests. More detail: - Public liability insurance — $20 million: Public and products liability cover of $20,000,000 any one occurrence with Allianz Australia, policy PLI-884217, current to 30 September 2027. Certificate of currency available on request. - Workers compensation insurance: Current workers compensation insurance with icare NSW, policy WC-5521903, covering all 140 employees as required under the Workers Compensation Act 1987. Renewed annually. - ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 certification: Certified to ISO 9001:2015 (Quality) and ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety) by SAI Global, certificate QEC-22841, audited annually. A documented Work Health and Safety management system governs all sites. - Department of Education regional offices, NSW: Daily commercial cleaning across 18 regional office sites since 2021, contract value $480,000 per year. Maintained an average monthly quality-audit score of 96% and reduced cleaning-related complaints by 40% in the first year through a fixed supervisor model and digital issue logging. - Central Coast Local Health District clinics: Infection-control cleaning of 9 community health clinics, 2019 to 2024, contract value $310,000 per year. Delivered to National Safety and Quality Health Service standards with zero critical audit findings across five years. - Trained, police-checked workforce: All 140 field staff hold a current National Police Check and complete an accredited cleaning and WHS induction before deployment. Staff turnover is 12%, well below the industry average, supported by above-award pay and ongoing training. - Referee — Department of Education: David Nguyen, Facilities Manager, NSW Department of Education, 02 5550 1647, available to confirm performance on the regional offices contract.

  • Left to you: 1 of 9 requirements. You find the other 8 and ask about each one.
  • Left to you: 526 words against a 500-word limit. Over it, so you cut it yourself.
  • Left to you: A markdown heading to tidy before it goes in a portal.
  • Left to you: Each claim is checked only if you check it. (Our panel found 5 of 8 backed this time.)
  • Left to you: AI panel score 66, needs work. Any fix is another conversation.

BidShortlist, on the same tender

Five AI specialists, six stages

  1. Read: Tender read, done
  2. Evidence: Evidence checked, done
  3. Plan: Bid planned, done
  4. Draft: Answers drafted, done
  5. Review: Panel review, done
  6. Fix: Fixed and re-scored, done
  • Done for you: 9 of 9 requirements found: 3 mandatory, 4 weighted criteria and 2 attachments.
  • Done for you: 369 of 500 words, counted by software and kept inside the limit.
  • Done for you: Plain text for the portal, with no markdown or em dashes.
  • Done for you: 8 of 8 claims checked against the evidence, each linked to its source.
  • Done for you: AI panel score 88, win-ready: checked and fixed before you saw it, with the reason for every change.
  • Done for you: A Word bid pack with a compliance summary and a lodgement checklist.

How we compared: the chatbot (Claude Sonnet 5.5) got one request, with the prompt shown above. BidShortlist drafts and reviews with the same model. Both answers were scored by BidShortlist’s own AI panel reviewer, on the same criterion and the same evidence. A panel score is an AI assessment of one answer, not a prediction of who wins a tender. Run on 5 October 2026.

Common questions

How does BidShortlist help me win construction tenders?

You upload the tender you want to win. BidShortlist extracts every selection criterion, mandatory requirement and word limit, then drafts a tailored, evidence-backed response to each, grounded in your real projects, licences and insurances. You edit, compliance-check, and export to Word.

Will it make up experience I don't have?

No. Every response is grounded only in the evidence you provide (past projects, certifications, staff, insurances). If there isn't enough evidence for a criterion, it tells you what's missing rather than fabricating it.

Can I edit the drafts?

Always. Every response is fully editable inline, and you can redraft any answer with one click. You stay in control of your submission.

How much does it cost?

Your first bid is free. After that: Pay as you go at $149 per bid, or Professional at $199/month for up to 15 bids.

Win your next construction contract

Upload the tender you want to win and get every criterion answered from your own evidence. Your first bid is free.

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