AI tender software, compared
The best AI tender software for UK & EU SMEs in 2026
Most tender tools do one job — alerting, intelligence, or AI writing — and leave the rest to you. Skim is the all-in-one AI tender platform: it discovers UK and EU opportunities, scores bid/no-bid fit, drafts responses against the buyer’s marking scheme, and pairs the software with a bid team that has won £3bn+. Tools like Stotles, Tussell, AutogenAI and mytender.io are strong at one narrow stage; Skim covers the whole bid.
AI tender software, capability by capability
Each tool here is genuinely good at one part of the job. The table maps where each one leads, and where Skim covers the whole bid rather than a single stage.
| Capability | Skim | Stotles | Tussell | AutogenAI | mytender.io |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | SMEs winning UK & EU public sector bids end-to-end | Pre-tender buyer & market intelligence | Government spend & supplier analytics | Enterprise AI proposal writing | Budget AI bid drafting for small teams |
| AI bid/no-bid scoring | Limited | Limited | |||
| AI proposal / RFP drafting | |||||
| UK & EU tender discovery | UK-focused | UK-focused | Limited | ||
| Buyer & market intelligence | |||||
| Human bid team (£3bn+ won) | |||||
| Built for SMEs | Enterprise & SME | Enterprise | Enterprise | ||
| Pricing model | From £199/mo · free Skim Advisor | Free + paid | Quote-based | Quote-based | Subscription |
Comparison reflects each vendor’s public product positioning as of June 2026. Capabilities and pricing change — check each provider’s site for the latest. If anything here is out of date, email justin@justskim.ai and we will fix it.
Pick the right fit
When to choose each tool — and when to choose Skim
Every tool here is genuinely good at one part of the job. Skim is the option that does the whole bid, with a £3bn+ bid team behind the software.
Choose Stotles
When your priority is pre-tender market intelligence and engaging buyers early — Stotles is strong at surfacing signals before the RFP is published.
Skim vs Stotles →Choose Tussell
When you need government spend analytics and supplier intelligence for market research and account planning rather than running live bids.
Skim vs Tussell →Choose AutogenAI
When a large, dedicated bid team needs enterprise AI proposal-writing at scale and already has its own discovery and qualification stack.
Skim vs AutogenAI →Choose mytender.io
When a very small team or freelancer wants a budget AI bid-drafting tool and does not need opportunity discovery or strategic bid support.
Skim vs mytender.io →Choose Skim
When you bid regularly and lose tenders you should have won — because the work sits across discovery, qualification, drafting and buyer intelligence, not one stage. Skim covers all of it in one platform, with a human bid team behind £3bn+ in wins.
Pricing
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Free
Researchers and occasional bidders exploring public sector procurement.
Skim Advisor agent — limited usage
- 1 user
- Real-time web browsing
- 20+ years of UK and EU contract data
- Deep business strategy analysis
- Competitor analysis
- Award notice analysis for expiring contracts
- Decision-maker lookups
- Drafted introduction emails
- Partnership discovery for joint bids
Starter
First-time bidders building their public sector pipeline.
Skim Advisor agent — standard usage
- Everything in Free
- 3 users
- Email and chat support
- Live tender tracking across 3 countries
- 24/7 opportunity monitoring
- Bid/no-bid analysis
- Document analysis on every tender pack
- Buyer intelligence reports
- Pipeline tracking and management
- Team permission controls
Growth
Experienced bidders who want strategy in the room, not just software.
Skim Advisor agent — 5× usage
- Everything in Starter
- 10 users
- Priority email and chat support
- Live tender tracking across 10 countries
- Dedicated account manager
- Quarterly pipeline review
- Dedicated Slack or Teams channel
Enterprise
Bidders operating at full capacity with a dedicated bid team.
Skim Advisor agent — 20× usage
- Everything in Growth
- Unlimited users
- Priority support across all channels
- Dedicated named account manager
- Live tracking across all UK and EU countries — no limit
- Dedicated bid support team
- Custom portal integration (add-on)
- Enhanced data privacy and security-led onboarding
- SSO and audit logging
Common questions
Choosing AI tender software, answered.
What is the best AI tender software for UK and EU SMEs in 2026?
It depends on which job is your bottleneck. If you only need pre-tender signals, Stotles is strong; for spend and supplier analytics, Tussell; for high-volume proposal writing, AutogenAI; for budget drafting, mytender.io. For an SME that has to do the whole bid — find the opportunity, decide whether to chase it, draft the response and understand the buyer — Skim is the all-in-one option, and it pairs the software with a bid team behind £3bn+ in public sector wins.
How is Skim different from Stotles and Tussell?
Stotles and Tussell are intelligence tools. Stotles maps the market and surfaces buyer signals before a tender is published; Tussell analyses public sector spend, suppliers and contracts. Both tell you what is happening in the market. Skim goes further down the funnel: it scores bid/no-bid fit against the published criteria, drafts the response, and profiles the buyer — turning intelligence into a submitted bid.
Is Skim better than AutogenAI or mytender.io for writing bids?
AutogenAI and mytender.io are writing tools — they accelerate drafting once you have already chosen the bid. AutogenAI is built for large bid teams writing at volume; mytender.io is a budget assistant for very small teams. Skim drafts too, but it also handles the steps before the writing — discovery, qualification and buyer intelligence — and adds a human expert layer. If drafting speed is your only gap, a focused writing tool may be enough.
Do I need separate tools for finding, qualifying and writing bids?
Many bidders stack an intelligence tool, an alert service and a writing assistant, and pay for three overlapping subscriptions. An end-to-end platform covers discovery, qualification, drafting and buyer intelligence in one place, which tends to suit SMEs better than stitching point tools together. Larger bid functions sometimes still run a dedicated writing engine alongside everything else because their drafting volume justifies it.
How much does AI tender software cost?
It varies. Intelligence and enterprise proposal tools are often quote-based and not listed publicly. Skim publishes its pricing: the Skim Advisor agent is free in beta via waitlist, then paid plans run from £199/mo on Starter, £599/mo on Growth (annual), and custom Enterprise pricing, with 15% off annual billing.
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