Bidfold

Bidfold · explainer

Bidfold: tender discovery and bid tooling, in plain terms

Bidfold reads 13 public tender sources every morning and puts what is open in your regions on one desk, beside 30 calculators for the sums that decide whether to bid.

Bidfold is a tender intelligence desk for small firms: it gathers open tenders from 13 public sources every morning and pairs them with calculators for landed cost, margin and bill-of-quantities stress.

It is built and run by Jacaranda Labs in Harare, Zimbabwe. Live: https://deskos.whop.site

The short answer

Bidfold is a tender desk: it reads 13 public tender sources every morning and puts the open notices for your regions in one place, with calculators for the sums that decide the bid.

Who it is for

Small and mid-sized firms bidding for public contracts, plus bid consultants.

Markets: Africa, Multi-continent public procurement.

How it works

Sources. 13 public tender sources including the World Bank, UN agencies, UNDP, EBRD, the EU's TED and national portals on four continents.

Calculators. 30 working calculators for tender sums, each showing its formula.

Alerts. One email when something that fits arrives.

Bid / No-Bid Memo. A written decision on whether a notice is worth the week.

Desk Setup. The desk configured for a firm's sectors and regions.

Readiness. Checklists and packs for the week the right notice appears.

What you get

What it costs

Every price above is the live checkout price; the links go straight to the plan.

Questions people ask

What is Bidfold?

Bidfold is a tender desk: it reads 13 public tender sources every morning and puts the open notices for your regions in one place, with calculators for the sums that decide the bid.

How much does Bidfold cost?

The free desk costs nothing. Bidfold Pro is $19 a month and Bid Desk is $69 a month. One-off packs are $9 for the Tender Readiness Pack, $29 for a Bid/No-Bid Memo and $39 for Desk Setup or a Bid Check.

Which tender sources does Bidfold read?

13 public sources, including the World Bank, UN agencies, UNDP, the EBRD, the EU's TED and national procurement portals across four continents.

Does Bidfold write the bid for me?

No. It finds the notice, does the arithmetic and produces a written bid/no-bid decision; the proposal itself stays with the firm.

How often is the tender list updated?

Every morning, before the working day starts.

Is there a free version?

Yes. The free desk shows what is open in your regions and includes the calculators; paid tiers add the bid desk, memos and setup.

Which countries are covered?

The sources are multi-continent and the desk is filtered to the regions a firm selects, with open tenders listed by country.

Where this comes from

Figures and prices are generated from Bidfold's live billing table and published at https://deskos.jacaranda-labs-v2.workers.dev/facts.json, which is the authoritative copy.

_Jacaranda Labs, Harare, Zimbabwe._

Where to look next

Open Bidfold