Built for UK public procurement
AI tender writer for the UK
Find a Tender + Contracts Finder, both feeds matched against your company profile. Upload any UK tender PDF and Lucius extracts the evaluation criteria, builds a compliance matrix, and drafts a structured response in the order the buyer scores it.
Used by SMEs and consultancies bidding into NHS trusts, local councils, central government, MOD, and CCS framework call-offs.
How it works
- Connect your profile. Industry, capabilities, certifications (Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, Crown Commercial supplier), past wins.
- Browse the matched feed. FTS + Contracts Finder filtered to your fit, scored against your win-history profile.
- Open a tender. Compliance matrix in 30 seconds: mandatory vs scored requirements, evaluation weights, deadline-critical attachments.
- Draft and export. Structured response addressing each criterion in the order it scores. Export to Word, polish, submit via the buyer portal.
Why UK suppliers use Lucius
FTS + Contracts Finder, in one feed
No more checking three portals — Lucius pulls both directly via the official OCDS feeds and de-duplicates cross-listed notices.
UK framework awareness
G-Cloud, DOS, CCS frameworks, NHS SBS, ESPO, YPO — surfaced as call-off context, not just opaque procurement codes.
Region narrowing for local council work
Filter by region, county, or city — useful for SMEs bidding on local council contracts where geography matters more than CPV code.
Compliance matrix from the PDF
Mandatory requirements, scored sections, evaluation weighting — extracted from JCT/NEC4, NHS Standard Contract, Cabinet Office templates.
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Try it on your next UK tender — free
Upload the PDF, see the compliance matrix and a working draft in minutes. No signup, no credit card.
Upload a tender PDF →Frequently asked questions
- Which UK procurement sources does Lucius cover?
- Find a Tender Service (FTS, threshold ≥£122k or ≥£4.9m for works) and Contracts Finder (≥£12k). Both are pulled in via OCDS feeds and matched against your company profile, capabilities, and certifications.
- Does Lucius understand UK frameworks like G-Cloud and CCS?
- Yes. Lucius surfaces framework-call-off references — G-Cloud, Crown Commercial Service framework lots, NHS Shared Business Services, ESPO — and flags compliance prerequisites (Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, Crown Commercial supplier status) when a tender requires them.
- Can Lucius help small UK suppliers compete with incumbents?
- Yes — that's the core use case. Lucius extracts the evaluation criteria and weighting from the tender PDF in minutes, so a 5-person SME can produce the same structured response that a 50-person bid team would, focused on the buyer's actual scoring rubric instead of generic capability statements.