✦ Consortium tendering for UK trades

Win contracts that are
too big to bid alone.

Form a permanent group of verified trade companies. Search live UK public sector contracts. Let Complys generate a joint tender response from everyone's compliance profile. Submit bids worth £100k–£2m that none of you could win individually.

Growth plan from £50/mo · Consortium add-on £25/mo per group · No contracts

THE PROBLEM

The best contracts are just out of reach

You find a £400,000 council scaffolding and electrical contract. Perfect work. Your region. But the tender requires £500k minimum annual turnover, three trade disciplines, and a combined workforce of 20+. You're out before you start.

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Turnover thresholds

Contracts require minimum turnover you don't have alone — but easily meet as a group.

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Multi-trade requirements

Buyers want scaffolding, electrical and groundworks from one bid. Not three separate ones.

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Workforce size

Larger contracts need a minimum verified headcount. Individually you fall short. Together you don't.

A consortium of 4 verified Complys trades can meet every one of those requirements — and Complys generates the joint bid response automatically.

HOW IT WORKS

From group to winning bid in five steps

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STEP 01
Form your consortium

Create a permanent group with other verified Complys trades. Scaffolder, electrician, groundworker — whoever the contract needs. Each member pays £25/mo. You become the Lead.

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STEP 02
Find the right tender together

Search live UK contracts across Contracts Finder, Find a Tender Service and Public Contracts Scotland. Filter by region, trade, and value. Your combined turnover and workforce now qualifies you for contracts none of you could bid for alone.

STEP 03
Members confirm their participation

Each consortium member confirms they're in for this specific bid. No commitment to every tender — just the ones that make sense for each company.

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STEP 04
AI generates your joint response

Complys pulls the verified compliance profiles, insurance documents, accreditations, compliance scores and worker counts from every member company and generates a professional joint tender response letter.

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STEP 05
Submit — and win

Your submission shows a multi-trade consortium with verified compliance scores, combined workforce and proven documentation. Exactly what large contracting authorities want to see.

HOW WE COMPARE

Paid tender sites find contracts.
Complys helps you win them.

Services like Tracker Intelligence charge £300–£800/mo to show you the same tenders that are free on Contracts Finder. That's useful for large bid teams — but it doesn't solve the problem trades actually have.

FeatureTracker / Contracts FinderComplys Growth
Search live UK tenders
Contracts Finder + Find a Tender + PCSTracker only (paid)
Compliance score shown to buyers
Verified insurance & accreditation docs
Worker passport & headcount
Form a consortium with other trades
AI joint tender response
Meet multi-trade tender requirements
RAMS builder included
Public directory listing
Built for UK trades specifically
Monthly cost£0–800/moFrom £50/mo

The difference is this: a tender platform tells you a £400k contract exists. Complys helps you actually qualify for it, form the right group, and submit a credible joint bid.

WHY IT WORKS

Six things no other tender platform does

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Compliance scores visible to your consortium

Before you even bid, every consortium member can see each other's compliance score. You know exactly who you're partnering with — no surprises when the buyer asks for evidence.

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Built specifically for UK trades

Tracker Intelligence is built for corporate bid teams. Complys is built for scaffolders, electricians, groundworkers and roofers who want to win public contracts without a dedicated bid writer.

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The bid writes itself from your profile

Your CHAS accreditation, public liability insurance, worker passports and compliance score are already in Complys. The AI tender response pulls from all of it — you're not starting from a blank page.

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Access contracts worth 10–100× your monthly cost

A single consortium contract win worth £250,000 costs you £25/mo to access. No tender platform charges a percentage of wins — but none of them help you actually win either.

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Permanent groups, flexible bidding

Your consortium is permanent — build long-term relationships with other compliant trades. Members confirm individually for each tender. No pressure to bid on everything.

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Pro plan minimum to join — quality guaranteed

Every consortium member must be on Complys Pro or above, which means they've uploaded their compliance documents, have a verified profile and are actively maintaining their score. You're not partnering with an unknown.

The maths are straightforward

A consortium of 4 companies. Each on Growth at £50/mo plus £25/mo consortium fee. Total cost per company: £75/mo. Together you can bid for contracts up to £2 million.

£75
per company per month
Growth £50 + consortium £25
£300
total monthly cost
across 4 consortium members
£2m+
contracts now in reach
that none of you could bid alone

One contract win worth £250,000 generates a return of 278× your annual consortium cost.

No tender platform charges a percentage of wins — but none of them help you actually win either.

WHO IT'S FOR

Perfect for trades ready to scale

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Principal contractors who sub out trades

Form a consortium with your regular subcontractors. When a large framework comes up, you already have a verified group ready to bid together.

Specialist trades missing multi-discipline bids

Electricians who keep losing to multi-trade contractors. Scaffolders who can't meet turnover thresholds. Groundworkers who need a roofing partner.

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Local trade clusters targeting councils

Trades who already know each other locally and want to formalise their collaboration to go after council maintenance frameworks together.

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Maintenance companies building supply chains

If you run a facilities management or maintenance operation, a consortium with verified sub-trades gives you the depth to bid for larger managed contracts.

Common questions

What size contracts can a consortium realistically bid for?

Most consortium opportunities sit between £100,000 and £2,000,000. Below that, a single company usually qualifies. Above £2m, you're typically competing against national contractors. The sweet spot — framework lots, multi-trade council contracts, NHS maintenance works — is exactly where a consortium of 3–5 verified trades can win.

Do I need to be on a specific plan to form a consortium?

You need the Growth plan (£50/mo) to create a consortium. Members need Pro plan (£30/mo) minimum to join. The consortium fee is £25/mo per consortium per member — billed individually to each company.

What happens if a member doesn't confirm for a specific tender?

They simply don't participate in that bid. They remain in the consortium for future tenders. The lead can proceed with the members who have confirmed, or choose to remove a member permanently if needed.

How is Complys different to just using Contracts Finder?

Contracts Finder shows you what's available. Complys shows you what you can actually win — and then helps you win it. Finding a tender is 5% of the work. Proving you're compliant, forming the right group, and submitting a credible response is the other 95%.

Can I be in multiple consortiums?

Yes. You pay £25/mo per consortium you're in. A scaffolding company might be in a South West construction consortium and a housing maintenance consortium simultaneously — two different groups, two different types of contract.

Is my compliance data shared with other consortium members?

Other members can see your compliance score and verified badge status. Full document details are not shared — only the summary information needed to assess the group's combined capability.

Ready to bid for bigger contracts?

Start with a free Complys account. Upgrade to Growth to create your first consortium. Your first tender could be worth more than your entire monthly cost in a single afternoon.

Growth plan £50/mo · Consortium add-on £25/mo per group · Cancel any time · No contracts