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How Jonty works

Jonty does the slow parts. You make the calls.

Jonty finds the right contracts, checks each one against what you have before you bid, drafts the answers from your evidence and submits on the buyer's portal. Here is every step, and where you decide.

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Before step one

7 minutes to set up

There are no keyword lists to build. Sign up, then tell Jonty what you do in a short chat or call, about 7 minutes. Your first matches arrive the same day.

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The five steps

Each step ends with something you can act on. Jonty does the reading and the writing; the decisions are yours.

Illustrative. Buyers and figures are fictional.

  1. Spot it early

    Jonty tracks contracts , often months before the tender, and tells you who buys what.

    What Jonty does

    • Tracks contracts due to come back to market, often months before the tender notice is out.
    • Shows you who buys what, so you know which buyers to get in front of early.
    • With Bid Manager, adds a plan for each pre-tender you want to go after, and market intelligence on the buyer.
    Your part
    Decide which buyers are worth getting to know before the tender lands.
    Included in
    Scout and Bid Manager. Pre-tender plans and market intelligence come with Bid Manager.
    Pre-tenders

    Grounds maintenance

    Northvale County Council

    1. Now
    2. Tender expectedSeptember
    3. Contract endsMarch

    The contract ends in March. Jonty expects the tender in September.

    Buyer's history

    • 3 awards since 2021
    • 2 years usual term
    • £250k to £350k a year

    What to do now: Meet the buyer at their supplier day, and check your insurance cover.

  2. Find

    Jonty watches public sector sources across the UK and the EU, and emails you the contracts that fit.

    What Jonty does

    • Watches Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and EU-Supply in the UK, and TED in the EU once you switch it on in Settings. EU notices are translated into English.
    • Emails you the contracts that fit, with deadline alerts and a weekly recap.
    • Lets you search every open tender yourself, and keeps the ones you're chasing in a pipeline tracker.
    Your part
    Reply to your matches. Each reply makes the next ones sharper.
    Included in
    Scout and Bid Manager.
    Opportunities

    New matches this morning

    3 new

    • Grounds maintenance

      Northvale County Council

      £640k2 years

      Fits: grounds maintenance, your region, 2-year term

    • Estate cleaning

      Halvern NHS Trust

      £410k3 years

      Fits: cleaning for large sites, close to your teams

    • EU · NetherlandsTranslated from Dutch

      Street lighting maintenance

      Gemeente Westerhaven

      €1.2m4 years

      Fits: street lighting, a size of contract you've delivered

    New matches arrive by email too.

  3. Qualify: is it worth bidding for?

    Jonty fetches the , reads every page and checks it against your . Then it tells you to bid or pass, and shows the page behind each reason.

    What Jonty does

    • Fetches the tender pack and reads every page, so you don't have to.
    • Checks the hard rules first, like insurance levels and certificates, against what's in your Vault.
    • Weighs fit, capacity and your chance of winning, then says bid or pass, with the page behind each reason.
    Your part
    Make the call. Jonty recommends; you decide whether to bid.
    Included in
    Bid Manager.
    Qualify

    Grounds maintenance · Northvale County Council

    Tender pack fetched from the buyer's portal · 212 pages

    Bid, with one gap

    23 of 24 requirements met

    Checked against your Vault

    • Public liability insurance £5mpage 74 · your Vault has £2m

    • ISO 14001page 31 · in your Vault

    • Two similar contracts in 5 yearspage 12 · Eastbrook and Halvern, in your Vault

    • Deadline 14 Novemberpage 3 · time to raise your cover

  4. Write

    Jonty drafts each answer from your past bids and evidence, and leaves out anything it can't back up.

    For the creative parts, Jonty is your sounding board. Try an idea on it, and it will tell you straight if it won't score.

    What Jonty does

    • Drafts each answer from your past bids and the evidence in your Vault, from method statements to social value answers.
    • Leaves out anything it can't back up, rather than filling the gap with claims you can't prove.
    • Your bid library grows with every bid, so the next one starts further along.
    Your part
    Bring the ideas and the judgement. Read the draft, change what you want, and approve it when it's right.
    Included in
    Bid Manager.
    Drafts

    Grounds maintenance · Northvale County Council

    Question 4 · Social value

    10% of the score

    We will take on two apprentices from Northvale each year, as we did on our Eastbrook parks contract, where both now work for us full time. Bid library · Eastbrook parks contract, 2024

    Our crews moved to battery mowers in 2023, which cut fuel use on park work by a third. Vault · Carbon report, 2025

    Sounding board

    You
    Could we lead with our apprenticeship scheme?
    Jonty
    Yes, it's your strongest social value evidence. Lead with the two apprentices who now work for you full time.

    Left out: No evidence for 24/7 call-out cover, so Jonty left it out.

  5. Submit

    You approve the bid. Jonty then fills in the buyer's portal and submits it for you, so you skip the portal admin.

    What Jonty does

    • Waits for your approval before anything leaves Jonty.
    • Fills in the buyer's portal and submits the bid before the deadline.
    Your part
    Approve the final bid. Nothing goes to a buyer without your OK.
    Included in
    Bid Manager.
    Chat

    Grounds maintenance · Northvale County Council

    SubmittedDeadline 14 November

    You

    1. £5m certificate added
    2. Approved by you · 10:42

    Jonty

    1. Filling in Northvale's portal
    2. Uploading 6 documents
    3. Submitted · receipt saved
    Nothing goes to a buyer without your OK.

You make the calls

Jonty does the slow parts. These stay with you at every step.

  • What Jonty looks for

    You tell it what you do, in your own words. It learns from every reply.

  • Whether to bid

    Jonty says bid or pass and shows the page behind each reason. You decide.

  • What the bid says

    Jonty drafts from your evidence. You edit it and approve it.

  • When it goes

    Nothing goes to a buyer without your OK.

  • Your data

    Stored in the UK, encrypted, and never sold or used to train AI models. The detail is on our security page.

Start free. Bid when you're ready.

Scout is the finding part of Jonty. Bid Manager is all of it. Both share one Jonty, so what it learns about you carries over.

Jonty Scout

£99per seat a month

Billed £297 every 3 months, on a rolling 3-month term.

The finding part of Jonty: the right UK and EU contracts, sent to you.

  • Matched UK contracts by email, and EU ones once you switch them on
  • Pre-tenders: contracts coming back to market
  • Search every open tender
  • Pipeline tracker
  • Chat and calls with Jonty
  • Deadline alerts and a weekly recap
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Jonty Bid Manager

£399per company a month

Billed £1,197 every 3 months, on a rolling 3-month term.

All of Jonty: it finds, qualifies, writes and submits, with your OK at every step.

  • Everything in Scout
  • Pre-tender plans and market intelligence
  • Bid or pass on any tender, checked against your Vault
  • Answers drafted from your evidence
  • Submission on the buyer's portal
  • Framework applications and call-offs
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