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A Stotles alternative for small teams that just need matched tenders
Stotles is a UK-built public sector sales and bid intelligence platform: Sales Studio for go-to-market teams chasing government pipeline, and Bid Studio for teams managing and drafting tenders. Its own pricing page is unusually transparent for this market, listing four tiers by name. The free tier covers the same core job Bidstage does, tender tracking and pre-tenders, but the tiers built for a small team with any buyer-intelligence need start well above Bidstage's flat per-month price.
Reviewed 8 Oct 2026 by the Bidstage team.
What Stotles charges, by its own pricing page
Stotles' live pricing page lists Free at £0/month (tender tracking and pre-tenders), Basic described as 'from £75/month' in its feature list but 'from £50/month' in its plan-comparison table further down the same page, Growth 'from £475/month' for buyer and competitor intelligence, framework data and decision-maker contacts, and Expert at custom pricing for large teams. Growth and Expert are both sold through a 'Get in touch' sales conversation rather than a self-serve checkout.
Stotles also sells optional add-ons outside these tiers: research credits, managed Freedom of Information requests, business-process consulting and training packages, each billed separately.
Where the gap opens for a small bidder
Stotles' Free plan matches what a small supplier mostly needs to start: tenders and pre-tenders from UK public sector portals in one feed. The moment a team wants anything past that, pricing jumps to the Basic tier (£50-75/month by Stotles' own two listings) for expiring-contract forecasts and live chat, then to Growth at £475/month minimum for buyer intelligence, competitor data and decision-maker contacts, each sold via a sales call rather than a published checkout.
That structure fits a sales or business-development team building a long-range government pipeline. It is a heavier tool, and a heavier price, than a small business that wants its open tenders matched and a draft response started this week.
What Bidstage costs and covers instead
Bidstage publishes one price with no sales call: Solo is $19 a month ($190 a year) with AI-matched tenders across two regions, 10 AI-drafted responses a month and a bid/no-bid check; Team is $49 a month ($490 a year) with every region, 50 AI drafts a month and three seats, including award history (who each buyer hired before). Both carry a 7-day money-back guarantee, billed through Dodo Payments.
Coverage is TED (the EU's tender database), the UK's Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, SAM.gov in the US, CanadaBuys and World Bank notices, matched against a capability profile built from a company's own website, with draft responses included at every paid tier rather than as a separate add-on.
| Stotles | Bidstage | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | £0 Free, from £50-75/mo Basic, from £475/mo Growth, custom Expert | Published: $19/mo Solo, $49/mo Team |
| How you buy past Free/Basic | Sales conversation ('Get in touch') | Self-serve sign-up, cancel anytime |
| Markets named on its own site | UK public sector (government and public sector buyers) | EU (TED), UK, US Federal, Canada, World Bank |
| Draft bid responses | Not listed as a Studio feature | Included from the Solo plan |
Browse open tenders
By category
- Construction work (CPV 45000000) 6,562
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000) 4,154
- Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (CPV 33000000) 3,732
- Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services (CPV 90000000) 3,393
- Repair and maintenance services (CPV 50000000) 2,426
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security (CPV 79000000) 2,221
- Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation (CPV 34000000) 2,219
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000) 2,119
Questions
Does Stotles have a free plan?
Yes. Stotles' own pricing page lists a Free tier at £0/month covering tender tracking and pre-tenders. Buyer intelligence, competitor data and decision-maker contacts require the paid Growth tier, listed from £475/month and sold through a sales conversation.
Is Stotles' pricing fully published?
Partly. Free and Basic show a price on Stotles' own page (Basic is listed as both 'from £75/month' and 'from £50/month' in two places on that page). Growth and Expert are both 'Get in touch' with no published figure.
Who is Bidstage a better fit for than Stotles?
A small business or small team that wants AI-matched tenders and a first draft response across the EU, UK, US, Canada and World Bank for one flat monthly price, without a sales call to reach the features it needs.