Comparison

PSIP alternative: PSIP vs TenderSignal

PSIP is a UK public sector contract intelligence platform covering the five national portals. TenderSignal adds buyer portals beyond them, plus Ireland, with a free plan to search.

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What PSIP is

PSIP (psip.co.uk) describes itself as UK public sector contract intelligence. According to its website, it aggregates tenders from all five UK national procurement portals: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI. It is aimed at suppliers bidding for UK public sector work, with solution pages for IT and cybersecurity, facilities management, professional services, construction, NHS and healthcare, and bid consultancies.

What PSIP does well

PSIP is a capable product with a clear focus on UK national-portal data. From its own site, its strengths include:

  • AI relevance scoring. Tenders are scored from 1 to 10 against your business profile, with explanations.
  • Contract expiry tracking. It identifies contracts expiring within 12 months.
  • Buyer and incumbent intelligence. It offers historic buyer spend and incumbent supplier data, with incumbent tracking from the Growth plan.
  • Competitor tracking. It lets you monitor competitor contract wins.
  • Delivery and integrations. Email on every plan, Slack and Teams from Growth, and CRM connections (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, Make) on Professional.
  • Agency options. A Bid Agency plan offers multiple client workspaces, and an Enterprise plan adds white-label branding.

It also offers a 14-day free trial on its Growth plan with no card required, and monthly billing with no long-term contracts.

How TenderSignal approaches the same job

Coverage beyond the national portals. TenderSignal covers the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and the Republic of Ireland. We include the national portals, with eTenders in Ireland alongside the UK ones, and then check 600+ buyer portals directly: councils, NHS bodies, housing associations, universities, utilities and more, on platforms such as In-Tend, Delta eSourcing, ProContract, Atamis and Jaggaer. Around one in four live tenders we carry is not on any national portal, so a feed built only from the national portals may not show them.

Buyer contacts on Pro at £39 a month + VAT. Pro gives you the buyer contact name, email and phone, every match delivered daily, unlimited saved searches, matches not on the national portals, and renewals coming up in your sectors. The AI relevance score and its reasoning are included. Pro is £39 a month + VAT, billed monthly, cancel any time, or £390 a year + VAT.

A free plan, with no card. Free (Discover) lets you browse and discover: browse every live tender, search, filter and sort, use award history and competitor profiles, and keep one saved search with its matches in your account, with a weekly email of how many new tenders it found.

Teams can move to Business at £99 a month + VAT for up to 20 seats, adding shared notes on tenders, competitor intelligence, CSV export, and expiring contracts in every sector with go-live alerts. Registered charities receive 30% off. VAT is added at checkout.

PSIP and TenderSignal side by side

QuestionPSIPTenderSignal
Portals coveredThe five UK national portals, per its websiteNational portals plus 600+ buyer portals
Republic of IrelandNot listed on its websiteYes, including eTenders in Ireland
Free planNot listed; 14-day trial on Growth, no cardYes: a free search plan, no card
Entry paid price, as listed on its website in October 2026Essential £199 a month (£169 a month billed annually)Pro £39 a month + VAT (or £390 a year + VAT)
Mid and upper tiersGrowth £599, Professional £1,199 a month; Bid Agency and Enterprise on requestBusiness £99 a month + VAT, up to 20 seats
AI relevance score with reasoningYes, 1 to 10Yes, included on Pro
Contract expiriesContracts expiring within 12 monthsRenewals in your sectors on Pro; all sectors on Business
Buyer contact name, email, phoneNot listed on its websiteFree on tenders also on the national portals; all of them on Pro
CRM and Slack or Teams deliveryYes, on higher plansEmail, Slack and Teams on Pro; CSV export on Business; see integrations
Agency or white-label workspacesYes, on Bid Agency and EnterpriseTeam seats on Business; no white-label

Who each product suits

PSIP suits suppliers and bid consultancies whose work is mostly on the UK national portals and who want AI scoring, incumbent tracking and CRM or Slack connections in one platform, with agency and white-label options if they bid for clients.

TenderSignal suits businesses that sell to councils, housing associations, universities, NHS bodies and utilities, where many opportunities sit on the buyer's own portal, and businesses that also work in Ireland. It also suits anyone who wants a free plan to search with, no card, and a Pro price of £39 a month + VAT that includes buyer contacts.

Because PSIP offers a trial rather than a free plan, a practical way to compare is to run its trial alongside a free TenderSignal account, searching on the free plan for a few weeks, and see which tenders each surfaces for your sector.

Where to go next

See TenderSignal pricing, try free tender alerts, or browse region by region: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Explore facilities management tenders or the full sector list, search the buyer directory, and check contract expiries. More comparisons are on our alternatives page, including Tracker Intelligence and Stotles, and the tender alert software roundup.

PSIP alternative: frequently asked questions

How much does PSIP cost?

PSIP lists Essential at £199 a month, Growth at £599 a month and Professional at £1,199 a month, with annual billing shown at lower monthly rates, as listed on its website in October 2026. Bid Agency and Enterprise are custom priced. TenderSignal Pro is £39 a month + VAT.

Does PSIP have a free plan?

Its website lists a 14-day free trial on the Growth plan with no card required, rather than a free plan. TenderSignal has a free plan with no card: search every live tender yourself, with one saved search, its matches and a weekly count of new tenders.

Which portals does each cover?

PSIP says it covers the five UK national portals: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI. TenderSignal covers those plus eTenders in Ireland and 600+ buyer portals, and around one in four live tenders we carry is not on any national portal.

Does TenderSignal have AI scoring like PSIP?

Yes. Pro includes an AI relevance score with the reasoning behind it. PSIP also scores tenders from 1 to 10 with explanations.

Does TenderSignal deliver to Slack or Teams?

Yes, on Pro. TenderSignal posts new matches, deadline reminders and changes to tracked tenders into Slack or a Microsoft Teams channel, as well as by email. PSIP lists Slack and Teams delivery from Growth and CRM connections on Professional.

Can I run both?

Yes. Some suppliers keep one alert service and add another to compare what each finds. The TenderSignal free plan costs nothing to run alongside PSIP. Pro finds, ranks and emails your matches every morning, with renewals in your sectors, buyer contacts, portal links and tender tracking with reminders.

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