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Australian tender and contract award data inside ChatGPT and Claude
Beginner API
What is AskTender?
AskTender is an analytics tool. AskTender brings every Australian government tender and 420,000+ past contract awards into ChatGPT, Claude or its own chat box, so suppliers can check incumbents and prices before bidding. Flat monthly plan with 10 free questions.
AskTender is a procurement intelligence service that pulls Australian government tenders into an AI assistant. It aggregates the federal AusTender portal and the state and territory buying portals into one normalised feed, then pairs live opportunities with a historical archive of more than 420,000 contract award notices. The aim is to let a supplier judge a tender before investing time in a response, by checking who won comparable work previously, which agency bought it and at what price. The service is built for small and mid-sized suppliers, bid managers, consultancies and sales teams that sell to government. Instead of a dashboard, the main interface is a question box on the homepage. A user can type something like whether an incumbent is likely to hold a contract, or ask for a buyer's spend and its usual suppliers, and receive an answer drawn from live tender and award records. Signing in raises the free question limit. Those who want the data in their own workflow can connect it to ChatGPT or Claude using setup guides, and the site says Copilot and other AI tools are also supported, with direct developer access available. Practically, each search, tender detail view or award lookup counts as a backend request against a monthly fair-use allowance. Saved watches and morning briefings cover ongoing monitoring, and new tenders are said to reach the assistant within about 15 minutes of publication. Public pages list award totals by category, buyer and supplier, which doubles as a research resource, alongside guides on finding tenders, the bid or no-bid decision and writing responses. Among alternatives, AskTender competes with traditional tender alert subscriptions that email daily digests and with manual searching of each portal. Its distinguishing feature is the conversational layer over award history. The standard plan covers internal business use only, so consultancies and platforms that resell or redistribute data need a separate enterprise licence. South Australia is not yet part of the standard coverage.
How do you use AskTender?
1Ask a first question on the homepage
Use the question box on the homepage to ask about a tender, buyer or incumbent. The first 10 questions are free with no card needed.2Verify your email for more answers
Create a free account to lift the question limit and keep past questions in one place.3Browse award data by category or buyer
Open an award category page, such as IT services, to see total spend, top suppliers and how contestable the market is.4Connect it to ChatGPT or Claude
Follow the two-minute setup guide for your preferred assistant to query tenders alongside your own files and workflows.5Subscribe and set up watches
Choose the standard plan on the pricing page, then save watches and morning briefings for the industries and states you target.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Combines live tenders from federal, state and territory portals with a large archive of past contract awards in one placeAI
- Works through a simple question box with no setup, so non-technical bid teams can start immediatelyAI
- Connects to ChatGPT and Claude with guided setup, fitting tools a team may already useAI
- Flat published price with no jurisdiction paywalls, plus 10 free questions and no card required to try itAI
- Public award pages by category, buyer and supplier give free research into who wins whatAI
Cons
- South Australia is excluded from the standard plan, so coverage is 8 of 9 jurisdictionsAI
- Standard plan is limited to internal business use; resale or customer-facing products require a pricier enterprise licenceAI
- Usage is capped by a 10,000 requests per month fair-use allowance, which automated pipelines could exceedAI
- Answers depend on an AI assistant querying the data, so users still need to verify details against the original listingAI
- Priced in AUD with GST at a level that may be heavy for very small businesses bidding only occasionallyAI
How much does AskTender cost?
Pricing
Standard plan is $299 per month plus GST ($328.90 including GST), in AUD, cancel anytime with no lock-in. It includes 10,000 requests a month. Enterprise is custom, with most customers reportedly between $1,000 and $2,500 per month.
Learn moreSupport
Enterprise customers get priority support and an uptime SLA, and enterprise enquiries are answered within one business day. Step-by-step setup guides and tender guides are published on the site.
Integrations
Works with ChatGPT and Claude through setup guides, and the site says Copilot and most other AI tools can connect. Developers can call the data directly. Enterprise offers bulk exports and custom data feeds.
Learn moreFeatures
Aggregated live tenders from federal and state portals, 420,000+ contract award notices, buyer and supplier spend pages, saved watches, morning briefings, an in-site AI chat and ChatGPT or Claude connectivity. New tenders arrive in under 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions about AskTender
How much does AskTender cost?
Standard plan is $299 per month plus GST ($328.90 including GST), in AUD, cancel anytime with no lock-in. It includes 10,000 requests a month. Enterprise is custom, with most customers reportedly between $1,000 and $2,500 per month.Does AskTender offer a free trial?
The first 10 questions are free, with no credit card required. Previewing an answer is free, and verifying an email unlocks it. A free account raises the question limit.Does AskTender have an API?
Yes, AskTender offers an API.How do you use AskTender?
The walkthrough on this page covers 5 steps: 1. Ask a first question on the homepage 2. Verify your email for more answers 3. Browse award data by category or buyer 4. Connect it to ChatGPT or Claude 5. Subscribe and set up watches.What platforms does AskTender support?
AskTender is available on Web App.What does AskTender integrate with?
Works with ChatGPT and Claude through setup guides, and the site says Copilot and most other AI tools can connect. Developers can call the data directly. Enterprise offers bulk exports and custom data feeds.
