Mandatory Requirements Checker
Paste any tender's eligibility criteria and your company profile. Get a pass/fail assessment for every mandatory requirement before you invest time in a bid.
AI-generated analysis. Always verify against the full tender documents before making a bid decision.
Stop Wasting Time on Tenders You Can't Win
One of the most common and costly mistakes in public procurement is submitting a non-compliant bid — or worse, spending weeks preparing one only to be disqualified at the selection stage because of a missing certification or a turnover threshold you don't meet.
The Mandatory Requirements Checker extracts every pass/fail criterion from the tender text and assesses your company against each one. It also flags information gaps — things you haven't mentioned but should clarify — and tells you what evidence you'd need to prove compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are mandatory requirements in Irish public tenders?
- Mandatory requirements (also called selection criteria or minimum standards) are pass/fail conditions a supplier must meet to be considered. Common examples include minimum annual turnover, specific certifications (ISO 9001, Safe-T-Cert), insurance levels, and evidence of similar past contracts. Failing any single mandatory requirement typically results in immediate disqualification.
- Where do I find the eligibility criteria in a tender?
- Look in the ESPD (European Single Procurement Document), the Request for Tender, or the Instructions to Tenderers. On eTenders.gov.ie these are usually in the tender documents or the tender notice itself under "Selection Criteria" or "Exclusion Grounds". You can paste any relevant section into this tool.
- What if the tool says I'm "Uncertain" or "Likely Ineligible"?
- Don't give up immediately. "Uncertain" usually means the tool needs more information about your company, or the tender wording is ambiguous. Read the full tender documents carefully and, if in doubt, submit a clarification question to the contracting authority before the clarification deadline. Many eligibility questions can be resolved this way.
- Can I use this for any tender, not just ones on this site?
- Yes. Just paste the eligibility or selection criteria text from any tender — eTenders.gov.ie, TED (ted.europa.eu), or any public procurement portal — and describe your company. The tool works on the text you provide, not just tenders in our database.