Built in Zimbabwe, for Zimbabwe.
Capable businesses were losing winnable PRAZ tenders on paperwork — not delivery. TenderAI exists so compliance never ends the bid.
The problem we solve
PRAZ moves billions in contracts. Most SMEs can't compete.
Zimbabwe's public procurement sector processes over $3 billion in contracts annually under PRAZ regulations. Thousands of registered businesses are qualified to compete. Most don't — or submit bids that are disqualified before a single evaluator reads them.
An ITF263 valid for 30 days. A declaration form that must be signed by a director, not an employee. A technical methodology section that must address evaluation criteria word-for-word. A BoQ where a single blank line voids the entire pricing schedule. The requirements are published in every ITT — complex, unforgiving, and hard to execute without a dedicated bid team.
A professional bid writer charges $200–$500 per proposal. A dedicated bid manager costs $1,500/month. For a cleaning contractor in Bulawayo or an IT supplier in Mutare, that is not an option.
of PRAZ bids disqualified at administrative compliance — before evaluation begins
cost per proposal from a professional bid writer — out of reach for most SMEs
ITF263 validity window — the most commonly expired document in Zimbabwe procurement
mandatory in every PRAZ proposal — missing one means automatic rejection
Our story
How TenderAI came to exist
2024
The moment that started it
A capable Harare construction firm — seven years of experience, all the right equipment, real references — was disqualified from a ZINARA road rehabilitation contract. The reason: an ITF263 that had expired six days before the submission deadline. The company had no idea. The proposal was otherwise excellent. They lost a $180,000 contract to a compliance administration failure.
Early 2025
First build: a compliance checklist
We built a simple tool that tracked document expiry dates and sent WhatsApp reminders. Within three months, the businesses using it stopped getting disqualified on administrative compliance. The problem was solvable — it just required automation.
Mid 2025
AI proposal generation
The harder problem: writing a competitive technical methodology. A compliance-passing proposal still needs to outscore 20 other bidders on technical merit. We trained the proposal generator on PRAZ evaluation frameworks — so it writes methodology sections that address the exact criteria evaluators score, not generic capability statements.
Late 2025
Document Vault
Every business was storing their PRAZ certificate, ITF263, CR14, and audited financials across email threads and USB drives. One vault, one source of truth, auto-attached to every proposal. Expiry alerts 14 days out. The problem of the missing certificate disappeared.
2026
EcoCash, Paynow, and WhatsApp
Zimbabwean businesses pay in ZiG and EcoCash, not USD Visa cards. We added every local payment option. WhatsApp notifications for every proposal milestone — because in Zimbabwe, business communication happens on WhatsApp, not email.
What we believe
Three principles we build by
Zimbabwe-first, always
PRAZ Chapter 22:23, the ITF263 renewal cycle, PSRS certification for security firms, POTRAZ compliance for IT suppliers — we built this with deep knowledge of how procurement actually works in Zimbabwe, not as an adaptation of a Western tool.
Compliance before capability
The best proposal in the room is worth nothing if it doesn't pass the administrative gate. We surface compliance problems before submission — so businesses compete on merit, not on who catches their expired certificate first.
Access for every size
A $300 per-proposal consultant is out of reach for most Zimbabwean SMEs. An $18 per-document tool isn’t. Quality bid writing should not be a privilege reserved for businesses that can afford a dedicated bid team.
Standards we follow
Proposals conform to the PRAZ evaluation framework under the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, Chapter 22:23. Output as Word and PDF — formats accepted across procuring entities.
PRAZ · ITF263 · ZIMRA eTax · EcoCash & Paynow · Built in Zimbabwe
See it working on your next tender
First proposal free. No card required. PRAZ compliance on every document. EcoCash accepted.
- Compliance check on every proposal
- Vault with expiry alerts
- Word + PDF export
- WhatsApp deadline reminders