For NZ trades & SME owners · One-time, fixed prices

Win more government and council work.

Councils and government agencies advertise thousands of contracts every year — roading, maintenance, cleaning, building, grounds. We tell you which are worth chasing, and we write the paperwork so you don’t lose your evenings to it.

Start with Should You Bid

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Contracts come from GETS, the government’s tender website · One-time packages · NZD, no GST

New Zealand agencies and councils advertised 3,719 tenders (opens in new tab) on GETS in the 2024/25 financial year. Most small firms never bid for any of them.

Open council and government contracts — updated daily

Open contracts from GETS, the government’s tender website, from the council feeds we follow. Filter by region, open any notice on GETS, or ask us for a read on one. Want a list matched to your trade and region? Get the free weekly list.

Live from GETS. Currently covering 8 councils and agencies — more being added. For the full national list, go to GETS (opens in new tab).

We only read GETS’s public listings feed. You’ll need to register on GETS to download the full documents or bid.

New to this? Government departments and councils advertise many of their contracts on GETS, the government’s tender website, and anyone can bid. The reason most small firms don’t is the paperwork, and that’s the part we do.

How it works

Four steps from pick to finished work — no meetings, no quotes.

Pick the service

Choose the package that matches where you’re at — Should You Bid, Check My Bid, or Write My Bid.

Pay online

Secure Stripe checkout — no meetings, no quotes. One-time NZD, no GST.

Send docs + intake

Send the tender documents (or the GETS link) and answer a few questions.

We email your work

Completed work arrives by email in 2–5 working days, depending on the package.

GETS is the government’s tender website. We always link you to the official notice on gets.govt.nz (opens in new tab). You price your bid and send it in on GETS yourself.

Clear one-time packages. No subscriptions.

Prices in NZD, no GST. Start with Should You Bid — upgrade paths are written in each row.

See an example of what we write →

Schedule of rates — one-time packages, NZD, no GST
Service	What you get	Turnaround	Price	Buy
Should You Bid Best if: you’re looking at one contract on GETS and want the full picture before you spend evenings on it.	A full breakdown of one contract. What the agency is scoring, and how much each part counts (where the documents say) Checklist of documents / forms Traps & deal-breakers Timeline back from the closing date Our straight recommendation: bid or don’t bid — you get the whole breakdown either way You’ll need: the GETS link or reference number for the contract you’re looking at. Don’t have one yet? Start with the free weekly shortlist below — it’s free.	Turnaround2 working days · one-time	PriceNZ$149	Buy Should You Bid NZ$149 comes off Write My Bid if you upgrade within 7 days. You’ll get the intake form straight after payment.
Check My Bid Best if you’ve already written your bid and want it checked and tightened.	You’ve written it. We fix it so it scores properly before you send it. Rewritten to match how it’s scored Comments on weak points Check you’ve answered everything they asked for One round of changes You’ll need: your draft plus the GETS link or tender documents.	Turnaround3 working days · one-time	PriceNZ$390	Buy Check My Bid You’ll get the intake form straight after payment.
Write My Bid Best if you want us to write the submission from your answers (you still price it and send it in).	You answer some questions, we write the whole submission for you. Full written submission (how you’ll do the job, programme, health & safety, quality, sustainability, local benefit, key people) Formatted to tender forms One round of changes Up to $1M contracts (bigger quoted) You’ll need: the GETS link or tender documents, plus your answers to our questions (capability, people, health & safety and insurance facts as you hold them).	Turnaround5 working days · one-time	PriceNZ$890	Buy Write My Bid You’ll get the intake form straight after payment.
Our promise: If we miss a mandatory requirement that was in the tender documents, and you're excluded because of it, we refund you in full. Conditions

What we don’t do: we don’t send in (lodge) the bid for you, we don’t price the job, and we don’t write your safety, insurance or qualification claims — those come from you and are used exactly as given.

Weekly list of open contracts — free

Monday email matched to your trade and region. No card required.

Get the free list

Secure checkout via Stripe. All prices NZD, no GST. Questions? Read the FAQ or email bidpilot.nz@gmail.com

Free weekly tender list

Get this week’s free shortlist — open council and government contracts matched to your trade and region. No card required. Sent Mondays.

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FAQ

Short answers for busy owners.

What if I don’t have a tender in mind yet?

Then don’t buy Should You Bid yet — start with the free shortlist. If you’ve already paid and you have not named a tender, ask us to refund before we begin work and we refund in full (see Refunds). Or reply to your confirmation email and we’ll help you pick one from what’s currently open in your trade and region. You won’t be left holding a report you can’t use.

What if the answer is “don’t bid”?

That’s still a useful answer, and you still get the full report. Knowing a tender isn’t winnable before you spend three evenings on it is exactly what the $149 is for. We’d rather tell you not to bid than take $890 for a submission that was never going to score.

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