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A bid writer checks TenderSeal's work

Dr Simon Raybould has run his consultancy Aware Plus since 2008 and writes his own bids. He is also TenderSeal’s advisor, so this is an expert’s test, not a customer review.

How close did Go/No-Go come to an expert’s call?

He ran it on four tenders where he already knew what he would decide, and reported back on 25 August 2026.

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Tested on four tenders. Every time, within a gnat's whisker of an expert's own call.

Our advisor's own test, on tenders where he already knew the answer.

“All four of those occasions, the Go-No-Go information that the app came back with was not exactly what I would have done, but within a gnat's whisker.”

Dr Simon Raybould, bid writer and TenderSeal advisorCall, 25 Aug 2026

“If I take it sensibly as a, this is a list of things for you to think about, it's brilliant.”

Dr Simon Raybould, bid writer and TenderSeal advisorCall, 25 Aug 2026

His caveat, which the site repeats: Go/No-Go only knows the documents you upload, and like any AI it can make mistakes, so check it.

How long did a first draft take?

About an hour, on 5 October 2026, for the technical questions of a tender.

£3,500 · 3–5 days

What it would cost, and how long it would take, to have a bid writer do the work TenderSeal now does.

Our advisor's own estimate, on a call in November 2026.

“To get to a first draft of the technical questions has only taken me maybe an hour … an hour, as opposed to days, which is why I'm grinning like a loon.”

Dr Simon Raybould, bid writer and TenderSeal advisorCall, 5 Oct 2026

“I can't begin to describe how pleasantly surprised I was with the result. It's spot on … it's done everything it was supposed to do.”

Dr Simon Raybould, bid writer and TenderSeal advisorCall, 5 Oct 2026

He still edits a draft so it sounds like him. It’s a first draft to work from, not a finished bid.

How does it compare with his own AI?

He had spent a long time training his own Claude.

“Yours is as good as the one I've been training for a long time.”

Dr Simon Raybould, bid writer and TenderSeal advisorCall, 5 Oct 2026

What did he change about TenderSeal?

He suggested calling the Go/No-Go score a compatibility score, not a win score, because it measures how well you fit the tender, not your odds of winning. That’s what this site calls it.