Find Matching Tenders
Search live AU/NZ government tenders, rank them against what a company actually does (read from its website), and explain why each opportunity is relevant — including the capability gaps to prepare evidence for. Tender search is free forever on the Stipple API; no API key or signup needed.
When to use
- Business development: "find tenders we could bid on"
- Market research: "what government work is out there for cybersecurity firms in NSW?"
- Bid pipeline maintenance: "check for new construction tenders this week"
Instructions
Get the company profile. Ask for the company's website URL. If the user provides a description instead, skip resolution and use their description directly as capability context.
Resolve the company (optional but improves matching):
curl -X POST https://www.stipple.sh/v1/companies/resolve \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query": "https://your-company.com"}'
Returns the company's registered name, ABN, jurisdiction, and status.
Search open tenders (free, no key):
curl "https://www.stipple.sh/v1/tenders?q=construction&jurisdiction=AU&limit=10"
Filters: q (keyword), jurisdiction (AU, AU-NSW, AU-VIC, NZ, ...), limit, offset.
Rank against the company (optional, uses free weekly allowance):
curl -X POST https://www.stipple.sh/v1/tenders/match \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://your-company.com", "jurisdiction": "AU", "limit": 5}'
Returns ranked matches with why[] (why it fits) and gaps[] (capability evidence to prepare).
Check data provenance if results seem thin (free):
curl "https://www.stipple.sh/v1/tenders/sources"
Shows which government feeds are indexed and their freshness — explains why a search can be empty.
Report honestly. Match scores are fit signals, not win probabilities. Present gaps[] as "prepare evidence for this", not disqualification.
Output format
Found 403 open tenders matching "construction" (AU/NZ)
#1 [AU-NSW] Digital platform modernisation services
buyer: NSW Department of ...
why: matches 'cloud migration', 'API integration' from your services
gap: no evidence found for 'ICT security assessment'
closes: 2026-09-15
https://...
#2 [NZ] ...
Notes
- Tender search and source listing are free forever — no key, no credits
- Matching costs a small number of credits on the free weekly allowance
- For ongoing monitoring, pair with a cron job that re-runs step 3 daily and diffs results
- Data sources: NZ GETS, NSW eTendering, VendorPanel, and other government feeds
1---2name: find-matching-tenders-23description: Find open AU/NZ government tenders matching what a company does, ranked by fit with why and gap analysis. Use when the user asks to find tenders, bid opportunities, government contracts, or RFPs for their business (or a client's).4---56# Find Matching Tenders78Search live AU/NZ government tenders, rank them against what a company actually does (read from its website), and explain why each opportunity is relevant — including the capability gaps to prepare evidence for. Tender search is free forever on the Stipple API; no API key or signup needed.910## When to use1112- Business development: "find tenders we could bid on"13- Market research: "what government work is out there for cybersecurity firms in NSW?"14- Bid pipeline maintenance: "check for new construction tenders this week"1516## Instructions17181. **Get the company profile.** Ask for the company's website URL. If the user provides a description instead, skip resolution and use their description directly as capability context.19202. **Resolve the company** (optional but improves matching):2122 ```bash23 curl -X POST https://www.stipple.sh/v1/companies/resolve \24 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \25 -d '{"query": "https://your-company.com"}'26 ```2728 Returns the company's registered name, ABN, jurisdiction, and status.29303. **Search open tenders** (free, no key):3132 ```bash33 curl "https://www.stipple.sh/v1/tenders?q=construction&jurisdiction=AU&limit=10"34 ```3536 Filters: `q` (keyword), `jurisdiction` (AU, AU-NSW, AU-VIC, NZ, ...), `limit`, `offset`.37384. **Rank against the company** (optional, uses free weekly allowance):3940 ```bash41 curl -X POST https://www.stipple.sh/v1/tenders/match \42 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \43 -d '{"url": "https://your-company.com", "jurisdiction": "AU", "limit": 5}'44 ```4546 Returns ranked matches with `why[]` (why it fits) and `gaps[]` (capability evidence to prepare).47485. **Check data provenance** if results seem thin (free):4950 ```bash51 curl "https://www.stipple.sh/v1/tenders/sources"52 ```5354 Shows which government feeds are indexed and their freshness — explains why a search can be empty.55566. **Report honestly.** Match scores are *fit signals*, not win probabilities. Present `gaps[]` as "prepare evidence for this", not disqualification.5758## Output format5960```61Found 403 open tenders matching "construction" (AU/NZ)6263#1 [AU-NSW] Digital platform modernisation services64 buyer: NSW Department of ...65 why: matches 'cloud migration', 'API integration' from your services66 gap: no evidence found for 'ICT security assessment'67 closes: 2026-09-1568 https://...6970#2 [NZ] ...71```7273## Notes7475- Tender search and source listing are free forever — no key, no credits76- Matching costs a small number of credits on the free weekly allowance77- For ongoing monitoring, pair with a cron job that re-runs step 3 daily and diffs results78- Data sources: NZ GETS, NSW eTendering, VendorPanel, and other government feeds
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