DeskOSMost tender services sell you the tender. DeskOS helps you win it.
Jorpex and Devex are good at finding opportunities, and Devex adds news and award data. But for small firms, finding is rarely where the bid is lost. In the last 12 months, 4,482 of the 4,816 local firms named in World Bank award notices across Southern and East Africa won nothing, and 46% of the bids set aside fell on paperwork. DeskOS is built for that part of the job, at a price a small firm does not have to think twice about.
| DeskOS | Jorpex | Devex Pro Funding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free desk $0 · Pro $19 a month · Bid Desk $69 a month | $49 or $149 a month (35% less paid yearly) | $99 a month billed yearly, or $189 monthly |
| Open tenders every morning | Yes: 13 public sources, free for one region | Yes: realtime alerts and AI summaries | Yes: funding and tenders from 850+ sources, with news and analysis |
| Who won, at what price, against how many bidders | Yes: Award Radar, every World Bank award notice in 18 countries | Not listed | A contract award and shortlist database is listed |
| Why other bids were set aside (published reasons) | Yes, by country and sector | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price range of the evaluated bids | Yes, on Pro and in every memo | Not listed | Not listed |
| Cost to bid on the notice (bid security, fee) | Yes where the portal publishes it (Kenya PPIP today) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reserved tenders (Kenya AGPO) | Yes: type AGPO in your keywords | Not listed | Not listed |
| Subcontract radar: foreign firms that just won in your country | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| A person checks your bid pack before you submit | Bid Check $39, one a month inside Bid Desk | Not listed | Not listed |
| A person writes your bid / no-bid memo | $29, one a month inside Bid Desk | Not listed | Not listed |
| Free to start | Yes, no card, no time limit | 14-day trial | 5-day trial |
Their prices and features as listed on their own pricing pages on 5 November 2026 (Jorpex pricing, Devex Pro Funding pricing). "Not listed" means their public plan pages do not list it. If that changes, tell us and we correct this table the same day.
Five things small firms need that tender alerts do not give them
1. Who won, and at what price
Award notices name every bidder, the scores and the prices. Award Radar puts them in one table for your country and sector, so you stop pricing blind.
2. A second pair of eyes before you submit
46% of the bids set aside fell on paperwork. Bid Check reviews your pack against the tender's own requirements before the deadline.
3. What it costs to bid
Bid security, tender fee and reserved status on the notice itself where the portal publishes them, so you know before you start whether you can carry it.
4. Reserved tenders and teaming
Kenya's AGPO tenders on one keyword, and the foreign firms that just won in your country, who need local partners.
5. A better technical score
53% missed the minimum technical score. Bid Check also reviews key-expert CVs against the funder's format and your methodology against the terms of reference.