Managed bid services · Checked 31 October 2026
Bid Solutions alternative: Ziva vs Bid Solutions (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want software that drafts the narrative and fills the buyer’s files on every bid, with our Zelius bid team joining when you need more hands. Choose Bid Solutions if you want to hire a permanent bid professional, book freelance bid writers by the day or train your team toward APMP certification.
Choose Ziva if
You want every bid drafted and the buyer’s files finished in one workspace, without hiring first, and your knowledge kept for the next bid.
Choose Bid Solutions if
You want to recruit bid staff, book vetted freelancers by the day or put your team through bid training and certification.
At a glance
Ziva and Bid Solutions, fact by fact.
Every Bid Solutions entry links to its source and shows when we checked it. Where we could not find a published fact, we left the row out.
| Fact | Ziva | Bid Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Bid SolutionsFreelance bid writers and managers by the day, recruitment for permanent and fixed-term roles, and end-to-end bid management on request. Bid Solutions homepage and FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Published entry price | ZivaCHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, falling to CHF 400 per project at 20 a month. Annual billing saves 10%. | Bid SolutionsIts FAQ puts typical bid writer rates at around GBP 600 a day and bid managers at an average of GBP 659 a day. Bid Solutions homepage and FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Public tender search | ZivaYes. The public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, without an account. Ziva Intelligence, search and analysis for one country, is CHF 199 per month. | Bid SolutionsYes. Bid Discovery, delivered with Tender Navigator, searches more than 200 procurement sources, with a 14-day free trial. Bid Solutions: Bid Discovery tender search(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Bid help from people | ZivaYes. Our Zelius bid team can take on a tender with you, scoped per bid. | Bid SolutionsYes. More than 800 vetted bid writers, bid managers and proposal professionals on demand, or the whole bid managed end to end. Bid Solutions homepage and FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Bid Solutions falls short.
Taken from Bid Solutions’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Capacity is billed by the day
Its own FAQ quotes typical bid writer and bid manager day rates, so cost grows with the hours each bid takes.
Bid Solutions homepage and FAQ(opens in a new tab)No tool for your own team’s drafting
Bid Solutions supplies people, training and a software comparison directory; the writing is done by the consultants you book.
Bid Solutions homepage and FAQ(opens in a new tab)Tender search prices are not published
The Bid Discovery page offers a trial and a demo but states no plan prices.
Bid Solutions: Bid Discovery tender search(opens in a new tab)
Where Ziva goes further
What changes for your bid team.
Software and people in one workspace
Your team works with Ziva on every tender. When a bid needs more hands, our Zelius bid team joins the same workspace, with the same files and history.
Your knowledge stays with you
Past bids, CVs, references and certificates become reusable company knowledge in your own workspace, with unlimited users and no platform fee.
The buyer’s files, finished
Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel forms and writes inside their Word templates, and produces the full package as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.
What Bid Solutions does well
- A large bench of more than 800 vetted bid professionals available on demand. Bid Solutions homepage and FAQ(opens in a new tab)
- Recruitment, training and APMP certification for teams building their own bid function. Bid Solutions homepage and FAQ(opens in a new tab)
- Published day-rate benchmarks for bid writers and managers. Bid Solutions homepage and FAQ(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Bid Solutions to Ziva.
- 1
Start with one tender
Bring a live or recent tender. Your team works on it in Ziva, and our Zelius bid team can join for the parts you want to hand over.
- 2
Keep the knowledge
Upload past bids, CVs and references once. They stay in your workspace for every later bid, whoever writes it.
- 3
Decide on evidence
Compare the finished submission and the effort it took with your current provider before you commit further.
Questions
Ziva vs Bid Solutions: straight answers.
How much does a bid writer from Bid Solutions cost?
Its FAQ says bid writers typically charge around GBP 600 a day and bid managers average GBP 659 a day.
Bid Solutions homepage and FAQ(opens in a new tab)Does Bid Solutions find tenders?
Yes, through Bid Discovery with Tender Navigator. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is also free to browse without an account.
Bid Solutions: Bid Discovery tender search(opens in a new tab)Should I hire a bid writer or use Ziva?
Ziva drafts every bid with your team from your own evidence, priced per project with unlimited users. Our Zelius bid team can join a tender in the same workspace when you need people too.
Sources and method
We read Bid Solutions’s own website and, where noted, public review pages. Last full check: 31 October 2026. Review quotes are short excerpts from the named page. Zephior publishes this page and sells Ziva; our facts follow our published pricing and product pages. If anything about Bid Solutions has changed, tell us at hello@zephior.com and we will correct it.
Try it on a real bid
Bring a tender you know.
Compare what comes back.
Run a live tender, or one you submitted before, in your first month. If Ziva does not convince you, you get your money back.