Zephior vs Tender Select
Turn the matched tender into the supplier’s documents.
Choose Ziva when the next task is preparing the original buyer files, not only selecting a relevant opportunity. She can revise narratives, workbooks and supporting deliverables using company evidence. Tender Select’s connected tender matching can remain useful where its source accounts and specification handling fit.
Where Ziva makes the difference
Get more of the work off your team’s desk.
Have the agent do the response production
Ziva can fill the original questionnaire, revise the methodology and prepare commercial workbooks or slides. She can change formulas, tables and layout. That adds an editable package to a matching workflow rather than leave every preparation task with the recipient.
Bring existing company evidence into the answer
Use documents and diagrams to build reusable knowledge and retain terminology and recurring working instructions. Ziva can apply the current project’s guidance while producing the files. A matching profile alone is not the same thing as company-grounded response production.
Keep specialist formats and permissions explicit
Source-scoped review and accepted document history help the team correct the package. Supported technical previews can assist review, but no certified GAEB costing or proprietary-file editing is implied. Keep the specialist source access and tools the actual tender requires.
Where each fits
Start with the job you need done.
Consider Tender Select for
German tender teams wanting criteria-based matching over connected opportunity sources, including GAEB specifications.
Choose Zephior for
Teams seeking opportunity assessment, grounded response files and managed preparation for selected bids.
Existing data accounts are part of the workflow
Tender Select describes connecting DTAD or Tender Service accounts and custom APIs.
Tender Select source connections and matching workflow(opens in a new tab)Profiles combine different kinds of criteria
Matching can consider geography, value, certifications and preferred work.
Tender Select profiles, GAEB and tailored pricing(opens in a new tab)Construction specifications are addressed
The FAQ describes GAEB specification support for matching.
Tender Select profiles, GAEB and tailored pricing(opens in a new tab)Across the bid lifecycle
Follow the work, stage by stage.
Compare the published scope with the work your team needs. A capability to verify is an evaluation question, rather than proof a product cannot do it.
Discover
Find the next opportunityConnected provider feeds are matched against search profiles and shown in a ranked dashboard.
Tender Select source connections and matching workflow(opens in a new tab)Search supported public procurement markets with Discover and receive company-specific monitoring through Intelligence.
Qualify
Decide where to investHard and soft criteria inform a score; verify formal eligibility against the original package.
Tender Select profiles, GAEB and tailored pricing(opens in a new tab)Assess relevance, requirements and evidence gaps. A preliminary Intelligence recommendation is distinct from a complete tender-document audit.
Pursue
Shape the bid strategyRanking helps intake. Agree strategy, partner coordination and buyer engagement separately.
Tender Select source connections and matching workflow(opens in a new tab)Bring in Zelius for pursuit sparring, bid strategy, specialist coordination and a scoped delivery plan.
Remember
Reuse company evidenceSearch profiles encode company criteria. Demonstrate reusable evidence and approved answer management separately.
Tender Select source connections and matching workflow(opens in a new tab)Turn existing documents and diagrams into reusable company evidence. Select the sources for each bid, review proposed knowledge changes and carry company terminology and working instructions into later assignments.
Respond
Produce the actual filesThe reviewed proposition centers on matching. Test any claimed full response-production scope.
Tender Select source connections and matching workflow(opens in a new tab)Give Ziva the buyer’s original files and the outcome. She can fill workbook cells, revise document content and layout, build calculations and prepare related Word, Excel, PDF and presentation deliverables.
Review and deliver
Move to approved outputEmail alerts and dashboard results hand opportunities to the team. Define preparation and official submission ownership.
Tender Select source connections and matching workflow(opens in a new tab)Keep source-scoped reviewers, comments and accepted document history beside production. Review and restore prior accepted versions. Zelius can handle separately agreed submission work with customer approval and authority.
Zephior combines separately purchasable software and managed services. Customer decisions, declarations, pricing and final approval remain with the customer. Product access and service scope follow the chosen plan and agreement.
Pricing and ownership
Price the work completed, not just the subscription.
Tender Select
Tender Select describes tailored pricing based on requirements such as profiles and integrations, with a personal demo. Obtain the full quote and confirm whether DTAD, Tender Service or custom-source access is separately required and charged. No numerical subscription rate was established in the reviewed current pages.
Tender Select profiles, GAEB and tailored pricing(opens in a new tab)Zephior
Projects starts at CHF 500 per month for one Project Key, with unlimited users and company knowledge within one organization. Independent Intelligence starts at CHF 199 per month for one country. New software access starts paid with the published first-month money-back conditions. Zelius services have their own agreed scope and fees.
See current Zephior pricing ↗Compare provider fees, matching, response software and the human work needed after a tender is selected.
Published prices are starting points, not like-for-like quotes. Confirm currency, taxes, billing period, scope and current terms with each provider.
Make the evaluation useful
Bring a tender your team knows.
Use a past submitted tender as a benchmark, or a suitable live package. Compare the evidence, the final output and the work left for your team.
Connect the actual source
Confirm your provider account, permitted access, documents and integration responsibility before testing matches.
Inspect a difficult match
Use a niche service description and a mandatory certificate, checking both source evidence and the resulting score.
Test a GAEB requirement
Verify quantities and technical requirements against the original specification before deciding to bid.
Follow the selected tender
Produce the narrative, commercial sheet and annexes and assign the final review and submission roles.
Questions before you choose
A closer look.
Is Tender Select a replacement for every underlying data account?
Its current workflow describes connecting existing providers. Confirm the required accounts and licenses.
Tender Select source connections and matching workflow(opens in a new tab)Does a high match score establish formal eligibility?
No. Check the actual buyer requirements and company evidence before committing to the response.
Sources and comparison method
Reviewed 19 October 2026. Competitor descriptions use the official product and pricing sources below. These are published capabilities, not results from a controlled product trial. Zephior publishes this comparison and has a commercial interest in your choice. Workflow recommendations are our assessment.
- Tender Select source connections and matching workflow ↗(opens in a new tab)
- Tender Select profiles, GAEB and tailored pricing ↗(opens in a new tab)
For Zephior’s current offer, see Ziva, Zelius and pricing. Ask us to demonstrate any requirement that is essential to your decision.
Your next opportunity
Bring the work.
See how far Zephior takes it.
Discuss your markets, a representative tender and the parts your team wants to hand over.