Managed bid services · Checked 31 October 2026
Tendium Managed Services alternative: Ziva vs Tendium (2026)
Choose Ziva if your team wants to produce its own bids in one workspace at a published price per project, with the Zelius bid team joining when a tender needs more hands. Choose Tendium Managed Services if you want to hand bid writing and bid management to an outside team without adopting new software. Tendium publishes no price for the service.
Choose Ziva if
A company that wants its own team to bid faster with Ziva, keep the knowledge in its workspace and call in the Zelius bid team per bid.
Choose Tendium Managed Services if
A company without an in-house bid team that wants an outside team to write and manage its submissions, per project or on retainer.
At a glance
Ziva and Tendium Managed Services, fact by fact.
Every Tendium Managed Services 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 | Tendium Managed Services |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Tendium Managed ServicesNot published. Engagements run project by project or on an ongoing retainer. Tendium Professional Services(opens in a new tab)Tendium pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZivaMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | Tendium Managed ServicesProject by project, or an ongoing retainer. Tendium Professional Services(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Trying it first | ZivaStart paid, with a first-month money-back right: ask for a refund within the first month and you get the full amount back. | Tendium Managed ServicesNo trial described. You start by talking to the bid team. Tendium Managed Services(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. | Tendium Managed ServicesNot part of the managed service, which is platform-independent. Tendium’s software is a separate purchase, from EUR 125 a month on the Light plan. Tendium Managed Services(opens in a new tab)Tendium pricing(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. | Tendium Managed ServicesYes. Bid writing, bid management, qualification and strategy, and DPS and framework applications. Tendium Managed Services(opens in a new tab)Tendium Professional Services(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZivaDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | Tendium Managed ServicesThe team says it covers almost nine languages. Tendium Managed Services team (careers)(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Tendium Managed Services falls short.
Taken from Tendium Managed Services’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
Neither the service pages nor Tendium’s pricing page list a rate for managed bid work.
Tendium pricing(opens in a new tab)Tendium Professional Services(opens in a new tab)A small team
Tendium’s careers page describes the managed services team as a group of three: project managers, bid writers and subject experts.
Tendium Managed Services team (careers)(opens in a new tab)Software is a separate product
The managed service runs outside the Tendium platform, so the work and the tooling are bought and run separately.
Tendium Managed Services(opens in a new tab)Tendium Professional Services(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 Tendium Managed Services does well
- Covers the whole bid process, from qualification to portal submission and clarification questions. Tendium Professional Services(opens in a new tab)
- Works without asking you to change your current software. Tendium Managed Services(opens in a new tab)
- Experience across several hundred opportunities on five continents. Tendium Managed Services team (careers)(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Tendium Managed Services 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.
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Keep the knowledge
Upload past bids, CVs and references once. They stay in your workspace for every later bid, whoever writes it.
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Decide on evidence
Compare the finished submission and the effort it took with your current provider before you commit further.
Questions
Ziva vs Tendium Managed Services: straight answers.
Does Tendium publish prices for its managed bid service?
No. The service is quoted per project or retainer. Ziva publishes her price: from CHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project.
Tendium pricing(opens in a new tab)Tendium Professional Services(opens in a new tab)Do I need Tendium’s software to use the managed service?
No. Tendium describes Managed Services as platform-independent; its Professional Services are for existing platform customers.
Tendium Managed Services(opens in a new tab)Tendium Professional Services(opens in a new tab)Can Zephior also take a bid off my hands?
Yes. Our Zelius bid team can take on a tender with you, scoped per bid, working in the same Ziva workspace as your team.
Is this the same company as the Tendium software?
Yes. Tendium also sells tender search and bid software, which we compare on a separate page.
Tendium pricing(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Tendium Managed Services’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 Tendium Managed Services 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.