Take an interactive tour of E1 right here, right now and see how easy it is to streamline your tender process. Easily onboard your supply chain, create tender projects, organise trade packages in minutes, completely track document versions, and more.
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It shouldn't take 60+ hours and four bloody tools to complete a tender.
E1 allows you to digitise and automate your tender process using your existing supply chain of subcontractors and suppliers. You can even get greater quote coverage by opening your tenders up to our massive network of UKI based subcontractors.
The bottom line is this: You'll complete more tenders, more efficiently than ever before.
Here's the deal:
In the modern era of tendering in commercial construction, where margins are tiny and competition is stiff, you need efficiency. This means that spreadsheets, email and file-sharing services (like Dropbox) are not enough to win. You can't wait weeks for your contractors to submit quotes. You need tendering software – something that allows you to simplify the process of lining up your supply chain and winning work.
The problem?
Many construction tools claim to solve all the pain points that occur across the entire commercial construction project lifecycle, from pre-procurement to delivery. E1 is the only tool that focusses completely on the pre-award phase – a place where, historically, most of the risk and money-making potential is.
The good news is...
E1 goes beyond email, file-sharing services, and even most procurement-phase technologies. We put all your tools, across your entire workflow, in one place. Subcontractor and supply chain management, RFQ management, document control, trade packages, real-time data... everything you need to win.
Upload project documents and use our Document Matrix to create trade packages in minutes. Seamlessly issue enquiries to subbies and ensure the right docs end up in the right hands.
Our customers have sped up their enquiries process by 75% just by using the Document Matrix.
Manage your supply chain in a single online address book across your team. Track quoting history, identify top performers, and gain insights to improve tendering efficiency with each project.
We’re talking thousands of quality, profiled subcontractors with details, project histories, and more. Scout for new partnerships and invite relevant trades to tender through the platform.
They’re comfortable with E1, so they know the drill – and will often reach out to you to coordinate tenders. Couldn’t be easier.
Leave outdated documents and manual addenda updates where they belong – in the past. Automatically keep your subcontractors updated with the latest set of documents with our auto-supersede-wizard.
projects interacted with by subcontractors (Feb 2024)
enquiries issued from main contractors (April 2024)
subcontractor and supplier companies with E1 accounts in UKI
"It's saved 75% of my time. It used to take two or more days to manage my tendering process – now I can do it in an afternoon."
"We've saved days. E1 has helped our estimating team save days managing our tenders."
"E1 has been a game-changer in how my team and I manage our construction tenders. It's removed the risk associated with version control."
Manage your workflows your way
Separate your projects easily between the tendering and procurement phases. Ensure your team knows where each project is at, with real-time updates on invitations, responses, requests, quotes, and more.
Make better decisions, faster
Integrate your address book. Whatever happens on a project, that data will be stored on E1 – which means you'll see histories, reliable subcontractors, and more, at a glance.
Use our Network
Thousands of subcontractors use E1 daily, all across the UK and Ireland. Use our Network to find and review companies in specific locations. Take your pick and add them to your address book, so you can invite them to projects.
Drop email and Dropbox
E1 will quickly become your tendering and procurement nexus. No more chasing subcontractors or consultants via emails; no more losing track of document versions on file sharing services. Whatever happens on E1 is recorded, and everyone is updated. You'll love the efficiency gains.
The client is working on a design brief – including planning for costs, submissions, and tender-stage documentation.
When you're ready to start your tender submission, E1 can help by collating and displaying historical project data. How much things cost, which subcontractors you've worked with before, challenges, risks, and more.
Here's where E1 really comes in. We support you with estimation, material quantity take-off, and most importantly, soliciting bids and quotes from subcontractors.
Use our Document Matrix to create packages for all necessary trades in minutes. Send them out automatically and accurately – only electricians get the electrician package, for example.
Here you're clarifying your scope, re-tendering, negotiating with subcontractors, creating and letting contracts, managing and coordinating subcontractors onsite, and more.
Whenever you need to re-tender and increase quote coverage – and let's face it, it happens all the time – E1 is here to help. We make the process fast, but that's not all: Our address book is filled with profiled, qualified, active subcontractors across hundreds of trades. Building relationships is easy.
E1 is an enterprise solution, and the cost of implementation and service can vary based on your needs and the size of your organisation. Book a demo with us (form below) and we'll tailor a package to your needs.
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