BidScript Boosts Tender Win Rates by 50% with $800k Pre-Seed

Jan de Vries · 2026-07-02

BidScript, an AI-native tender management platform based in Manchester, just announced a fresh $800k (€701k) funding round. That brings its total pre-Seed funding to over $1 million. The company helps businesses find, qualify, manage, write, and submit bids for public and private sector contracts. This latest round includes follow-on investment from NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance, managed by PXN Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II. New investor SFC Capital also joined in. ### Why BidScript Matters Henry Brogan, co-founder and CEO, puts it simply: "General-purpose AI doesn't meet the standards for high-stakes tendering. It's a niche that demands deep expertise." And he's right. Bidding on contracts is a messy, manual process for most companies. BidScript's AI is built specifically for that challenge. The company was founded in 2023 by childhood friends Henry Brogan and Tyler McCarthy, who launched it while still at university. Their goal? Fix the broken system of public and private contract bidding. ### The Problem They're Solving Hundreds of billions of dollars in contracts are awarded each year. Yet most businesses still use spreadsheets and shared drives to manage tenders. It's slow, error-prone, and frustrating. BidScript automates the heavy lifting, from finding opportunities to writing submissions. Early results are impressive. Customers across the UK, US, and Middle East have seen win rates jump by up to 50%. That's a game-changer for any business chasing contracts. ### A Growing Wave of Investment BidScript's funding comes amid a surge in European procurement and RFP automation investment in 2026. EU-Startups reports nearly $54 million (€49.4 million) in rounds for similar companies this year. That includes: - Pivot (Paris): $37.6 million Series B for agentic AI procurement - Soource (Bolzano): $3.3 million Seed for procurement intelligence - Definic (Košice): $2.7 million Seed for vendor intelligence - Realm (Helsinki): $4.2 million Seed for AI-assisted RFP tools - Mandel AI (Sofia): $3.9 million Seed for supplier coordination - Ark Climate (Munich): $2.3 million pre-Seed for municipal software In the UK, Fivium (London) got an undisclosed minority investment for public-sector software in 2026, and Stotles raised $12.6 million Series A in 2025 for tender tracking. That puts BidScript in good company. ### What Investors See Harry Manley, Investment Associate at PXN Ventures, says: "Our investment into BidScript was one of the first checks written after our inaugural PraeSeed programme. Watching the business grow has been inspiring." Ed Stevenson, Principal at SFC Capital, adds: "Henry and Tyler are tackling a problem most people overlook. They've built real traction early, and their sector focus is exactly what we look for at pre-Seed." BidScript focuses on construction, engineering, IT, and education sectors. Those industries face demanding tendering environments where every edge counts. ### What's Next The new funding will help BidScript grow its team, develop its product, and expand into new markets. With a proven track record and strong investor backing, the company is poised to make a big impact on how businesses win contracts. If you're tired of drowning in spreadsheets and losing bids to competitors who move faster, BidScript might be worth a look. Their AI isn't just a buzzword—it's solving a real, painful problem.