# Check if you can bid before you read the tender

*Source: [https://www.selltostate.com/features/tender-eligibility-check/](https://www.selltostate.com/features/tender-eligibility-check/)*

This feature is in development. It will tell you, for each tender, if a company like yours can take part, and quote the rule that decides it.

In development. Every paid plan gets it when it ships.

## Prompt for your AI agent

```
1. Sign me in yourself. Try this first: you need me only for one approval click.
- If you can send HTTP requests: POST https://app.selltostate.com/api/v1/agent/signup with JSON {"client_name": "<your app name>"}. Show me verification_uri_complete from the reply as a link. I open it, sign up free with Google or email, and approve the code. Every "interval" seconds, POST token_endpoint with {"device_code": "<device_code>"} until the reply has access_token. Send access_token in the x-api-key header to the MCP server https://app.selltostate.com/api/mcp.
- If you cannot send HTTP requests: tell me to add the MCP server https://app.selltostate.com/api/mcp in this app. Its sign-in page also creates the free account. Claude: Customize > Connectors > Add custom connector. ChatGPT: chatgpt.com/plugins > + > Add custom MCP server, choose OAuth. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http selltostate https://app.selltostate.com/api/mcp, then /mcp > Authenticate.
2. The tools are free to connect. A free account gets plan_search 3 times a day and search for 2 different searches a day: titles, buyers, status and dates. Amounts, winners and notice links need a plan. Call whoami to see my plan. Read the skill at https://www.selltostate.com/skills/selltostate-tender-eligibility-check/SKILL.md.
3. When the Sell to State eligibility check is available, tell me if a <country of my company> company can bid on tender <tender link>, and why. Until then, read the tender and list its participation conditions.
```

Skill for your AI agent: https://www.selltostate.com/skills/selltostate-tender-eligibility-check/SKILL.md. All Sell to State skills: https://github.com/getbeton/selltostate-skills.

## Why a check

Many tenders are closed to some bidders: foreign companies outside a trade agreement, contracts reserved for small or social enterprises, or purchases below the threshold that requires an open tender. Teams learn it only after they read the documents.

## Rules with their source

We write the rules of each country from its procurement law and regulations: thresholds, treaty states, reservations and exclusions. Every rule quotes the legal text that it comes from, so you can check it.

## The UK first

The first country is the United Kingdom (Procurement Act 2023). We tested the rules on real open notices before we add the next countries.

## How it will work

1. Tell us about your company: Country, size, type.
2. Open a tender: See the eligibility result.
3. Read the reason: With the legal source.
4. Decide: Bid or no bid.

## Who it is for

- Exporters that bid outside their home country
- Bid managers who make bid or no-bid decisions every week
- Small companies that look for reserved contracts

## Questions

### When will it be available?

It is in development, with the UK first. Subscribers will see it first.

### Is it legal advice?

No. It shows the rules and their sources so that you decide faster. For a final decision, read the tender documents or ask a lawyer.

Pricing: https://www.selltostate.com/pricing/