Tendium vs Mercell vs Hilma

Stop wasting time on irrelevant public-sector tender requests. Compare the procurement-monitoring services on the market – such as Tendium, Hilma, and the Mercell procurement monitor – and choose the tool that most efficiently helps you find the public-sector sales opportunities that truly matter for your business.

Grow your public-sector sales starting today, and find out by booking a demo whether you can switch your current procurement monitor to Tendium free of charge (or evaluate the differences between the platforms in this article).

Tendium vs. the Mercell procurement monitor vs. Hilma vs. other procurement monitors on the market – why compare?

Public-sector sales and taking part in tender competitions eats up valuable working time in many ways. Here are the most common bottlenecks companies run into:

• Too many procurement notices, most of which aren't relevant

• Important tender requests get lost in the flood of notices

• Reviewing tender requests and documents takes too much time

• A procurement monitor's features change unexpectedly

• Customer support is hard to reach

• No time to focus on strategic public-sector sales

Several tools are available for monitoring and taking part in public procurements, all aiming to ease these challenges. The most common options used in Finland are Hilma, Cloudia, Tendium, and the Mercell procurement monitor. A company's needs, target markets, and growth goals can all help determine which solution best serves which company. That's why it's worth comparing the available options to find the solution that best fits your company.

A checklist for choosing a procurement-monitoring service – find the best procurement monitor

A procurement monitor can be a simple notification service. But it can also be a strategic tool that helps you prioritise, analyse, and win public competitions. The list of questions below helps you consider important factors when assessing whether a procurement-monitoring service meets your company's needs.

A checklist to use when evaluating a procurement monitor for tracking public procurements and taking part in competitions

• How precisely should the monitor identify tender requests that are genuinely relevant to your company?

• How targeted and relevant should the notices be, or can they broadly include less relevant tender requests too?

• How much manual work should evaluating tender requests require?

• Should the platform help prioritise which competitions are worth entering?

• Should the platform support multiple languages, based on your company's market needs?

• Should the platform enable monitoring procurements both in Finland and internationally?

• Should the platform help identify new market opportunities?

• Should the platform provide a quickly understandable overview of a procurement and its key requirements?

• Should the platform gather all the procurement's relevant documents in one place?

• Should the platform provide visibility into expiring contracts and upcoming competitions?

• Should the platform provide information about the winners and competitive landscape of past competitions?

• Should the platform provide market data and analytics to support decision-making?

• Should the platform be integrable with your company's other tools?

• Should the platform support smooth teamwork during the tender process?

• How well should the platform support improving your win rate?

• How clear and easy to learn should the platform's user interface be?

• Should changes to the platform's interface and features be communicated clearly?

• Should customer support be easy to reach?

How did your answers break down?

If the questions left you with things to think about, that may indicate your current procurement monitor doesn't meet your needs to the extent required, or doesn't support your company's public-sector sales in the best possible way. It's worth revisiting these questions from time to time, whether you're using Tendium, Hilma, or the Mercell procurement monitor.

Why do companies choose Tendium?

Tendium's goal is to help tenderers take part in public procurements more simply, quickly, and effectively. Tendium does this by offering a tool focused on delivering measurable value to companies.

Finding relevant procurements

Tendium filters procurement notices down to the tender requests most relevant to your company, using search filters tailored to your business. An AI-assisted monitor identifies keywords even within the procurement documents themselves. This means Tendium identifies relevant tender requests more precisely than monitors that only track procurement notices. AI further sorts the notices caught by your filter according to relevance, making it even easier to find the most relevant procurements.

Managing documents and procurement files

All procurement documents and attachments are found in one place, reducing manual work since you don't need to jump between different platforms downloading documents or hunt for saved files on your own computer.

A clear user interface

An intuitive interface that guides you through onboarding supports adoption and everyday use of the platform.

Making use of market data

The platform provides analytics and procurement data that support informed decision-making and offer the chance to gain a competitive edge. The data includes information on past competitions, who has taken part in them, and payment data – how much a given buyer has paid, and how much competitors have invoiced – which supports bid work and drafting tenders.

Streamlining the tender process

The tool offers a guided workflow that lets tenders be prepared systematically and under control, since the whole process is gathered on a single platform. The platform automatically creates the tasks needed to prepare a tender, and tasks can be assigned to colleagues to support smooth collaboration.

Pricing transparency

All costs and service packages are clearly presented, making budgeting easy.

Hands-on support

Customer support and guidance are available throughout the customer relationship.

Tendium therefore focuses on what brings the most value to companies. It doesn't just help you find the relevant public procurements – it also helps you draft winning tenders and use procurement data to build your sales strategy.

Who is Tendium a good fit for?

Tendium is especially suited to:

• companies with a "work smarter, not harder" mindset

• companies that want an easy, quick setup

• companies that want to work more efficiently and strategically

• companies without their own dedicated procurement expert

• Nordic companies

Tendium is designed especially for companies that supply products or services to the public sector. The tool helps identify relevant procurements and draft winning tenders smoothly, without unnecessary manual work. The platform suits companies that want to work smarter and more strategically, and make more efficient use of their resources in tender competitions. It's an ideal solution for companies that may not have their own dedicated tender team but want to take part in competitions effectively. Tendium is developed primarily for Nordic companies, and its development has taken the needs of Finnish customers specifically into account.

Tendium customer stories – how companies have succeeded

A large number of companies already use Tendium to find the relevant public procurements in their industry faster and with less effort. Tendium is built for tenderers' everyday work and designed to help teams work more efficiently and win more contracts. Read our customer stories to see why more and more companies are choosing Tendium.

Don't just track procurements – grow your sales

Looking for a way to track public procurements for your company with less effort? Tendium is a modern tool for public-sector tenderers, whose AI-assisted procurement monitor helps identify relevant sales opportunities and win more public-sector contracts.

Check whether you can switch your current procurement monitor to Tendium free of charge by booking a demo!