Cut sourcing cycle time by 40%, keeping subcontractor and material awards aligned with project schedules and reducing the risk of procurement delays cascading into programme overruns.
Automated tendering for construction
Automated tendering for construction. Built for project subcontracting and material supply.
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Automated tendering built for construction procurement
Construction firms face a procurement challenge that repeats with every project: selecting the right subcontractors and material suppliers quickly enough to protect the schedule, while keeping costs within a budget that volatile material prices can erode overnight. Managing this project by project — through spreadsheets, email chains and manual document preparation — introduces delays, inconsistent evaluation and qualification gaps that only surface when it is too late. Procure.az, built by Smart Solutions Group, is an e-sourcing and tendering platform that covers the full procurement lifecycle from supplier identification through to contract awarding in one digital system. By automating document preparation, online bidding and digital evaluation, it enables procurement teams to run structured, auditable tender processes for subcontractors and material suppliers on every project — without the administrative overhead that slows decisions and inflates costs.
How automated tendering helps construction buyers
Apply selection criteria uniformly across every offer, because every submission is system-recorded — eliminating inconsistent or disputed evaluations and providing a defensible audit trail for every award decision.
Respond faster to volatile material prices by running competitive online bids that surface current market rates, rather than relying on stale quoted prices gathered over extended email or phone exchanges.
Verify subcontractor qualifications through fully automated pre-qualification, ensuring only suppliers who meet your defined licensing, capacity and safety requirements reach the evaluation stage — removing manual credential checks from your team's workload.
Eliminate printing, couriers and manual paperwork entirely — suppliers submit online, freeing your procurement team to concentrate on analysis and award decisions rather than document administration.
Maintain a single hub for procurements of any type or volume across multiple concurrent projects, supported by built-in comparison tools and historical analytics that give context to pricing and inform better award decisions.
Platform capabilities that match how construction teams buy
Automated pre-qualification
Define the qualification criteria that matter for each package — licensing, safety records, capacity — and let the platform screen suppliers automatically. Only those who meet your requirements proceed to bidding, reducing the manual effort of verifying subcontractor credentials project by project.
Structured online bidding
Publish tender packages digitally and receive supplier offers entirely online. No printed documents, no couriers, no manual collation. Every offer is system-recorded with a full audit trail, so your evaluation is based on a complete and consistent set of submissions.
Built-in comparison and evaluation tools
Side-by-side bid comparison and historical analytics give procurement teams the information needed to assess price, schedule commitments and qualifications together — supporting award decisions that account for both cost and delivery risk.
Configurable process architecture
The platform's modular architecture is configured to your organisation's own procurement process, not a fixed workflow. Whether you are tendering a civil works subcontract or a bulk material supply agreement, the process reflects how your business actually buys.
Single hub for all project procurements
Publish and manage procurements of any type or volume from one place. Running multiple projects simultaneously means multiple active tenders — a single hub keeps your team in control without switching between disconnected tools.
8/5 in-house customer care
Procure.az is supported by an in-house customer care team available 8/5. When a tender deadline is approaching or a supplier has a submission question, your team has direct access to support from the people who built and maintain the platform.
From project requirement to awarded contract
- Define the procurement package — scope, qualification requirements and evaluation criteria — using the platform's configurable setup, aligned to your organisation's process.
- Identify and invite suppliers from your existing pool or expand your reach; automated pre-qualification screens candidates against your defined criteria before they enter the tender.
- Publish the tender digitally. Suppliers submit offers entirely online — no printing, no couriers, no manual paperwork on either side.
- Review all submissions through built-in comparison tools. Every offer is system-recorded, so evaluation criteria are applied uniformly across all bids.
- Draw on historical analytics to contextualise pricing against past awards and current market conditions, particularly relevant where material prices are volatile.
- Award the contract through the platform, completing the procurement lifecycle from supplier identification to contract awarding in one digital system.
Common questions from construction procurement teams
We run several projects at once, each with different subcontractor packages. Can the platform handle that volume and complexity simultaneously?
Yes. Procure.az is designed as a single hub to publish and manage procurements of any type or volume at the same time. Each tender is managed independently with its own supplier list, qualification criteria and evaluation process, while your team retains visibility across all active procurements in one place — eliminating the confusion and version-control risks that come with managing concurrent tenders through email or spreadsheets.
How does automated pre-qualification work in practice for subcontractor selection?
You define the qualification requirements relevant to the package — such as licensing, technical capacity or safety documentation. The platform applies those criteria automatically when suppliers register or respond to an invitation, so only qualified suppliers proceed to the bidding stage. This removes the manual back-and-forth that typically delays subcontractor selection and ensures that disqualified suppliers are screened out consistently, not case by case.
Material prices move quickly on our projects. Does the platform help us capture current market rates rather than outdated quotes?
Competitive online bidding means suppliers submit live offers through the platform rather than responding to requests by email or phone over an extended period. Because the process is faster and fully digital, the pricing you receive reflects conditions at the time of submission. Combined with historical analytics, your team can also compare incoming bids against past award data to assess whether current pricing is in line with market conditions — a particularly valuable check when input costs are fluctuating.
Our procurement process has specific internal approval steps and document requirements. Can the platform accommodate those without forcing us to change how we work?
Procure.az has a modular architecture that is configured to the buying organisation's own process. It is not a fixed workflow imposed on your team — the platform is set up to reflect how your organisation actually manages procurement approvals, documentation and sign-off stages. This means you gain the efficiency of a digital system without having to redesign your internal governance to fit the tool.
Which organisations in Azerbaijan are already using Procure.az, and what does that indicate about its suitability for large-scale construction procurement?
The platform is used by large Azerbaijani enterprises including the SOCAR group, the PASHA group, Kapital Bank and Azəriqaz. These are organisations with significant, varied and high-frequency procurement volumes across multiple categories and business units. Their adoption of the platform indicates that it is capable of handling the complexity, concurrent activity and audit requirements that large construction buyers typically face — not just straightforward single-package tenders.
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