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How do I opt in to the new Tender Management Experience?

You can enable the new experience on a project-by-project basis or for all projects in your account. See How do I update to the new Tendering experience?

What is the difference between the old and new Tender Management experience?

Feature Comparison

Note: Additional features are planned and in development for Bid Management Enhanced Experience.

See the table below for features available in the Legacy and Enhanced bid management experiences in the Bidding tool:

Action	Legacy Experience	Enhanced Experience
Create and Manage a Bid Package
Create and Manage Bid Forms
Search for, Add, and Invite Bidders from the Company Directory
Search for, Add, and Invite Bidders from the Procore Construction Network
Add New Companies and Contacts to the Directory from the Bidding Tool
Compare Bids (Bid Leveling)
Resend a Bid Invitation to an Individual Bid Recipient
Download Bid Attachments from 'Bidders' Table
Inline Edit Bid Recipients from 'Bidders' Table
Send a Correspondence
Award a Bid
Soft Award a Bid
Convert an Awarded Bid to a Subcontract or Purchase Order
Bid Form Templates		planned for development

Process Changes

The table below describes processes that have changed or are completed in other areas of the tool. All other processes remain the same.

Action	Legacy Experience	Enhanced Experience
Add and Invite Bidders	You can add and invite bidders after creating a bid package. An 'Add Bidders' button is available at the top of the page.	After creating a bid package, you must create a bid form before you can add bidders. An 'Add Bidders' button is available after creating the bid form. You can also add bidders from the 'Bidders' tab of the bid form, and the 'Bidding' tab of the bid package.
Open Company Directory to Access Bidder Info	Click the company’s name from the 'Bidders' table	From the table on the 'Bidding' or 'Bidders' tab, click the vertical ellipsis icon on a bidder row and select Company Directory.
Manage Bid Recipients	When inviting bidders, you can update recipients, but not add new contacts. When adding bidders, you can add a new contact for companies that don't have any default bid contacts, but you can't manage the existing contacts. Bid recipients can't be edited in the Bidder tables.	You can manage bid recipients and add new contacts when inviting, adding bidders, or from the 'Bidder' tables.
Filter and Group Bidders	You can filter and group bidders by Cost Code and Trade.	You can filter and sort bidders by options such as bid status, location, and business certifications.
Send a Correspondence	You could send a correspondence from the Correspondence tab or from the Bulk Actions menu.	You can send a correspondence from the Correspondence tab. You can select recipients by bid form.
Submit a Bid on Behalf of a Subcontractor	Click the 'View' button from the 'Bidders' table to open the Bid Sheet tab.	Click the bidders name from the table on the 'Bidding' or 'Bidders' tab to open the Bid modal.
Resend a Bid Invitation to an Individual	You can't resend a bid invitation to an individual bid recipient unless you remove all other bid recipients from the company on the 'Reinvite Bidders' page. Note: This is not recommended since it removes the recipients that you previously invited from the bidders table, along with their contact info.	From the table in the 'Bidding' or 'Bidders' tab, you can click an email icon for an individual bid recipient and resend the invitation to them.