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A guide to nab.rs: quick start, AI features, the Telegram bot, pricing and FAQ. Everything to get the most out of it.
Quick start
Three steps to your first tender in Telegram — after setup the system runs automatically.
Enter keywords and/or CPV categories for your field, optionally a budget range and minimum days until deadline.
On your dashboard, click “Connect Telegram” (bot @nabrs_bot) or choose email. Telegram is available on Pro and during the trial.
The system checks public procurement sources every 30 min – 24 h; matching tenders arrive in the bot or by email, and on your dashboard on your schedule.
AI features
AI features are available on Pro and higher plans. Each one is triggered right from the tender card — in the bot or on your dashboard.
Ranks matches by relevance and briefly explains why a tender fits you.
Arrives automatically with the alert.
Breaks down the technical specification: subject, key requirements, risks and pitfalls.
“Deep analysis” button on the tender card.
Assesses whether it's worth bidding and gives a verdict (go / consider / skip) with pros and cons.
“Worth bidding?” button on the tender card.
Builds the list of documents and conditions needed to submit a bid.
“Checklist” button on the tender card.
Drafts a bid based on the tender's requirements — you just edit it to fit.
“Draft” button on the tender card.
Shows the buyer's history, active competitors and a re-procurement forecast.
Analytics section on the tender card.
What the AI reads
The AI reads the tender notice and, where it exists, the tender documents (specification, tender dossier). The limits are below; the numbers are current.
How often each source is checked: on the sources page →
Document text comes only from: Portal javnih nabavki (UJN). For the other sources the AI works from the tender card: title, buyer, notice description, deadline, and amount when stated.
We read up to 30 files per tender, up to 15 MB per file and up to 300 000 characters of total text. This is the default upper limit, it may be lower for your account.
We read: .doc, .docx, .odt, .pdf, .rtf, .txt, .xls, .xlsx, .zip. We do not download: .7z, .rar, .tif, .tiff.
A scan without a text layer is not read: there is no OCR. Such a file is not used in the analysis.
A standard analysis sees up to 50 000 characters of text. Long documentation is read in parts where this mode is enabled for your account.
The translation uses the first 12 000 characters of the description. The full text is on the source site, linked from the tender card.
Not every tender has an amount: for some sources it is missing from the notice. An amount filter does not find such tenders.
Telegram bot
Up to 30 tenders a day per template are delivered to Telegram and email; the website shows all tenders matching your template. When the limit is reached, the bot tells you and links to the feed on the website.
The @nabrs_bot sends matches for your template and offers AI actions right on the tender card. Control it with simple commands:
/startSign up and set up your search template/helpList of bot commands and features/profileShow current template settings/resetReconfigure your template from scratch/watchingWinner-tracking subscriptions/listLatest matching tenders/statusSubscription and plan status
Sources
We track public procurement sources (12 sources in 6 countries) — list below. We send only current tenders that arrived after a source was switched on — the archive is not sent.
Sources are chosen per template: open a template in your dashboard and tick the sources in the “Sources” field. A new template follows Serbian sources by default; you switch on foreign ones yourself.
Connected sources:
Serbia
- CFCU Ministarstvo finansija RS (IPA/CBC) — Serbia
- ЈКП ГСП «Београд» — набавке изузете из ЗЈН — Serbia
- Portal javnih nabavki (UJN) — Serbia
- NIS a.d. — otvoreni tenderi — Serbia
- Opštine — nabavke ispod praga (čl. 27) — Serbia
- UKC Kragujevac — nabavke ispod praga — Serbia
Neighbouring countries
- e-Nabavke BiH — Bosnia and Herzegovina
- CEJN Crna Gora — Montenegro
International (several countries)
- EBRD ECEPP (procurement notices) — Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania
- EEAS — Delegacije EU — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia
- TED — Zapadni Balkan — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
- World Bank procurement notices — Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania
What each source provides and how often we check for new notices
Pricing and payment
A new account gets 30 days of Pro for free. Pro and Business are for active bidding: more templates, Telegram delivery and a monthly AI analysis volume.
No annual contract, cancel anytime. Details and current prices are on the pricing page.
How to read a tender card
Every card condenses what matters for a decision. Here is what each field means.
The procurement subject and the institution issuing it (naručilac). The authority hints at the type of work and its procurement history.
The date and time by which a bid is accepted. Once it passes, applying is no longer possible — track it early.
The indicative budget the authority estimated. It helps you quickly judge whether the job fits your size.
The CPV code is the official procurement category; the subject is a short description. They are how a card matches your search template.
On Pro plans the card carries a relevance score and a short explanation of why the tender fits you.
Links to the tender documentation and buttons for AI actions (deep analysis, verdict, checklist, draft) sit on the card itself.
Bid / no-bid: is it worth it
“Bid or no-bid” is the decision whether to invest effort and submit a bid — or skip the tender and save resources for a better one.
Bid = you go for the tender and prepare an offer. No-bid = you deliberately skip it because the odds or payoff are not enough.
The subject is in your field, you meet the conditions, the deadline is realistic, and the estimated value justifies the effort.
Too short a deadline, conditions you cannot meet, an unclear specification, or a margin too thin to cover the cost of preparing a bid.
On Pro plans the “Is it worth it” button gives a verdict (go / consider / skip) with arguments for and against — the final call is yours.
30-day trial
Every new account gets 30 days of Pro for free — with notifications and a demo AI analysis (10 tenders for the whole trial). After that, delivery stops and the cabinet stays open; you can request an extension of up to 30 days from the cabinet (the operator decides), or send a subscription request (Pro or Business). The full price list is on the pricing page.
Glossary
A short glossary of Serbian public procurement terms you meet in cards and documentation.
- Naručilac (contracting authority)
- The institution or company that issues the procurement and evaluates bids.
- Ponuđač (bidder)
- The company that submits a bid for a tender — in most cases that is you.
- Portal javnih nabavki
- The official state portal (jnportal.ujn.gov.rs) where procurements are published; one of the sources the system tracks.
- Konkursna dokumentacija (tender documentation)
- The authority's set of documents with conditions, the specification and forms for submitting a bid.
- CPV
- Common Procurement Vocabulary — the official classification of the subject by codes, used for filtering.
- Okvirni sporazum (framework agreement)
- An agreement with one or more bidders that sets the terms for future procurements over a given period.
- Otvoreni postupak (open procedure)
- A procedure in which any interested party may submit a bid within the set deadline.
- Procurement and contract award notices
- Standard notice forms: the contract/procurement notice and the contract award (outcome) notice.
- Procenjena vrednost (estimated value)
- The budget the authority estimated for the procurement, without a binding final price.
- Rok za podnošenje (submission deadline)
- The final date and time the authority accepts bids; after it, submitting is impossible.
FAQ
How often are tenders searched?
Can I have more than one search template?
How do keywords and stop words work?
What are CPV codes?
How do I connect Telegram?
Do I need a paid plan to start?
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