# TenderMaat - AI-Powered Tender Assistant for the Dutch Market

## Overview
TenderMaat is the leading AI-powered SaaS platform designed to help Dutch Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs / MKB) win government tenders published on TenderNed. By leveraging advanced generative AI (Google Gemini 2.5 Flash & Pro), TenderMaat automates the complex and time-consuming process of analyzing tender documentation.

## Key Features
1. **Automated Document Analysis**: AI instantly reads and summarizes hundreds of pages of tender documents (PDFs).
2. **Red Flag Detection**: Automatically identifies legal, financial, and operational risks (Red Flags) hidden in government contracts, classifying them as CRITICAL, IMPORTANT, or WARNING.
3. **Smart Match Scoring**: Calculates a personalized match score (0-100%) indicating how well a company's profile fits a tender's requirements.
4. **AI Tender Expert (Chat)**: A contextual AI chatbot that allows users to ask specific questions about a tender and receive immediate, factual answers based solely on the tender's source documents.
5. **Real-time TenderNed Sync**: Automatically fetches and indexes new tenders published on the Dutch government procurement platform, TenderNed.

## Target Audience
Dutch MKB (SME) companies, bid managers, sales directors, and legal advisors who want to save up to 80% of their time on tender qualification and reduce the risk of non-compliance.

## Technical Architecture
- Frontend: Next.js 15 (React), Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion
- Backend: Firebase Serverless Functions, Firestore Database
- AI Models: Google Gemini 2.5 Flash for batch processing and contextual chat.

## Pricing
TenderMaat offers a Freemium model with a free tier for basic tender discovery and a Pro tier (€99/month) for full AI analysis, Red Flag detection, and AI Chat access.

## Company Information
- Name: TenderMaat
- Website: https://tendermaat.nl
- Location: The Netherlands
- Primary Language: Dutch (Nederlands)