Government Tenders Scraper: UK Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, EU TED & SAM.gov

Government Tenders Scraper finds new public sector tenders, bids and contract awards from official procurement portals in one normalized dataset: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender (FTS), EU TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) and US SAM.gov. Filter by keyword, CPV code, publication date and open deadline, and run it daily in only-new mode to get tender alerts in email, Slack, Google Sheets or your CRM.

What can this tender scraper do?

• 🏛️ 4 procurement portals, one schema: title, buyer, country, value, currency, deadline, CPV codes, procedure, status, awarded supplier and link.
• 🔔 Tender alerts: Only new tenders since last run plus an Apify schedule gives you a daily bid-opportunity feed.
• 🎯 Filters: keywords, CPV codes, last N days or a start date, and only tenders still open.
• 🧾 Contract awards: track who won which public contracts and for how much.
• ⚡ Official open data APIs (OCDS feeds and the TED API), so it's fast and stable.
• 🔒 No personal data: buyer organisations only, contact persons are dropped.

Who is it for?

• Bid teams and consultancies looking for public sector contracts in IT, construction, healthcare, facilities and more
• B2G sales and lead generation: find buyers and budgets
• Market intelligence: competitor contract awards and public spending trends
• SMEs: suitableForSme flags UK opportunities aimed at small businesses

How to find government tenders

1. Choose Sources (UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, EU TED, SAM.gov).
2. Add Keywords and/or CPV codes.
3. Set Published in the last N days, and tick Only tenders still open if you only want live bids.
4. For alerts, enable Only new tenders since last run and add a daily schedule with an email or Slack integration.

Input

Field	What it does
sources	uk-contracts-finder, uk-find-a-tender, eu-ted, sam-gov
keywords, cpvCodes	Search terms and CPV code filters
daysBack, publishedFrom	Publication window
onlyOpen	Only tenders with a future deadline
maxResultsPerSource, includeDescription	Size and detail
onlyNew, stateKey	Alert mode and a name for each alert list
samGovApiKey	Your free SAM.gov API key (US, beta)

{ "sources": ["uk-contracts-finder", "uk-find-a-tender", "eu-ted"], "keywords": ["software", "cloud"], "daysBack": 7, "onlyOpen": true, "onlyNew": true }

Output example

A real tender from UK Contracts Finder (description shortened):

{
  "source": "uk-contracts-finder",
  "noticeId": "ocds-b5fd17-c4da7d4e-9b80-4024-a556-7954dfead045",
  "title": "Non-Planar Surface Characterisation and Swabbing Using the Spot Robot",
  "description": "The Contractor's scope shall include the design, development, functional demonstration, and delivery (including all required testing, verification, and documentation) of the Spot software suite for surface characterisati…",
  "buyerName": "UK Atomic Energy Authority",
  "buyerCountry": "ENG",
  "buyerRegion": null,
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-08T16:33:22+01:00",
  "deadline": "2026-10-29T12:00:00Z",
  "status": "active",
  "noticeType": "tender",
  "procurementMethod": "Open procedure",
  "category": "services",
  "cpvCodes": [
    "72262000",
    "72230000",
    "73120000"
  ],
  "cpvDescription": "Software development services",
  "valueAmount": null,
  "valueCurrency": null,
  "contractStart": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z",
  "contractEnd": "2026-10-31T23:59:59Z",
  "suitableForSme": true,
  "awardedSupplier": null,
  "awardValue": null,
  "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c56a2304-3495-4771-80c4-f6596cbabd45",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-09T23:08:19.123Z"
}

How much does it cost?

$4 per 1,000 tenders returned. Each run also has a $0.005 start fee (from October 25, 2026).

Job	Approximate cost
Daily alert with ≈20 new matching tenders	about $0.08 per day, ≈$2.50 per month
One-off export of 2,000 notices	about $8

Set a maximum cost per run and the Actor stops at that limit.

How to use the API (Python, JavaScript, cURL)

Every run is available through the Apify API. Get your API token in Apify Console → Settings → API & Integrations.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("best_apis/government-tenders-scraper").call(run_input={"sources": ["uk-contracts-finder", "eu-ted"], "keywords": ["software"], "daysBack": 7})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript / Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('best_apis/government-tenders-scraper').call({"sources": ["uk-contracts-finder", "eu-ted"], "keywords": ["software"], "daysBack": 7});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

cURL (run and get tenders in one request)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/best_apis~government-tenders-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"sources": ["uk-contracts-finder", "eu-ted"], "keywords": ["software"], "daysBack": 7}'

Integrations

Connect results to Google Sheets, Slack, email, Zapier, Make, n8n, Airbyte, webhooks or AI agents through the Apify MCP server. Use Schedules in Apify Console to run it hourly, daily or weekly. Export any dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

FAQ

How do I get alerts for new government tenders? Enable Only new tenders since last run, schedule the Actor daily and connect an email, Slack or Google Sheets integration.

What is a CPV code? The Common Procurement Vocabulary classifies what a contract buys, for example 72000000 for IT services. Filter by CPV for precise results.

Does it cover US federal contracts? Yes, through SAM.gov (beta) with your own free SAM.gov API key.

Are EU TED notices in English? Titles come in English where TED provides them, otherwise in the original language.

Is the data legal to use? Yes. It is published by governments under open licences (UK Open Government Licence, EU reuse policy, US public domain). Check each portal's licence for attribution rules.

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