# UK Contract Awards & Winners (Find a Tender) (`civicdata/uk-contract-awards`) Actor

Who won UK public contracts: winner name, company number, SME flag, region, contract value, buyer. Official Find a Tender data, filter by keyword, CPV code, value and region.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/civicdata/uk-contract-awards.md
- **Developed by:** [Предраг Цветковић](https://apify.com/civicdata) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## UK Contract Awards & Winners (Find a Tender)

Find out **who is winning UK public sector contracts** — the winning company, whether it is an SME, where it is based, the contract value and the buyer — straight from the UK government's official **Find a Tender** service.

Filter by **keyword, CPV code, buyer, contract value, SME status and region**, and get a clean table you can export to Excel, CSV, JSON or Google Sheets, or call via API.

### What you can use it for

- **Competitor tracking for bid teams** – see which suppliers win contracts in your category, for which buyers and at what value.
- **Sales prospecting** – build lists of companies that sell to the public sector (e.g. SMEs winning IT, cleaning, transport or care contracts).
- **Market research** – how much is being spent in a sector or region, and by whom.
- **Partner and subcontractor search** – find SMEs that already hold contracts with NHS trusts, councils or central government.

### How it works

1. Choose a date range (e.g. the last 7 days, or any range back to 2021).
2. Optionally add filters: keywords (`software`, `cleaning`, `cyber`…), CPV code prefixes (`72` = IT services, `45` = construction), buyer name (`NHS`, `Council`), minimum/maximum value, SME winners only, winner region.
3. Run it. Each result is **one winning supplier on one contract award** (framework agreements with many suppliers produce one row per supplier).

The Actor reads the official Find a Tender OCDS API — no browser, no proxies, no logins — so runs are fast and cheap.

### Input example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 30,
  "keywords": ["software", "digital"],
  "smeOnly": true,
  "minValue": 50000,
  "regions": ["London", "South East"]
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "noticeId": "099206-2026",
  "noticeUrl": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099206-2026",
  "noticeDate": "2026-10-20T17:28:12+01:00",
  "title": "Business analysis consultancy",
  "category": "services",
  "cpvCode": "72221000",
  "cpvDescription": "Business analysis consultancy services",
  "buyerName": "Birmingham City Council",
  "buyerRegion": "West Midlands",
  "buyerEmail": "procurement@example.gov.uk",
  "contractValue": 365000,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "dateSigned": "2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00",
  "supplierName": "Impower Consulting Limited",
  "supplierCompanyNumber": "03876501",
  "supplierCompaniesHouseUrl": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03876501",
  "supplierWebsite": null,
  "supplierScale": "sme",
  "supplierIsSme": true,
  "supplierLocality": "London",
  "supplierRegion": "London",
  "supplierCountry": "United Kingdom"
}
```

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `noticeId`, `noticeUrl`, `noticeDate` | Find a Tender notice and link |
| `title`, `description`, `category`, `procedure` | What was bought and how |
| `cpvCode`, `cpvDescription` | Main CPV classification |
| `buyerName`, `buyerRegion`, `buyerEmail` | The public body that awarded the contract (procurement contact as published) |
| `awardId`, `awardStatus`, `contractValue`, `currency`, `dateSigned` | Award and contract details |
| `supplierName`, `supplierCompanyNumber`, `supplierCompaniesHouseUrl` | The winner, with Companies House number when published |
| `supplierIdentifierScheme`, `supplierIdentifier` | Other official IDs (e.g. charity number) |
| `supplierWebsite` | Winner's website when published |
| `supplierScale`, `supplierIsSme` | SME / large flag from the notice |
| `supplierStreetAddress`, `supplierLocality`, `supplierPostcode`, `supplierRegion`, `supplierRegionCode`, `supplierCountry` | Winner's address and UK region |

### Pricing

Pay per result: you are charged only for the contract-award rows you receive. You can cap the cost of any run with the maximum total charge setting — the Actor stops cleanly when the cap is reached.

### Good to know

- **Coverage:** notices published on Find a Tender (above-threshold procurement, and notices under the Procurement Act 2023 since February 2025). Low-value contracts that appear only on Contracts Finder are not included yet.
- **Company numbers and websites** are included when the buyer published them; not every notice has them.
- **Dates** filter on when the notice was published or last updated.
- **Privacy:** supplier contact-person names, emails and phone numbers are deliberately not included. Buyer emails are the procurement contacts that public bodies publish for suppliers.

### Data source and licence

Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/), from the UK government's [Find a Tender service](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/). This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the UK government.

### Feedback

Missing a filter or a field? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab — requests are usually handled within a few days.

# Actor input Schema

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Award notices published or updated in the last N days. Ignored if 'Date from' is set.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional start date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional end date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Keep awards whose title or description contains any of these words (e.g. 'software', 'cleaning', 'cyber').

## `cpvCodes` (type: `array`):

Keep awards with a CPV code starting with any of these, e.g. '72' (IT services), '45' (construction), '90910000' (cleaning).

## `buyerKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keep awards whose buyer name contains any of these, e.g. 'NHS', 'Council', 'Ministry of Defence'.

## `smeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only return winners flagged as small or medium-sized enterprises.

## `minValue` (type: `integer`):

Skip awards below this value.

## `maxValue` (type: `integer`):

Skip awards above this value.

## `regions` (type: `array`):

Only winners based in these UK regions.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 7,
  "smeOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `contractAwards` (type: `string`):

No description

## `allFields` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "daysBack": 7,
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("civicdata/uk-contract-awards").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "daysBack": 7,
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("civicdata/uk-contract-awards").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "daysBack": 7,
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call civicdata/uk-contract-awards --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,civicdata/uk-contract-awards"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/OeWs9zVXq2V3C2Qj8/builds/QnfmELWoVPy7MCVXy/openapi.json