UK Public Tenders & Contract Awards Lead Enricher

Search live UK government tenders and contract awards from the official Contracts Finder OCDS API by keyword, value and stage, with buyer details, CPV codes, deadlines, awarded suppliers and UK GDPR-safe procurement contacts. Pay only for results returned — $0 on empty searches.

Built for Clay.com, n8n, Make.com, and AI Agents (MCP). No API key, login or proxy required.

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Why Use This Actor Instead of Manual Tender Portals and Paid Alert Services?

Feature	Tender alert services ($30–$49/mo+)	coherent_edelweiss/uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder
Pricing Model	Monthly subscription even when nothing matches	Pay-Per-Result ($0.002–$0.007/notice) — $0 on empty results
Data Source	Re-sold, delayed feeds	Official UK Contracts Finder OCDS feed, queried live
Open Bids and Awards	Often separate products	Both in one API (tender, award or all)
Winning Suppliers	Rarely included	Awarded suppliers with Companies House numbers and company size
Buyer Contacts	Named individuals, unverified	Role-based procurement mailboxes with live DNS MX verification
UK / EU GDPR Compliance	Personal contacts included	Built-in gdprSafeMode (auto | strict | off)

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Transparent Pay-Per-Event Pricing (Zero-Charge on Empty)

• result-scraped ($0.002): Charged only when a valid notice is returned.
• verified-contact-enriched ($0.003): Charged only when the buyer's role mailbox passes a live DNS MX check.
• ai-structured-summary ($0.002): Charged only when includeAiBrief: true adds a bid opportunity brief.

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1-Click Integrations: Clay.com, n8n & Make.com

Clay.com ("HTTP API" Enrichment Column)

• Method: POST
• URL: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/coherent_edelweiss~uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN
• Headers: Content-Type: application/json
• Body:

{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "noticeStage": "tender",
  "minValueGbp": 0,
  "publishedWithinDays": 7,
  "maxNotices": 3,
  "includeAiBrief": true,
  "gdprSafeMode": "auto"
}

n8n / Make.com / cURL Quickstart

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/coherent_edelweiss~uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["software"], "noticeStage": "tender", "minValueGbp": 0, "publishedWithinDays": 7, "maxNotices": 3, "includeAiBrief": true, "gdprSafeMode": "auto"}'

Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("coherent_edelweiss/uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder").call(run_input={"keywords": ["software"], "noticeStage": "tender", "minValueGbp": 0, "publishedWithinDays": 7, "maxNotices": 3, "includeAiBrief": true, "gdprSafeMode": "auto"})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["title"], item["buyer_name"], item["value_amount_gbp"], item["buyer_contact_email"])

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Sample Enriched Output

{
  "notice_id": "fb69360a-3ec1-4550-b7c3-d8fe30d839bc-919907",
  "notice_stage": "tender",
  "title": "Provision of a Cyber Threat Intelligence Suite",
  "published_date": "2026-10-30T18:09:39Z",
  "tender_deadline": "2026-11-20T23:59:00+00:00",
  "cpv_description": "Software package and information systems",
  "main_category": "services",
  "value_amount_gbp": 290000.0,
  "buyer_name": "Cabinet Office",
  "buyer_contact_email": "commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk",
  "mx_verified": true,
  "mx_provider": "Microsoft 365",
  "suitable_for_sme": true,
  "notice_url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/fb69360a-3ec1-4550-b7c3-d8fe30d839bc",
  "ai_bid_opportunity_brief": "Cabinet Office published a tender notice 'Provision of a Cyber Threat Intelligence Suite' (GBP 290,000, Software package and information systems) - prepare a bid or partner proposal before the deadline.",
  "gdpr_safe_mode_applied": true
}

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Connect to Claude Desktop, Cursor & AI Agents (MCP)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server",
        "--actors",
        "coherent_edelweiss/uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

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UK GDPR, EU GDPR & PECR Compliance Notice (Safe-by-Design)

• Stateless On-Demand Processor: This Actor is an ephemeral, on-demand software utility that executes within the user's isolated Apify container. The Actor developer does not store, aggregate, or resell any scraped datasets or personal data.
• Built-in gdprSafeMode (auto | strict | off): By default (auto), contacts on UK or EEA domains (such as .gov.uk) are filtered to non-personal role mailboxes (procurement@, tenders@, contracts@, commercial@, enquiries@); named individual emails are removed.
• Controller Responsibility: Users disabling gdprSafeMode act as Data Controllers and are solely responsible for establishing a valid lawful basis (such as UK GDPR Article 6(1)(f) Legitimate Interests for corporate subscribers) and complying with UK PECR / EU ePrivacy rules.
• Data Source: Public procurement notices published under the Open Government Licence by the UK Government's Contracts Finder service.