# UK Public Tenders & Contract Awards Lead Enricher (`coherent_edelweiss/uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/coherent_edelweiss/uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [harrison clough](https://apify.com/coherent_edelweiss) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 primary lead / record scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
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.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 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.

***

### 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:**

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

#### n8n / Make.com / cURL Quickstart

```bash
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`)

```python
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

```json
{
  "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
}
```

***

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

```json
{
  "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"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

***

### 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.

# Actor input Schema

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

Return notices whose title or description contains any of these terms (e.g. 'software', 'cyber', 'construction'). Leave empty for all notices.

## `noticeStage` (type: `string`):

'tender' = open opportunities to bid on, 'award' = awarded contracts with winning suppliers, 'all' = both.

## `minValueGbp` (type: `integer`):

Only return notices with a declared value at or above this amount. 0 disables the filter.

## `publishedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only include notices published in the last N days.

## `maxNotices` (type: `integer`):

Maximum notices to return.

## `includeAiBrief` (type: `boolean`):

Add a one-line bid/partner opportunity summary to each notice.

## `gdprSafeMode` (type: `string`):

'auto' and 'strict' return only role-based procurement mailboxes (procurement@, tenders@, contracts@); 'off' returns every published buyer contact.

## Actor input object example

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

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

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.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

JSON summary of records extracted and PAY_PER_EVENT billing telemetry

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "software"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("coherent_edelweiss/uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder").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 = { "keywords": ["software"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("coherent_edelweiss/uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder").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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ]
}' |
apify call coherent_edelweiss/uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,coherent_edelweiss/uk-public-tenders-contracts-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

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/9qip3h1gd7MfJX1R4/builds/HDbeoL8oX32Z4mmHT/openapi.json