# UK Contracts Finder Scraper (`crawlerbros/uk-contracts-finder-scraper`) Actor Scrape the UK Government Contracts Finder - a free public database of government procurement contracts and tenders. Search by keyword, filter by status or date, and extract contract titles, buyers, values, dates, and descriptions. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/uk-contracts-finder-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## UK Contracts Finder Scraper Scrape the UK Government Contracts Finder — the official UK government database of public procurement contracts and tenders. Access thousands of contracts published by UK government buyers including central departments, NHS trusts, local councils, and public bodies. Completely free, no authentication required. ### Features - **Search by keyword** to find contracts in specific sectors - **Browse by status** — active, closed, cancelled, or complete contracts - **Most recent** contracts feed (newest first) - Extracts contract titles, buyers, values, dates, suppliers, and CPV codes - Uses the official UK Government Contracts Finder OCDS API ### Data Source The [UK Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk) is a free public service run by the UK Government Cabinet Office. It publishes contract notices using the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS). ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `mode` | select | `recent`, `search`, or `byStatus` | | `searchQuery` | string | Keyword search (mode=search, e.g., "IT services") | | `status` | select | Contract status filter (mode=byStatus): active, closed, cancelled, complete | | `sortOrder` | select | Sort by newest, oldest, highest value, or lowest value | | `maxItems` | integer | Max records to return (default: 50) | ### Output | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `ocidId` | OCDS contract identifier | | `title` | Contract title | | `description` | Contract description | | `buyer` | Buying organisation name | | `buyerId` | Buyer organisation ID | | `valueAmount` | Contract value (numeric) | | `valueCurrency` | Currency (usually GBP) | | `status` | Contract status | | `procurementMethod` | Procurement method (open, limited, direct, etc.) | | `cpvCategories` | CPV classification codes | | `contractStartDate` | Contract start date | | `contractEndDate` | Contract end date | | `tenderEndDate` | Tender closing date | | `supplierName` | Awarded supplier name | | `supplierCountry` | Supplier country | | `publishedDate` | Publication date | | `sourceUrl` | Link to the contract notice | | `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp | ### FAQ **Is this data free to use?** Yes. UK Government procurement data is published as open data under the Open Government Licence. **What types of contracts are included?** All public sector contracts above the mandatory transparency threshold, including central government, NHS, local authorities, universities, and housing associations. **How often is data updated?** New contracts are published daily. The `recent` mode returns the latest published notices. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword to search contracts (mode=search). E.g. 'IT services', 'construction', 'consultancy'. ## `status` (type: `string`): Filter by contract status. ## `sortOrder` (type: `string`): How to sort results. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "recent", "searchQuery": "IT services", "status": "active", "sortOrder": "publishedAt:DESC", "maxItems": 50 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `contracts` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped contract records. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "recent", "searchQuery": "IT services", "status": "active", "sortOrder": "publishedAt:DESC", "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/uk-contracts-finder-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "recent", "searchQuery": "IT services", "status": "active", "sortOrder": "publishedAt:DESC", "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/uk-contracts-finder-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "recent", "searchQuery": "IT services", "status": "active", "sortOrder": "publishedAt:DESC", "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/uk-contracts-finder-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/uk-contracts-finder-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "UK Contracts Finder Scraper", "description": "Scrape the UK Government Contracts Finder - a free public database of government procurement contracts and tenders. Search by keyword, filter by status or date, and extract contract titles, buyers, values, dates, and descriptions.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "kSoVdQKMgyZU7A87J" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~uk-contracts-finder-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-uk-contracts-finder-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~uk-contracts-finder-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-uk-contracts-finder-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~uk-contracts-finder-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-uk-contracts-finder-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "byStatus", "recent" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape.", "default": "recent" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search contracts (mode=search). E.g. 'IT services', 'construction', 'consultancy'.", "default": "IT services" }, "status": { "title": "Contract status (mode=byStatus)", "enum": [ "active", "closed", "cancelled", "complete" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by contract status.", "default": "active" }, "sortOrder": { "title": "Sort order", "enum": [ "publishedAt:DESC", "publishedAt:ASC", "value.amount:DESC", "value.amount:ASC" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to sort results.", "default": "publishedAt:DESC" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 2000, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted records.", "default": 50 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```