# Government Tenders & Contract Notices (UK, AU, CA) (`datalantern/government-tenders`) Actor

Government tenders and contract notices from the UK (Contracts Finder, Find a Tender), Australia (AusTender) and Canada (CanadaBuys) in one format: title, buyer, value, deadline, CPV/UNSPSC codes and link. Filter by keyword, date and value.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/datalantern/government-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [Data Lantern](https://apify.com/datalantern) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per event

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.

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

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

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# README

## Government Tenders & Contract Notices (UK, AU, CA)

**Government Tenders Scraper** collects public tenders and contract notices from the UK (Contracts Finder and Find a Tender), Australia (AusTender) and Canada (CanadaBuys) in one clean format: title, buyer, value, deadline, CPV/UNSPSC codes, description and link. Filter by keyword, date, notice type and value.

### What can this tool do?

- Find new government contract opportunities in three countries with one search.
- Filter by keywords (for example "software", "cleaning", "construction"), publication date, notice type and minimum value.
- Monitor tenders daily or weekly with a schedule and send them to Google Sheets, Slack or your CRM.
- Research awarded contracts: who buys what, for how much, in the UK and Australia.
- Get the same fields from every source, ready for spreadsheets and databases.

### What data does it return?

One row per notice:

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `source` / `country` | uk-find-a-tender / GB |
| `noticeType` / `noticeStage` | tender / tender (also award, planning, other) |
| `noticeId` / `reference` | 090352-2026 / HAC6145 |
| `title` | HAC6145 Antill Road Day Activities |
| `buyer` | London Borough of … |
| `buyerEmail` | procurement@… (role-based mailboxes only) |
| `value` / `currency` | 667590 / GBP |
| `publishedDate` / `deadline` | 2026-09-23T… / 2026-10-23T11:00:00.000Z |
| `category` | services (goods, works) |
| `categoryScheme` / `categoryCodes` / `categoryDescription` | CPV / 85000000 / Health and social work services |
| `procurementMethod` | Open procedure |
| `status` | active |
| `description` | The Council will seek an innovative … |
| `url` | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090352-2026 |

The example is a real notice from a run on 2026-09-28. In a 30-day test the tool returned 15,346 notices from the four sources; 10 sampled notices matched the official pages field by field.

### How to use it

1. Pick the countries and enter keywords (or leave keywords empty for all notices).
2. Choose how many days back (default 3) or set exact dates, and the notice types.
3. Click **Start** and download the notices as CSV, Excel or JSON.

### Pricing

Pay per notice: **$3.00 per 1,000 notices**, plus $0.005 per run. A daily check of UK software tenders is usually a few cents. Set a maximum cost per run in the run options.

### Use it through the API, AI agents, and integrations

Call it from your code with the Apify API, schedule it every morning, or connect it to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack, or an AI agent through Apify's MCP server.

### Is it legal?

Yes. All data comes from official open-data services published by the governments for re-use (UK Open Government Licence, AusTender CC BY 3.0 AU, Canada Open Government Licence). The tool outputs organisation-level data only: contact person names and phone numbers are never included, buyer emails are only role mailboxes such as tenders@ or procurement@, and personal emails and phone numbers inside descriptions are masked.

### FAQ

**Why do Australian notices have no deadline?** AusTender's open-data service publishes contract notices (awarded contracts), not open tenders. For Australia you get what was bought, from whom (agency), for how much and when.

**Which Canadian notices are included?** CanadaBuys publishes a daily file of all open tender notices; the tool returns those published in your date range. Closed notices are not in that file.

**Why is the value empty?** Many notices do not publish a value. When you set a minimum value, notices without a value are left out.

**How far back can I search?** Up to 365 days. Large ranges without keywords can return tens of thousands of UK notices; use keywords or "Maximum notices" to keep runs small.

### Feedback

Found a bug or need another country? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab. We usually respond within 24 hours.

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

UK: Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (tenders, awards, planning notices). Australia: AusTender contract notices (awarded contracts). Canada: CanadaBuys open tender notices.

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

Notices that mention any of these words in the title, description, category or buyer name. Leave empty for all notices.

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

Notices published in the last N days (used when no dates are set below).

## `publishedFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Overrides "Days back".

## `publishedTo` (type: `string`):

Optional end date (YYYY-MM-DD). Default: today.

## `noticeTypes` (type: `array`):

Tender: open opportunities to bid on. Award: awarded contracts. Planning: early market engagement and pipeline notices. Other: cancellations and terminations.

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

Only notices with a published value at least this high, in the notice currency (GBP, AUD). Notices without a value are left out when this is set.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many notices. 0 means no limit.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "uk"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "daysBack": 3,
  "noticeTypes": [
    "tender",
    "award",
    "planning"
  ],
  "maxResults": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "countries": [
        "uk"
    ],
    "keywords": [
        "software"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("datalantern/government-tenders").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 = {
    "countries": ["uk"],
    "keywords": ["software"],
}

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,datalantern/government-tenders"
        }
    }
}
```

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/8IxgQcjPNmvoskTD7/builds/LhDdwHQ11UBsrR07o/openapi.json