# UK & EU Government Tenders Scraper — Official APIs (`ensorcelling_seabass/uk-eu-government-tenders-scraper`) Actor

Live public procurement notices from UK Find a Tender and EU TED via official open APIs. Filter by source, CPV sector, country, value and deadline. Clean normalized JSON — no fragile scraping.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ensorcelling\_seabass/uk-eu-government-tenders-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [AA](https://apify.com/ensorcelling_seabass) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

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?

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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.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## UK & EU Government Tenders Scraper — Official APIs

Get live public procurement notices from **UK Find a Tender** and the **EU's TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)** in one clean, normalized dataset — buyer, value, CPV sector, deadline, and direct notice link for every result.

Built on the **official open-data APIs** of both sources. No HTML scraping, no proxies, no breakage when a website changes, no terms-of-service risk.

### What you get per notice

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `source` | `uk-fts` or `eu-ted` |
| `title` | Framework for the Maintenance of Fire Doors |
| `buyer` | Vale of Glamorgan Council |
| `buyerEmail` | (UK notices, where published) |
| `country` / `region` | GBR / UKL22 |
| `cpv` | 45210000 |
| `value` / `currency` | 2500000 / GBP |
| `deadline` | 2026-10-01T12:00:00+01:00 |
| `published` | 2026-09-01 |
| `url` | direct link to the official notice |

### Use cases

- **Bid pipelines** — feed new tenders in your sector into a spreadsheet, CRM, or Slack every morning.
- **Lead generation** — award notices reveal active buyers and winning suppliers.
- **Market intelligence** — track contract values, buyers, and sector activity across the UK and all EU member states.
- **Automation pipelines** — clean, structured JSON ready for spreadsheets, CRMs, and downstream tools.

### Input

- **Sources**: UK Find a Tender, EU TED, or both.
- **Notice types**: open tenders, awards, or both.
- **CPV prefixes**: e.g. `72` (IT), `45` (construction), `90` (environmental services). Empty = all sectors.
- **TED countries**: ISO-3 codes (`DEU`, `FRA`, `NLD`…). Empty = all.
- **Minimum value**, **published-since date**, **max results**.

### Why official APIs matter

Most tender scrapers parse HTML pages that change without notice. This actor calls the same public APIs the portals themselves publish (UK OCDS release packages under the Open Government Licence v3.0; the TED v3 search API), so results are complete, structured, and stable.

### Scheduling

Run it on a daily [Apify schedule](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules) and connect a webhook, Google Sheets, or Slack integration to get new tenders delivered automatically.

***

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data © European Union, reused per the TED reuse policy. This actor is independent and unaffiliated with the UK Cabinet Office or the Publications Office of the EU.

# Actor input Schema

## `sources` (type: `array`):

Which official sources to pull.

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

Open tender notices, award notices, or both.

## `cpvPrefixes` (type: `array`):

Filter by CPV classification prefixes, e.g. 72 (IT services), 45 (construction), 90 (environmental/cleaning). Leave empty for all sectors.

## `tedCountries` (type: `array`):

EU TED only: limit to buyer countries, e.g. DEU, FRA, NLD. Empty = all.

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

Skip notices below this value (in the notice's own currency). 0 = no minimum.

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

Stop after this many notices.

## `publishedSince` (type: `string`):

ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD). Only notices published on/after this date. Default: last 7 days.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sources": [
    "uk-fts",
    "eu-ted"
  ],
  "noticeTypes": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "cpvPrefixes": [],
  "tedCountries": [],
  "minValue": 0,
  "maxItems": 200,
  "publishedSince": ""
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Dataset containing all fetched tender and award notices

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ensorcelling_seabass/uk-eu-government-tenders-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ensorcelling_seabass/uk-eu-government-tenders-scraper").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 '{}' |
apify call ensorcelling_seabass/uk-eu-government-tenders-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

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/4N0hM9UEGo1qJvVyD/builds/vOF5E2TFxdNb1iq0V/openapi.json