UK Government Tenders & Contracts (Contracts Finder)

Get UK public sector tenders and contract awards from Contracts Finder (the UK government's official procurement site) as clean structured data: title, description, buyer and contact email, value, deadline, CPV category, SME suitability and, for awards, the winning supplier.

What you can use it for

• Win public sector work: a daily feed of new UK tenders in your category.
• Bid teams and consultants: monitor every opportunity for your clients.
• Competitor intelligence: see which suppliers win which contracts and for how much.
• Sales leads: buyer contact names and emails for public bodies.

How it works

The actor reads the official Contracts Finder OCDS API, follows its pagination and filters by your keywords, CPV codes, value and SME flags.

Input example

{
  "keywords": [
    "cleaning",
    "facilities"
  ],
  "stages": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "openOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 200
}

Every option is described in the Input tab. Set Max results to control how much you pay for.

Output example

{
  "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-94074575-3eb7-4be3-b6ff-72e826ae234b",
  "noticeType": "award",
  "title": "IT Service Management Platform (ITSM) Licences, Support and Maintenance",
  "description": "The MCA has a requirement for a modern, cloud-based ITSM platform to replace the legacy toolset, enabling improved service delivery, automation, analytics, a...",
  "status": "complete",
  "publishedDate": "2026-10-02T18:02:12+01:00",
  "deadline": "2026-07-16T11:00:00+01:00",
  "contractStart": "2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00",
  "contractEnd": "2032-01-31T23:59:59Z",
  "valueMin": null,
  "valueMax": 111400,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "cpvCode": "48000000",
  "cpvDescription": "Software package and information systems",
  "category": "services",
  "procedure": "Call-off from a framework agreement",
  "suitableForSme": true,
  "suitableForVcse": true,
  "buyerName": "MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency",
  "buyerAddress": "Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road",
  "buyerTown": "Southampton",
  "buyerPostcode": "SO15 1EG",
  "buyerContactName": null,
  "buyerEmail": "contracts@mcga.gov.uk",
  "buyerPhone": null,
  "buyerWebsite": "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency",
  "awardDate": "2026-09-09T00:00:00+01:00",
  "awardValue": 111400,
  "suppliers": [
    {
      "name": "Jane Doe",
      "companiesHouseNumber": null,
      "address": "X M A LTD, NOTTINGHAM, Nottinghamshire, NG11 7EP, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND",
      "sme": null
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ef65ed7-e5ae-45b2-839f-26d0832814dc"
}

Download results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or connect them to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make or your own code through the Apify API.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free (new Apify accounts get monthly free credit).
2. Fill in the input, for example to get open IT tenders from UK councils.
3. Click Start and download the results as Excel, CSV, JSON or HTML, or open them in Google Sheets.

How much does it cost?

You pay only for results: $3 per 1,000 UK public sector tenders (about $0.30 for 100), plus a fraction of a cent per run. Set Max results to cap your spend. Apify's free plan credit covers a lot of test runs.

Integrations and API

Use it as a Tussell or Stotles alternative for Contracts Finder data. Run it on a schedule and send new results to Google Sheets, Slack, email, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own webhook, or call it from any language through the Apify API. It also works as a tool for AI agents through Apify's MCP server.

Scheduling

Use Apify Schedules to run the actor daily or weekly and get only the latest records, for example with Days back set to 1 or 7.

FAQ

Is this data public?

Yes, it is published under the Open Government Licence.

Does it include Find a Tender (FTS)?

Not yet. Contracts Finder covers most English public sector notices above GBP 12,000 (central government) and GBP 30,000 (other bodies).

Something broken or missing?

Open an issue in the Issues tab and it will be fixed.