UK Government Tenders & Contracts Scraper

What is UK Government Tenders & Contracts Scraper?

UK Government Tenders & Contracts Scraper searches and exports UK public-sector tenders and awarded government contracts from Contracts Finder, the UK government's official procurement site, and gives you daily UK tender alerts for your sector, keyword or CPV code.

Try it now: click Start with the default input to get 10 open UK tenders (bid deadline still in the future) in a few seconds.

• 🏛️ Official Contracts Finder OCDS API (Cabinet Office, Open Government Licence v3.0): no login, no proxies
• 🔎 Filter by keyword, CPV code, minimum value (£), SME suitability and notice status (open / closed / awarded)
• 🏆 Awarded contracts with winning suppliers and their Companies House numbers
• 🔔 Alert mode (onlyNew): schedule it every morning and get only new notices
• ⚙️ Runs on the Apify platform: API, scheduling, integrations (email, Slack, Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n, webhooks)

What data can you get from Contracts Finder?

One row = one tender or contract notice.

Field	Example
title / description	Grounds Maintenance / Grounds maintenance services
noticeStatus	open, closed or awarded
buyerName, buyerEmail, buyerPostcode, buyerLocality	as published by the buyer in the notice
valueGbp, valueLow, valueHigh, valueDisplay	482798 / "£482,798"
awardValueGbp, awardValueDisplay	482798 / "£482,798"
supplierNames, supplierCompanyNumbers	Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd / ["04662267"]
cpvCode, cpvDescription	77314000 / Grounds maintenance services
category, procurementMethod	services / Call-off from a framework agreement
deadline, deadlineDisplay	ISO timestamp / "31 Oct 2026 23:59" (UK time)
contractStart, contractEnd	contract dates
smeSuitable, vcseSuitable	true / false
publishedAt, publishedDisplay	"16 Oct 2026"
noticeUrl	link to the notice on Contracts Finder

Download as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read it via the Apify API.

Who uses UK tender data?

• 💼 Suppliers and SMEs: a daily list of new government contracts in your sector to bid on
• 🕵️ Bid teams: win-loss and competitor intelligence, who is winning contracts in your CPV codes and for how much
• 📈 Sales and lead generation: companies that have just won public money (with Companies House numbers)
• 📊 Analysts and journalists: public-sector spend by buyer, category and value

Ready-made examples: UK IT & Cyber Security Tenders (Open), UK Construction & Facilities Tenders (Open), UK Consulting & Professional Services Tenders.

How to scrape UK government tenders

1. Click Start with the default input to see a sample of open tenders.
2. Choose Notice status: open (live opportunities), closed, awarded or all.
3. Add keywords (e.g. software, cleaning) and/or CPV code prefixes (e.g. 72 IT services, 45 construction).
4. Optionally set minimum value (GBP) and SME-suitable only.
5. Set Max results to cap cost and click Start. Export or connect the dataset to your tools.

Field	Example
daysBack	30 (default)
status	open (default) / closed / awarded / all
keywords	["software", "cleaning"]
cpvPrefixes	["72", "48"]
minValueGbp	25000
smeOnly	true
maxItems	10 (default)
onlyNew	false (default), alert mode
stateStoreName	uk-tenders-seen

Notice status

• open: tender stage, still active and the bid deadline is in the future (default)
• closed: tender stage but the deadline has passed or it is no longer active, no award yet
• awarded: contract award notices with winning suppliers
• all: everything

Daily UK tender alerts (only new notices)

Set onlyNew = true. The Actor remembers which notices it has returned (in a named key-value store, stateStoreName) and outputs only new ones. The first run returns everything that matches; later runs return only new notices, and you pay only for new rows. Use a different stateStoreName for each saved search (e.g. it-tenders, cleaning-tenders).

1. Run once with your filters and onlyNew: true, then Save as a new task.
2. Schedules → Create new, e.g. 0 7 * * 1-5 (07:00 on weekdays, Europe/London), and add the task.
3. In the task, open Integrations: email on Run succeeded, Slack, or Zapier / Make / n8n / webhooks into a Google Sheet, CRM or Teams. Tip: daysBack 3–7 and maxItems ~200 for daily alerts.

How much does it cost to scrape UK tenders?

Pay per result: $3 per 1,000 notices ($0.003 per row, plus a tiny $0.00005 Actor start fee). You only pay for rows in your dataset; maxItems caps cost.

Example	Rows	Cost
Default input (sample)	10	~$0.03
Bigger export, e.g. open IT tenders	200	$0.60
Daily alert averaging 15 new notices per weekday	~330 / month	~$1 / month

FAQ

Does it cover Find a Tender (FTS) too?

It reads Contracts Finder only: UK public-sector opportunities and contract awards (mainly England), including many lower-value contracts. Notices published only on Find a Tender or the devolved portals (e.g. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales) may not be included.

Do I need an API key or login?

No. The Contracts Finder API is public.

How fresh is the data?

Each run queries Contracts Finder live, so you get notices published up to the minute the run starts.

Can I use it from Python, the API or an AI agent?

Yes, through the Apify API and clients, or the Apify MCP server.

Is it legal?

The data is public sector information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Not affiliated with the UK Government. Buyer contact emails are published by the buyer in the notice; use them in line with UK GDPR/PECR.

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• 🌐 UK Company Website Enricher: enrich supplier or buyer websites with emails, phones, Companies House number and VAT number.

More UK data tools: komossolutions.com/data-tools. Questions or feature requests: open an issue on the Issues tab.