# UK Public Tenders Scraper (Contracts Finder + Find a Tender) (`mptech/uk-public-tenders`) Actor

Extract UK government tenders and contract notices from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (FTS): buyer, value, deadline, CPV codes, links. Official APIs, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mptech/uk-public-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [Umair Jahangir](https://apify.com/mptech) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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,
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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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

## UK Public Tenders Scraper — Contracts Finder + Find a Tender

Get **every new UK public-sector tender in one clean feed**. This Actor queries both official UK government procurement portals — **Contracts Finder** (below-threshold, £12k+) and **Find a Tender Service (FTS)** (above-threshold, Procurement Act 2023) — and returns one deduplicated, normalised dataset.

### Why use it

- Two portals, one schema: title, buyer, region, value (GBP), deadline, CPV codes, SME suitability, notice link.
- Keyword and minimum-value filters, so you only pay for tenders you care about.
- Uses the official public OCDS APIs (no login, no personal data, no scraping of protected pages).
- Schedule it daily and pipe to Google Sheets, Slack, a CRM or your bid-management tool.

### Who it is for

Bid writers, B2G sales teams, agencies and SaaS vendors selling to the NHS, councils and central government.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| keywords | Match any word in title/description (e.g. `software`, `cleaning`, `cyber`) |
| sources | `contractsFinder`, `findATender` |
| daysBack | Look-back window (default 7) |
| stages | Contracts Finder stages: `planning`, `tender`, `award` |
| minValueGBP | Drop smaller contracts |
| maxItems | Hard cap on results (and cost) |

### Output (one row per notice)

```json
{"source":"contractsFinder","title":"Provision of Cyber Security Services","buyerName":"Leeds City Council","valueAmount":250000,"currency":"GBP","deadline":"2026-11-20T12:00:00Z","cpvCodes":["72000000"],"url":"https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/..."}
```

### Pricing

Pay per result — see the Pricing tab. You only pay for notices that pass your filters.

### Notes

Data is published by UK government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This Actor is not affiliated with the Cabinet Office or Crown Commercial Service.

# Actor input Schema

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

Only keep notices whose title/description contains ANY of these words (case-insensitive). Leave empty for all.

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

Which UK portals to query.

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

Look-back window.

## `stages` (type: `array`):

OCDS stages: planning, tender, award.

## `minValueGBP` (type: `integer`):

Drop notices with a known value below this.

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

Upper bound on rows pushed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "sources": [
    "contractsFinder",
    "findATender"
  ],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "stages": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All records in the default dataset.

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "software"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mptech/uk-public-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 = { "keywords": ["software"] }

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mptech/uk-public-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/NivZYxh5rOpQX6p9u/builds/UEcu0Dhj84Jqlge5o/openapi.json