# UK Public Tenders & Awards — Find a Tender + Contracts Finder (`nefes-tools/uk-tenders`) Actor

New UK government tenders and contract awards from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder in one table. Filter by region, CPV, keyword, value and SME suitability; see who won what for how much. Daily alerts with only-new mode. Pay per notice.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nefes-tools/uk-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [Erich Michal Sikora](https://apify.com/nefes-tools) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 tender notices

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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## UK Public Tenders & Awards — Find a Tender + Contracts Finder

**Every new UK government opportunity, and who won it, in one clean table.** Get new tenders from
**Find a Tender** and **Contracts Finder**, filtered by region, CPV code, keyword, value and SME suitability.
Contract awards show the winning companies and the amounts. Schedule it daily with *Only new* and you have a
tender alert that costs cents.

| You get | Example |
|---|---|
| Title and description | *Workflow Management System* |
| Buyer, city, postcode, website | WM5G Limited, Birmingham |
| Region (ITL1) | West Midlands |
| Estimated or awarded value | £450,000 |
| Deadline, contract start and end | 2026-10-21 · 2027-04-01 → 2029-03-31 |
| SME / VCSE suitability | ✅ suitable for SMEs |
| **Winners** of awarded contracts, with Companies House number and size | CEPA LLP (OC326074) |
| CPV codes, contract type, procedure | 48000000 · services · competitive flexible |
| Links | official notice, bid portal |

### Who uses it

- **Suppliers to the public sector.** IT, construction, facilities, consulting, health and care, cleaning and
  training firms get every relevant opportunity in their region each morning.
- **SMEs and charities.** Use the *Only suitable for SMEs* filter to see only opportunities marked for small
  businesses and VCSEs.
- **Sales and market intelligence.** Contract awards show which competitor won which contract, for how much and
  until when. That tells you when the contract comes up for renewal.
- **Bid writers and consultants.** One run covers all their clients' sectors.
- **Automations and AI agents.** Output is flat JSON for CRMs, Google Sheets, Slack, Make or Zapier.

### Sources

| Source | What it covers | Access |
|---|---|---|
| **Find a Tender** | UK-wide covered procurement under the Procurement Act 2023: tenders, pipeline and awards | official OCDS API |
| **Contracts Finder** | Lower-value contracts in England: many awards, plus tenders and pipeline | official OCDS API |

Both are official, public, no-login APIs under the Open Government Licence. No web scraping, no workarounds.

### How to use it

1. Pick **notice types**: open tenders (default), planning/pipeline or contract awards.
2. Narrow down with **keywords**, **regions** (e.g. `London`, `Scotland`, `UKD`), **CPV codes** (`72` = IT services,
   `45` = construction), a **minimum value** and **Only suitable for SMEs**.
3. Choose how far back to look (default: last 3 days) and run.
4. For alerts, turn on **Only new since the last run** and add a daily **Schedule**. Connect e-mail, Slack or a
   webhook with Apify integrations.

#### Example input

```json
{
    "keywords": ["software", "digital"],
    "noticeTypes": ["tender", "award"],
    "regions": ["London", "South East"],
    "cpvCodes": ["72"],
    "minValue": 50000,
    "smeOnly": false,
    "daysBack": 7,
    "onlyNew": true,
    "maxResults": 200
}
```

#### Example output (contract award)

```json
{
    "source": "Contracts Finder",
    "noticeType": "award",
    "title": "2026-021 Econometrics and Economic Analysis",
    "buyerName": "Government Commercial Agency",
    "regions": ["London"],
    "value": 3000000,
    "currency": "GBP",
    "awardDate": "2026-07-28",
    "contractStart": "2026-10-01",
    "contractEnd": "2029-09-30",
    "suppliers": ["CEPA LLP"],
    "supplierDetails": [{ "name": "CEPA LLP", "companyNumber": "OC326074", "size": null }],
    "cpvMain": "79311400",
    "noticeUrl": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d98a80c5-a261-4e1c-b372-deb3a9d0fd34"
}
```

### Pricing

**Pay per notice: $5 per 1 000 notices ($0.005 each)**, plus $0.001 per run. No subscription, proxies or
extra platform fees.

- You pay only for notices in your results. Filtered-out notices, duplicates and notices you already received
  (with *Only new*) are free.
- **Max notices** and Apify's *maximum cost per run* cap your spend. The Actor stops cleanly at the limit.
- A daily alert for one sector usually returns 3–40 notices, which costs $0.02–0.20 a day.

### Good to know

- **Privacy:** only data about the procurement and organisations. Contact persons, e-mails and phone numbers are
  not collected and are removed from descriptions. Winning suppliers are listed only when they are registered
  organisations: they have a Companies House or charity number, or a legal form in the name (Ltd, PLC, LLP, CIC,
  universities, NHS trusts…). Sole traders are withheld and counted in
  `suppliersWithheld`.
- **Regions** come from the place of delivery, or from the buyer's address when no place of delivery is given.
- **Rate limits:** both government APIs limit request rates. The Actor pauses between pages and waits when asked,
  so long date ranges take a few minutes.
- The `SUMMARY` record in the key-value store shows notices per source, the filters applied and why the run stopped.
- For EU tenders (TED, 30+ countries), see **EU & UK Public Tenders** by the same author.

### FAQ

**How fresh is the data?** Each run queries the official APIs live. New notices appear within minutes of
publication.

**Can I get historical awards?** Yes. Set *Published from* / *Published to*. A few months per run is practical.

**Something missing or wrong?** Open an issue on the Actor page. Fixes are usually quick.

# Actor input Schema

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

Match any of these words or phrases in the title or description. Leave empty for all notices.

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

Tenders = open opportunities you can bid on. Planning = upcoming procurements (pipeline, market engagement). Awards = who won which contract and for how much.

## `regions` (type: `array`):

UK regions where the work is delivered (or the buyer is based): London, South East, South West, East of England, East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. NUTS/ITL codes like UKI or UKM work too. Leave empty for the whole UK.

## `cpvCodes` (type: `array`):

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes. Parent codes include children: "72000000" (or "72") = all IT services, "45" = construction work.

## `smeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only notices the buyer marked as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

How far back to look. 0 = today only. Ignored when "Published from" is set.

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

Optional start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Overrides "last N days".

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

Optional end date (YYYY-MM-DD), inclusive.

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

Only notices with an estimated or awarded value of at least this amount.

## `includeWithoutValue` (type: `boolean`):

When a minimum value is set, keep notices that publish no value?

## `openOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Skip tenders whose response deadline has already passed.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Remember delivered notices and return only new ones next time (per combination of filters). Perfect for a daily schedule: you pay only for notices you have not seen.

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

Stop after this many notices (each notice is one charged result).

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

Find a Tender (all covered procurement, higher-value) and Contracts Finder (lower-value contracts and awards in England).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "software",
    "cleaning",
    "construction"
  ],
  "noticeTypes": [
    "tender",
    "award"
  ],
  "smeOnly": false,
  "daysBack": 3,
  "includeWithoutValue": true,
  "openOnly": true,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "sources": [
    "fts",
    "cf"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `tenders` (type: `string`):

One row per notice: title, buyer, region, value, deadline, winners and links to the official notice.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Notices per source, why the run stopped and the filters used.

# 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",
        "cleaning",
        "construction"
    ],
    "noticeTypes": [
        "tender",
        "award"
    ],
    "maxResults": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nefes-tools/uk-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",
        "cleaning",
        "construction",
    ],
    "noticeTypes": [
        "tender",
        "award",
    ],
    "maxResults": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nefes-tools/uk-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",
    "cleaning",
    "construction"
  ],
  "noticeTypes": [
    "tender",
    "award"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50
}' |
apify call nefes-tools/uk-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,nefes-tools/uk-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/Y0ZLbnZAfPTsOuHIR/builds/0m4toi9SVX8jsmWVJ/openapi.json