UK Public Tenders Scraper - Find a Tender & Contracts Finder Procurement Notices

Search and export UK public tenders and procurement notices from the two official UK sources, Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, as clean, normalized JSON, CSV or Excel. Filter by keyword, CPV code, notice type (tender, award, planning), publication date, value and region. Every CPV code comes with its official CPV 2008 label. The same procurement published on both services is returned once. No API key, no proxy, no browser and no login needed.

The Actor reads the official OCDS (Open Contracting Data Standard) APIs of the UK government. Each result follows the same tender schema v1 used by the other Actors of this procurement family (EU TED, and more to come), so UK and EU tenders can be loaded into one table.

Who is it for

• Bid managers and sales teams selling to the UK public sector who need a daily list of open tenders in their sector (CPV), region and value band, with the deadline.
• Consultants, analysts and market researchers measuring public spending by buyer, region or sector, and tracking who wins which contract.
• Suppliers and SMEs looking for opportunities flagged as suitable for small businesses, and for the buyers that regularly purchase what they sell.
• AI agents and MCP users: the dataset schema describes every field, so an agent can query UK tenders in plain language (see API, MCP and AI agents).

What you get

One dataset item per notice, with:

• notice id, type (tender, planning, award, contract change, ...), the official notice code (UK4, UK6, ...) and procedure type
• title and description, buyer name, city, region and buyer type
• all CPV codes with their official CPV 2008 label (24 EU languages), plus main CPV and its division
• estimated value and currency (GBP), number of lots, publication date and submission deadline
• for award notices: winning suppliers, awarded value and award date
• delivery regions, SME / VCSE suitability, framework flag, the buyer's own reference
• links to the official notice page and to the OCDS JSON; the OCDS process id (ukOcid) links the planning, tender and award notices of one procurement

Contact names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers are not collected: only official, organisation-level fields.

The full field reference is in ./SCHEMA.md and in the Actor's dataset schema (visible in the Apify UI and to AI agents using MCP).

Sources

Source	Covers	Notice types
Find a Tender (find-a-tender)	The UK-wide service for above-threshold procurement; since the Procurement Act 2023 came into force (24 February 2025) it also publishes many other notices, including below-threshold awards and direct-award transparency notices	UK1-UK15: pipeline, preliminary market engagement, planned procurement, tender, transparency, contract award, contract details, contract change, termination, dynamic market notices
Contracts Finder (contracts-finder)	Below-threshold opportunities and awards of English buyers, and central government	planning, tender (and amendments), award

Use cases

• Bid monitoring: new open tenders in your CPV codes, regions and value band every morning. Schedule the Actor and send the dataset to Slack, e-mail or a spreadsheet.
• Market research: how much a buyer, region or sector spends, which procedures it uses, how often it publishes.
• Competitor and award tracking: contract awards with the winning companies and awarded values.
• Pipeline intelligence: pipeline and planned-procurement notices tell you what a buyer will tender months before the call.
• AI agents (MCP): ask in natural language, get structured notices back.

Input

All filters are optional and are combined with AND.

Field	Description
sources	find-a-tender, contracts-finder (both by default)
keyword	Word or phrase in the title, description or buyer name; separate alternatives with commas
cpvCodes	CPV codes with prefix matching: 72 or 72000000 = all IT services
noticeTypes	contract-notice (default), prior-information, contract-award, contract-modification, other. Empty list = all
daysBack	Published in the last N days (default 7; 0 = no limit)
dateFrom / dateTo	Explicit publication date range, YYYY-MM-DD (override daysBack)
minValue / maxValue	Value range in GBP (estimated value; awarded value for award notices). Notices without a value are excluded when set
regions	English regions, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, England (nationwide), UK-wide
maxItems	Maximum results (default 20, maximum 10,000, newest first)
cpvLabelLanguage	Language of cpvCodes[].label: any of the 24 EU languages, default en

Example: open IT-services tenders in London and the South East

{
  "noticeTypes": ["contract-notice"],
  "cpvCodes": ["72"],
  "regions": ["London", "South East"],
  "daysBack": 14,
  "maxItems": 100
}

Example: keyword search across both sources

{
  "keyword": "cyber security, penetration testing",
  "daysBack": 30,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example: who won large construction contracts

{
  "noticeTypes": ["contract-award"],
  "cpvCodes": ["45"],
  "minValue": 1000000,
  "dateFrom": "2026-09-01",
  "dateTo": "2026-09-30",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Example: what buyers plan to tender (pipeline)

{
  "noticeTypes": ["prior-information"],
  "sources": ["find-a-tender"],
  "keyword": "digital",
  "daysBack": 60,
  "maxItems": 100
}

Output example

Real record (tender notice published on Find a Tender on 3 November 2026), description shortened:

{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "source": "find-a-tender",
  "sourceId": "104449-2026",
  "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/104449-2026",
  "documentUrls": { "html": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/104449-2026", "pdf": null, "xml": null },
  "noticeType": "contract-notice",
  "noticeTypeCode": "UK4",
  "procedureType": "open",
  "contractNature": "services",
  "title": "Welfare Advice Services and Advice Network Support & Training Services",
  "description": "The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is procuring Welfare Advice Services and Advice Network Support and Training Services to support residents experiencing financial hardship…",
  "language": "en",
  "buyer": {
    "name": "City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council",
    "country": "GB",
    "city": "Bradford",
    "nutsCode": "UKE41",
    "buyerType": "central-government"
  },
  "cpvCodes": [
    { "code": "85312400", "label": "Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions" },
    { "code": "85311100", "label": "Welfare services for the elderly" }
  ],
  "mainCpv": "85312400",
  "mainCpvDivision": "Health and social work services",
  "estimatedValue": { "amount": 21102592, "currency": "GBP" },
  "lots": 1,
  "publicationDate": "2026-11-03",
  "submissionDeadline": "2026-12-04T17:00:00+00:00",
  "awardInfo": null,
  "placeOfPerformance": { "country": "GB", "city": null, "nutsCode": "UKE41" },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-03T23:26:11+00:00",
  "ukOcid": "ocds-h6vhtk-07971f",
  "ukBuyerReference": "CBMC-PTR-291-2026-27",
  "ukProcurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
  "ukRegions": ["Yorkshire and the Humber"],
  "ukAboveThreshold": true,
  "ukFramework": null,
  "ukSuitability": { "sme": true, "vcse": true },
  "ukOcdsUrl": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/104449-2026",
  "ukAlsoPublishedOn": []
}

For award notices awardInfo is filled, for example:

"awardInfo": {
  "winners": [{ "name": "D&G Bus", "country": "GB" }],
  "awardedValue": { "amount": 2272776, "currency": "GBP" },
  "awardDate": "2026-08-03"
}

Fields starting with uk are UK-specific extras; all other fields are shared with the other procurement Actors.

Pricing

Pay only for the results you get. Set Maximum results (and the run's maximum cost) to control spending: the Actor stops as soon as either limit is reached. Runs that find no notices return no results and charge nothing. See the Pricing tab of this Actor for the current price.

API, MCP and AI agents

Every Apify Actor can be called over the API, and this one is also available as a tool for AI agents.

Apify API (Python)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("nexus-scrapers/uk-public-tenders").call(run_input={
    "cpvCodes": ["72"], "regions": ["London"], "daysBack": 7, "maxItems": 50,
})
for tender in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(tender["publicationDate"], tender["buyer"]["name"], tender["title"])

Apify API (JavaScript)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('nexus-scrapers/uk-public-tenders').call({ keyword: 'cybersecurity', maxItems: 50 });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

MCP and AI agents. Apify exposes Actors as MCP tools through the Apify MCP server. Add https://mcp.apify.com (with ?actors=nexus-scrapers/uk-public-tenders to load this Actor directly) to Claude, ChatGPT-compatible clients, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client, authorize with your Apify account, and ask in plain language, for example: "List open IT tenders in London published this week with a value above 100,000 pounds" or "Who won cleaning contracts in Scotland last month?". The input and dataset schemas tell the agent every parameter and output field. Also works with LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI and n8n through the Apify integrations.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. Both services publish their OCDS data openly, without registration.

Is the data official? Yes. It comes straight from the OCDS APIs of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, run by the Cabinet Office (Government Commercial Function). Every record links to the official notice.

What is the difference between the two sources? Find a Tender is the central UK service: above-threshold procurement for the whole UK and, since the Procurement Act 2023 regime started (24 February 2025), also many other notice types. Contracts Finder covers below-threshold opportunities and awards of English buyers and central government. The Actor reads both and merges duplicates.

What is a CPV code? The Common Procurement Vocabulary is the standard classification of what is being bought (for example 72000000 = IT services, 45000000 = construction work). Filters match by prefix: 72 matches every IT-services code. The Actor adds the official label for every code, in any of the 24 EU languages (cpvLabelLanguage).

How are duplicates handled? If the same notice (same buyer, same title or buyer reference, same notice type) is found on both sources, one record is returned: the Find a Tender one, with the Contracts Finder page listed in ukAlsoPublishedOn.

What do the notice types mean? contract-notice = tender notice (UK4) or Contracts Finder tender; prior-information = pipeline, planned procurement and preliminary market engagement; contract-award = contract award (UK6), contract details (UK7), transparency / direct award (UK5) and Contracts Finder awards; contract-modification = contract change notice (UK10); other = terminations, performance and dynamic market notices. The exact UK code is in noticeTypeCode.

How fresh is the data? The Actor queries the services live, so new notices appear as soon as they are published; the publication date is in every record.

Why are some fields null? Notices differ by type and age. Award notices have no estimated value, tenders have no awardInfo, Contracts Finder does not publish lots, buyer type or NUTS codes, and many notices state no delivery region.

Is the value in pounds? Yes, in the currency of the notice (GBP); no conversion is applied. Values are net of VAT when the notice gives both.

How many results can I get? Up to 10,000 per run. The Actor reads at most 60 pages (6,000 notices) per source per run; for rare keywords over long periods split the search by date range. A run says in its status message when it stopped early.

Can I get the tender documents? No. The Actor returns notice data and links. Documents are hosted by each buyer's e-sourcing portal.

Does it include contact details? No. Contact names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers in the source are intentionally left out; use the official notice link if you need to contact the buyer.

Data source, attribution and terms

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Notice data comes from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, provided by the Cabinet Office through their OCDS APIs. Under the OGL you may copy, publish, distribute, adapt and use the data commercially provided you acknowledge the source, as above. CPV labels come from the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV 2008, Regulation (EC) No 213/2008) published by the Publications Office of the European Union through EU Vocabularies; the labels are bundled unmodified except for whitespace normalisation. This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the UK Government or the European Union. The Actor accesses the services politely (descriptive User-Agent, request pacing, back-off on rate limits) and honours the rate limits published in their API documentation.

Limitations

• Only notices published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder are covered. Scotland (Public Contracts Scotland), Wales (Sell2Wales) and Northern Ireland (eSourcing NI) publish their own below-threshold notices elsewhere; above-threshold ones appear on Find a Tender, and some Scottish notices are mirrored there.
• The two APIs only filter by date; keyword, CPV, value, region and notice-type filters are applied by the Actor, so selective searches over long date ranges read many pages (limit: 60 pages per source and run).
• Region filtering depends on the delivery region stated in the notice; notices without a region are excluded when regions is set.
• Value filters compare the estimated value (awarded value for awards) and exclude notices without a value.
• When several lots or suppliers of one award carry the same value (a shared framework ceiling), it is counted once, otherwise values are summed.
• Buyer type and NUTS code are only available on Find a Tender; the buyer type is as declared by the buyer in the notice.
• Find a Tender notices published under the old Public Contracts Regulations 2015 have no UK notice code (noticeTypeCode is null) and are typed from their OCDS stage.
• The services rate-limit heavy use. The Actor waits and retries; if a service keeps refusing, the run keeps the notices already read from the other source and says so in the status message.