UK Tenders Scraper - Find a Tender + Contracts Finder
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UK government tenders, contract awards and pipeline notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder via the official OCDS APIs. Filter by keyword, CPV, region, buyer, deadline, value and SME flag; monitor daily. Clean JSON with buyer contacts, values, deadlines and winning suppliers.
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