UK Public Tenders Feed (Contracts Finder + Find a Tender)

Every new UK public-sector tender in one clean, de-duplicated feed, straight from the two official Cabinet Office OCDS APIs: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Filter by keyword, CPV code, value, region, buyer postcode, SME suitability and deadline. Schedule it daily with Only new switched on, and you get (and pay for) just the fresh opportunities.

No scraping, no login, no proxies, no personal contact data.

Who it's for

• Small and mid-size suppliers who bid for council, NHS, school and government work
• Bid writers and consultants watching several sectors for clients
• Sales teams and agencies building a public-sector pipeline
• AI agents and automations (Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack or email alerts)

Why this one

• Both sources, one row per tender. The same procurement often appears on both sites. Duplicates are merged (Find a Tender version kept), so you never pay twice.
• Handles the new Procurement Act 2023 notice format. CPV codes on items, VAT-inclusive values and per-lot SME flags are read correctly.
• Only new since last run. The Actor remembers what it has delivered.
• Clean fields. Value in £, deadline, days left, CPV, buyer town and postcode, SME/VCSE suitability, framework flag, lots, link to the official notice.
• Privacy by design. Named contact people, emails and phone numbers are never output, and are removed from free-text descriptions.

Input

Field	Example	Notes
keywords	["software", "cleaning"]	Any match in title, description or CPV description. Whole words.
excludeKeywords	["framework"]
cpvPrefixes	["72", "90910000"]	Main or additional CPV codes.
minValueGbp / maxValueGbp	10000	Notices with no stated value are dropped when set.
regions	["UKD", "UKI"]	ITL/NUTS code prefixes.
buyerPostcodePrefixes	["M", "BB11"]	Buyer's address postcode.
stages	["tender"]	tender, planning (pipeline), award.
publishedWithinDays	7	1 to 90.
openOnly	true	Drop tenders past their deadline or cancelled.
smeSuitableOnly	false
onlyNew	false	Turn on for scheduled runs.
maxResults	200

Output (one row per notice)

{
  "title": "SHWD Cleaning",
  "buyerName": "South Hams District Council",
  "buyerPostcode": "TQ9 5NE",
  "valueGbp": 150000,
  "deadline": "2026-11-20T12:00:00Z",
  "daysToDeadline": 28,
  "cpvCode": "90910000",
  "cpvDescription": "Cleaning services",
  "smeSuitable": true,
  "procurementMethod": "Below threshold - open competition",
  "sourceName": "Find a Tender",
  "noticeUrl": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099577-2026"
}

(Real row from a test run on 23 Oct 2026; daysToDeadline is relative to the run.)

See test-output-sample.json for a full real run (23 Oct 2026, keywords "software" and "cleaning", last 7 days: 50 open tenders, median stated value £299,200).

Pricing

Pay per event: $0.003 per tender notice delivered. Filtered-out notices, merged duplicates and (in Only new mode) notices you already have are not charged. Example: a daily schedule that finds 10 new matches costs about $0.90 a month.

Notes and limits

• Covers notices published on Find a Tender (UK-wide, including Scotland and Wales above threshold) and Contracts Finder (mainly England). It does not read Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales or eTendersNI directly.
• Values are as the buyer stated them. valueIncludesVat is true where only the VAT-inclusive figure was given. Some notices give no value.
• Notices can be updated or cancelled after publication. Always check the official notice before bidding.
• Not legal or bidding advice.

Data source and licence

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, Cabinet Office). Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Cabinet Office. Personal data is excluded, because the OGL does not cover personal data.

Support

Found a problem or want a feature (e.g. Public Contracts Scotland, Slack alerts, award analytics)? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab. Issues are answered within 2 working days.