# UK Public Tenders & Contract Awards (Find a Tender) (`primebuyer/uk-tenders-mcp`) Actor Search live UK public-sector tenders & contract awards from the official Find a Tender OCDS API. Filter by keyword, CPV, buyer, value & stage. Clean JSON for AI agents, lead generation and bid intelligence. - **URL**: https://apify.com/primebuyer/uk-tenders-mcp.md - **Developed by:** [PrimeBuyer](https://apify.com/primebuyer) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Agents, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.03 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## UK Public Tenders & Contract Awards (Find a Tender) Search **live UK public-sector tenders and contract awards** straight from the official **Find a Tender Service** Open Contracting (OCDS) API. Filter by keyword, CPV code, buyer, value and contracting stage. Returns clean, flat JSON — ready for AI agents, lead generation, market research and bid intelligence. **Data source:** Find a Tender (UK Cabinet Office), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Official open data — no login, no scraping. ### What you get (per notice) `ocid`, `noticeId`, `title`, `description`, `status`, `tags`, `category` (works / services / goods), `procurementMethod`, `buyerName`, `buyerId`, `buyerRegion`, `buyerPostcode`, `buyerContactName`, `buyerContactEmail`, `cpvCode`, `cpvDescription`, `valueAmount`, `valueCurrency`, `suppliers`, `contractStart`, `contractEnd`, `datePublished`, `noticeUrl`. ### Input | Field | Description | |---|---| | `lastDays` | Notices updated in the last N days (default 7). | | `updatedFrom` / `updatedTo` | Explicit ISO datetime window (overrides `lastDays`). | | `stages` | `planning` / `tender` / `award` (default `tender`). | | `queryKeywords` | Space-separated; a notice must contain ALL terms in its title/description. | | `cpvPrefix` | CPV code prefix, e.g. `45` = construction, `50` = repair & maintenance, `71` = engineering. | | `buyerName` | Buyer name contains (case-insensitive). | | `category` | `any` / `works` / `services` / `goods`. | | `minValueGbp` / `maxValueGbp` | Value bounds in GBP. | | `maxResults` | Cap on returned (and charged) notices. | ### Example input ```json { "lastDays": 30, "stages": ["tender"], "queryKeywords": "electrical maintenance", "cpvPrefix": "50", "minValueGbp": 50000, "maxResults": 200 } ```` ### Use with AI agents (MCP) This Actor is callable as a tool through the Apify MCP server, so assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can query live UK tenders directly — e.g. *"find open electrical maintenance tenders over £50k from the last month"*. ### Notes - Date and stage filtering is applied at the API; keyword, CPV, buyer, value and category filters are applied to the returned notices. - Higher-value notices are published on Find a Tender; sub-threshold notices may instead appear on Contracts Finder (planned for a future version). - Pricing is pay-per-result: you are charged only for matching notices returned. # Actor input Schema ## `lastDays` (type: `integer`): Return notices updated in the last N days. Ignored if 'Updated from' is set. ## `updatedFrom` (type: `string`): Earliest update datetime, ISO format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS. Leave empty to use 'Last N days'. ## `updatedTo` (type: `string`): Latest update datetime, ISO format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS. Defaults to now. ## `stages` (type: `array`): Which stages of the contracting process to include. ## `queryKeywords` (type: `string`): Space-separated keywords. A notice must contain ALL of them in its title or description (case-insensitive). Leave empty for no keyword filter. ## `cpvPrefix` (type: `string`): Filter by Common Procurement Vocabulary code prefix, e.g. '45' = construction, '50' = repair & maintenance, '71' = engineering services. Matches the start of the code. ## `buyerName` (type: `string`): Only return notices whose buyer name contains this text (case-insensitive). ## `category` (type: `string`): Filter by the main procurement category. ## `minValueGbp` (type: `integer`): Only return notices with a value at or above this amount. Notices without a value are excluded when this is set. ## `maxValueGbp` (type: `integer`): Only return notices with a value at or below this amount. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of matching notices to return (and to be charged for). ## Actor input object example ```json { "lastDays": 7, "stages": [ "tender" ], "category": "any", "maxResults": 100 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("primebuyer/uk-tenders-mcp").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("primebuyer/uk-tenders-mcp").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call primebuyer/uk-tenders-mcp --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=primebuyer/uk-tenders-mcp", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "UK Public Tenders & Contract Awards (Find a Tender)", "description": "Search live UK public-sector tenders & contract awards from the official Find a Tender OCDS API. Filter by keyword, CPV, buyer, value & stage. Clean JSON for AI agents, lead generation and bid intelligence.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "0BplIg3Y28mMIWg6J" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/primebuyer~uk-tenders-mcp/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-primebuyer-uk-tenders-mcp", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/primebuyer~uk-tenders-mcp/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-primebuyer-uk-tenders-mcp", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/primebuyer~uk-tenders-mcp/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-primebuyer-uk-tenders-mcp", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "lastDays": { "title": "Last N days", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 365, "type": "integer", "description": "Return notices updated in the last N days. Ignored if 'Updated from' is set.", "default": 7 }, "updatedFrom": { "title": "Updated from (overrides Last N days)", "type": "string", "description": "Earliest update datetime, ISO format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS. Leave empty to use 'Last N days'." }, "updatedTo": { "title": "Updated to", "type": "string", "description": "Latest update datetime, ISO format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS. Defaults to now." }, "stages": { "title": "Contracting stages", "type": "array", "description": "Which stages of the contracting process to include.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "planning", "tender", "award" ], "enumTitles": [ "Planning (pipeline)", "Tender (open opportunities)", "Award (contracts awarded)" ] }, "default": [ "tender" ] }, "queryKeywords": { "title": "Keywords", "type": "string", "description": "Space-separated keywords. A notice must contain ALL of them in its title or description (case-insensitive). Leave empty for no keyword filter." }, "cpvPrefix": { "title": "CPV code prefix", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by Common Procurement Vocabulary code prefix, e.g. '45' = construction, '50' = repair & maintenance, '71' = engineering services. Matches the start of the code." }, "buyerName": { "title": "Buyer name contains", "type": "string", "description": "Only return notices whose buyer name contains this text (case-insensitive)." }, "category": { "title": "Procurement category", "enum": [ "any", "works", "services", "goods" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by the main procurement category.", "default": "any" }, "minValueGbp": { "title": "Minimum value (GBP)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Only return notices with a value at or above this amount. Notices without a value are excluded when this is set." }, "maxValueGbp": { "title": "Maximum value (GBP)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Only return notices with a value at or below this amount." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of matching notices to return (and to be charged for).", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```