UK Find a Tender Scraper

What does UK Find a Tender Scraper do?

UK Find a Tender Scraper downloads above-threshold UK public procurement notices from the official Find a Tender Service OCDS 1.1 API and flattens each release into one dataset row.

Ideal for UK GovCon business development, bid shops, market intel, and journalists who need structured tender/award/planning notices without scraping HTML.

Not affiliated with Cabinet Office, CCS, or Find a Tender. Data is Crown public-sector information under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Why this Actor?

• 🇬🇧 Official OCDS API — GET …/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages (no key)
• 🔎 Keyword + CPV filters — client-side on title/description/buyer + CPV prefixes
• 📦 Flat notice rows — buyer, value, CPV, tender period, source URL
• ⏱ Apify platform — schedules, webhooks, API, integrations
• 💵 $0.003 per successful notice (+ tiny Actor-start). Error rows are not charged.

What data can you extract?

Field	Description
ocid / noticeId / releaseId	OCDS identifiers
title, description, status, stage, tag	Notice content
buyerName, buyerId	Contracting authority
cpv, valueAmount, valueCurrency	Classification & value
tenderPeriodEnd, procurementMethod	Tender timing / method
sourceUrl, packageUri	Links back to FTS

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How to scrape Find a Tender notices

1. Open UK Find a Tender Scraper on Apify.
2. Optionally set Keywords (e.g. cloud) and/or CPV codes (e.g. 72000000).
3. Set Notice stages → tender, planning, and/or award (maps to API stages).
4. Adjust Updated from / to (ISO datetimes) or keep defaults (last 7 days → now).
5. Set Max items and run.
6. Export JSON/CSV or pull via Apify API.

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Input

Field	Required	Default	Description
keywords	no	[]	Client-side match on title, description, buyer
cpv	no	[]	Client-side starts-with on classification IDs
noticeType	no	[] (prefill tender)	→ API stages: planning | tender | award
updatedFrom	no	7 days ago	ISO datetime
updatedTo	no	now	ISO datetime
maxItems	no	50	Cap (1–5000)

Example input

{
  "keywords": ["cyber security"],
  "cpv": ["72000000"],
  "noticeType": ["tender"],
  "updatedFrom": "2026-09-01T00:00:00",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Canary-style input (high recall)

{
  "noticeType": ["tender"],
  "updatedFrom": "2026-09-09T00:00:00",
  "maxItems": 5
}

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Billing note

Only default-dataset success notices are charged. Error rows are not charged (named errors dataset / logs).

Sample output

From last-known-good canary:

{
  "recordType": "notice",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0773a1",
  "releaseId": "087858-2026",
  "noticeId": "087858-2026",
  "date": "2026-09-16T15:07:06+01:00",
  "tag": "tender",
  "stage": "tender",
  "title": "Perinatal Mental Health Community Peer Support service",
  "description": "The London Borough of Camden is seeking to appoint…",
  "status": "active",
  "buyerName": "London Borough of Camden",
  "buyerId": "GB-FTS-33168",
  "cpv": "85100000",
  "valueAmount": 440000,
  "valueCurrency": "GBP",
  "tenderPeriodEnd": "2026-10-23T12:00:00+01:00",
  "procurementMethod": "open",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087858-2026",
  "packageUri": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages?…"
}

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How much does it cost?

Event	Price
Actor start	~$0.00005
Dataset item (successful notice only)	$0.003
Error / diagnostic rows	Not charged

Run	Approx. cost
1 start + 100 notices	≈ $0.30
1 start + 1,000 notices	≈ $3.00

Mark-approved FREE list from PPE_PRICING.md. Bronze/Silver/Gold tiers proportional when publishing. Error rows are not charged.

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Use cases

• 🏢 UK GovCon BD — daily tender watch by keyword/CPV
• 📊 Market intel — buyer + value + stage feeds
• 📰 Journalism — structured above-threshold notices
• 🤖 Agents / pipelines — schedule + webhook into CRM

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Limitations

• Above-threshold FTS only — not Contracts Finder (below-threshold)
• Keywords/CPV are client-side after OCDS flatten (API has no native keyword/CPV params)
• Description truncated to ≤2k chars
• Respect fair use; Actor identifies via User-Agent and backs off on 429

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Legal & attribution

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

• Source: Find a Tender / Cabinet Office OCDS API
• Docs: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Developer/Documentation
• Do not imply CCS / Cabinet Office endorsement
• No login; avoid harvesting personal contact emails at scale

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FAQ

Is this TED (EU)?

No — this is UK Find a Tender only.

Why CPV filter?

The public OCDS list endpoint does not filter by CPV; we match classifications after flatten so you can target e.g. IT (72000000).

Can I get awards and planning too?

Yes — set noticeType to award and/or planning.

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