AusTender Government Contracts Scraper

Overview

Scrapes Australian federal government procurement data via the official AusTender OCDS API. Access contract notices worth $10,000+ AUD from January 2013 onwards. Search by date ranges, contract ID, or filter by agency and UNSPSC codes.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats

Use Cases

• Monitor - Monitor international government procurement opportunities
• Track - Track regulatory changes across jurisdictions
• Build - Build cross-border compliance databases
• Aggregate - Aggregate international public sector data for research

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
searchType	string	How to search for contracts	byPublishDate
contractId	string	Specific CN ID to retrieve (e.g., CN3951802). Only used when searchType is 'b...
startDate	string	Start of date range (ISO 8601 format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mi:ssZ). Example: 2024-01...
endDate	string	End of date range (ISO 8601 format). Example: 2024-12-31T23:59:59Z
agencyFilter	string	Filter results to a specific agency name (optional, case-insensitive partial ...
minValue	integer	Filter to contracts with value >= this amount in AUD
maxValue	integer	Filter to contracts with value <= this amount in AUD
unspscCode	string	Filter by UNSPSC category code (e.g., 43211500 for IT equipment)
limit	integer	Maximum number of contracts to return	100

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "cnId": "ABC-12345",
  "agency": "Department of Commerce",
  "contractValue": "Sample contractValue",
  "currency": "Sample currency",
  "supplierName": "AusTender Government Contracts Sample Item",
  "startDate": "2025-01-15",
  "endDate": "2025-01-15",
  "description": "Detailed description of the item...",
  "unspscCode": "Sample unspscCode",
  "publishedDate": "2025-01-15",
  "url": "https://example.com/item/12345"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the AusTender Government Contracts Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~austender-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/austender-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect AusTender Government Contracts Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration