UK Tenders Scraper — Contracts Finder & Find a Tender Alerts

UK Tenders Scraper: Contracts Finder & Find a Tender Alerts

Pricing: $0.005 per run start plus $0.005 per result

Find UK public-sector contracts to bid on, from both official portals in one feed. For SMEs, construction and FM firms, bid writers and consultants: get new tenders (including Procurement Act 2023 notices) and awards from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, filtered by CPV, value, stage and keywords, from the official OCDS APIs (Open Government Licence).

Key features

• Merges Contracts Finder and Find a Tender into one consistent schema (source tells you which)
• Filter by stage (planning / tender / award), CPV prefix, minimum value, SME suitability and keywords
• Award rows include awarded suppliers and award value, for competitor tracking
• Returns only notices it hasn't returned before (onlyNew, default) per stateKey, so one key per client or search works as a separate alert
• Contact-person fields dropped; emails and phone numbers stripped from descriptions

Input example

No API key or login needed.

{
  "stages": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "cpvPrefixes": [
    "72",
    "48"
  ],
  "lookbackDays": 2
}

Sample output

Real rows from a recent run (table shortened for readability; full fields are in the dataset and exportable as JSON, CSV or Excel).

Title	Buyer	Stage	CPV	Value	Deadline
Walton Community Council Community Asset Security	Walton Community Council	tender / active	Security services	—	2026-11-20
DUD - Lot 1: Asbestos Analytical & Consultancy Services (H807a) and L…	Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council	tender / active	—	GBP 3,757,000	2026-11-16
Provision of Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Staff	The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe	tender / active	—	GBP 1,275,000	2026-11-16
Depot Fire Break & Void Detection Surveys	Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN)	tender / cancelled	—	—	—
Grounds Equipment Repair & Maintenance	Bedford Borough Council	tender / complete	—	—	—

One full row (long text fields truncated):

{
  "source": "find-a-tender",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-078ccd",
  "releaseId": "099461-2026",
  "releaseDate": "2026-10-21T12:58:08+01:00",
  "tags": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "stage": "tender",
  "stages": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "noticeId": "WCC/Carpark/Security/2026",
  "title": "Walton Community Council Community Asset Security",
  "description": "The security, opening and closing of a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) and the security, opening and closing of three car parks at Browns Wood Sports Ground, Walnut Tree Sports Ground and Wavendon Gate Sports Ground.",
  "status": "active",
  "buyerName": "Walton Community Council",
  "buyerId": "GB-FTS-187747",
  "buyerLocality": "Milton Keynes",
  "buyerRegion": "UKJ12",
  "buyerCountry": "United Kingdom",
  "classificationScheme": "CPV",
  "cpvCodes": [
    "79710000"
  ],
  "cpvDescription": "Security services",
  "mainCategory": "services",
  "procurementMethod": "Open procedure",
  "valueAmount": null,
  "valueCurrency": null,
  "tenderDeadline": "2026-11-20T17:00:00Z",
  "contractStart": null,
  "contractEnd": null,
  "contractSigned": null,
  "suitableForSme": null,
  "awardedSuppliers": [],
  "awardValue": null,
  "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099461-2026"
}

Use cases

• Daily SME tender alerts: stages: ["tender"], cpvPrefixes: ["72"], smeOnly: true
• Construction & FM pipeline: cpvPrefixes: ["45"] with minValue: 100000
• Competitor award watch: stages: ["award"] plus keywords
• Bid writers & consultants: one stateKey per client

How to schedule it

Create a daily Schedule with your input and a fixed stateKey; each run returns only new releases. Connect an email, Slack or Google Sheets integration to get them delivered.

You can cap spend per run with maxResults (where available) or the run's Max total charge setting.

FAQ

Which portals are covered? Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Pick one or both with sources.

Why does the same tender appear twice? An update (e.g. an amendment) is a new OCDS release, so it comes back as a new row with the same ocid.

What's the difference between stage and stages? stage is the most advanced stage (award > tender > planning); stages lists all of them. Find a Tender often tags open tenders as both planning and tender. The stages filter matches if any stage matches.

How is the date window applied? Contracts Finder filters on published date, Find a Tender on updated date.

Are personal details included? No. Contact-person fields are removed and emails/phones are stripped from descriptions.

Do I need an account? No. The data is public under the Open Government Licence.

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