# UK Tenders Scraper — Contracts Finder & Find a Tender Alerts (`rhymed_santolina/uk-tenders`) Actor

Get every new UK public-sector tender and contract award from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender in one feed, via the official OCDS APIs. Filter by CPV, value, SME-suitable and keyword; only new notices each run. No login. Part of the Arachne toolkit.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina/uk-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [Arachne Tools](https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## UK Tenders Scraper: Contracts Finder & Find a Tender Alerts

**One feed for every UK public-sector tender.** Get daily alerts for new opportunities in your CPV codes from **both** Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, including Procurement Act 2023 notices. Plus, see who won what. Data comes from the official OCDS APIs under the Open Government Licence.

**Use it to:**

- 🔔 **Get daily tender alerts for SMEs.** For example, `stages: ["tender"]`, `cpvPrefixes: ["72"]`, `smeOnly: true`.
- 🏗️ **Track public work for construction and FM firms** worth at least £100k (`minValue`).
- 🏆 **Watch competitor awards** with `stages: ["award"]` and keywords.
- 🤝 **Help bid writers and consultants** with one State key per client.

**Why this Actor:**

- It merges both portals into one feed.
- It only returns notices it hasn't returned before.
- It removes contact-person details and email addresses.

### Example inputs

Open tenders in IT services (CPV 72) and software (CPV 48) from the last 2 days:

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

SME-suitable construction tenders worth at least £100k, Contracts Finder only:

```json
{ "sources": ["contracts-finder"], "stages": ["tender"], "cpvPrefixes": ["45"], "minValue": 100000, "smeOnly": true }
```

Contract awards that mention "cleaning", used to track competitors:

```json
{ "stages": ["award"], "keywords": ["cleaning"], "stateKey": "cleaning-awards" }
```

IT tenders suitable for SMEs, daily alert:

```json
{"stages": ["tender"], "cpvPrefixes": ["72"], "smeOnly": true, "stateKey": "it-sme"}
```

### Output (one row per notice release)

`source, ocid, releaseId, releaseDate, tags, stage (planning|tender|award), stages, title, description, status, buyerName, buyerId, buyerLocality, buyerRegion, buyerCountry, cpvCodes, cpvDescription, mainCategory, procurementMethod, valueAmount, valueCurrency, tenderDeadline, contractStart, contractEnd, suitableForSme, awardedSuppliers, awardValue, url`

Personal contact details are removed. Contact-person fields are dropped, and email addresses and phone numbers are stripped from descriptions.

### Pricing (pay per event)

- $0.005 per run start
- $0.005 per notice returned

### Notes

- An updated notice (for example an amendment) is a new release, so it comes back as a new row with the same `ocid`.
- Contracts Finder filters on published date and Find a Tender on updated date.
- `stage` is the notice's most advanced stage (award > tender > planning). `stages` lists every stage it belongs to: Find a Tender often tags open tenders as both planning and tender, so `stage` is `tender` and `stages` is `["planning", "tender"]`. The `stages` filter returns a notice if any of its stages match, so you can select several stages at once.

### More Arachne tools

- [SAM.gov Scraper — Federal Contract Opportunities & Bid Alerts](https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina/sam-gov-opportunities): New US federal contract opportunities from the official SAM.gov API, filtered by NAICS, set-aside or state.
- [EU TED Tenders Scraper — Public Procurement Notices & Alerts](https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina/ted-eu-tenders): New EU public procurement notices from TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), filtered by country, CPV and keyword.
- [CanadaBuys Scraper — Canada Government Tenders & Bid Alerts](https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina/canadabuys-tenders): New Government of Canada tenders from CanadaBuys open data, filtered by category, UNSPSC and region.
- [AusTender Scraper — Australian Government Contracts & Suppliers](https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina/austender-contracts): Australian Government contract notices from AusTender with agency, supplier, value and UNSPSC.
- [Grants.gov Scraper — Federal Grant Opportunities & Alerts](https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina/grants-gov-opportunities): New US federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov with funding, eligibility and deadlines.
- [SEC Form D Scraper — Startup Funding & Private Placement Alerts](https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina/sec-form-d-funding-alerts): New SEC Form D filings (startup funding and private placements) from official EDGAR data.
- [Domain Expiry Checker — RDAP Domain Expiration & Status Monitor](https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina/domain-rdap-expiry-monitor): Bulk domain expiry, registrar and status checks via official RDAP, with alerts for soon-to-expire domains.

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🕸️ **Part of the Arachne toolkit:** official open-data feeds turned into clean, ready-to-use datasets. More Arachne Actors: [apify.com/rhymed_santolina](https://apify.com/rhymed_santolina).

# Actor input Schema

## `lookbackDays` (type: `integer`):

How many days of notices to scan each run.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Only return notices whose text contains any of these words (case-insensitive). Empty = all.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Skip notices already returned by a previous run with the same State key.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Name for the 'seen' memory. Use different keys for different saved searches.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many results (caps your cost).

## `sources` (type: `array`):

Sources.

## `stages` (type: `array`):

Empty = all

## `cpvPrefixes` (type: `array`):

e.g. 72 (IT services), 4521

## `minValue` (type: `integer`):

Minimum value (GBP).

## `smeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

SME-suitable only.

## `maxPagesPerSource` (type: `integer`):

Max pages per source (100 releases/page).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "lookbackDays": 1,
  "onlyNew": true,
  "stateKey": "default",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "sources": [
    "contracts-finder",
    "find-a-tender"
  ],
  "stages": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "smeOnly": false,
  "maxPagesPerSource": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

UK tender notices returned by this run (only new ones when onlyNew=true).

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "lookbackDays": 1,
    "maxResults": 20,
    "stages": [
        "tender"
    ],
    "maxPagesPerSource": 3
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rhymed_santolina/uk-tenders").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "lookbackDays": 1,
    "maxResults": 20,
    "stages": ["tender"],
    "maxPagesPerSource": 3,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rhymed_santolina/uk-tenders").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "lookbackDays": 1,
  "maxResults": 20,
  "stages": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "maxPagesPerSource": 3
}' |
apify call rhymed_santolina/uk-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rhymed_santolina/uk-tenders"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Q02cUHffNrN7aFbxQ/builds/D8OVWYgRu4QctlReM/openapi.json