# Get open IT and software tenders in the UK

**Use case:** 

Open UK public tenders for IT services and software (CPV 72 and 48) from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, published in the last 14 days: title, buyer, region, estimated value, deadline and links. Change the CPV codes, regions or keywords to follow your own market.

## Input

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "cpv": [
    "72",
    "48"
  ],
  "stages": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "publishedAfter": "14 days",
  "openOnly": true,
  "smeSuitableOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 200,
  "includeDescription": true,
  "includeLots": true,
  "countOnly": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "stateName": "default",
  "notifyWhenEmpty": false,
  "requestIntervalMs": 1000
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "buyerName": {
    "label": "Buyer (contracting authority)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Portal: Find a Tender or Contracts Finder",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "noticeTypeLabel": {
    "label": "Notice type name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "stage": {
    "label": "Stage: planning, tender, award or contract",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "cpvMainCode": {
    "label": "Main CPV code",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "regions": {
    "label": "Delivery region names (the buyer region when no delivery place is given)",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "value": {
    "label": "Estimated value without VAT (sum of the lots when only lots have values)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "deadline": {
    "label": "Deadline for tenders or requests to participate",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published or last updated (ISO 8601, UK time offset)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Notice page on the portal",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The UK Tenders Scraper: Find a Tender + Contracts Finder API Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Get open IT and software tenders in the UK". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/so0iJcCzvyCJOI1LA) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Get open IT and software tenders in the UK" task

The UK Tenders Scraper: Find a Tender + Contracts Finder API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like keywords, CPV codes, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Get open IT and software tenders in the UK" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as title, buyer (contracting authority), portal: find a tender or contracts finder, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Get open IT and software tenders in the UK" task via API](https://apify.com/rowcraft/uk-tenders-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [UK Tenders Scraper: Find a Tender + Contracts Finder API](https://apify.com/rowcraft/uk-tenders-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rowcraft/uk-tenders-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/rowcraft/uk-tenders-scraper.md

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`).