# Find open UK tenders suitable for small businesses

**Use case:** 

Open UK public tenders that the buyer marked as suitable for SMEs, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Each row has the notice ID, title, buyer, region, estimated value, submission deadline, CPV codes and the link to the notice. Add keywords or CPV codes to match your services.

## Input

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "stages": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "publishedAfter": "7 days",
  "openOnly": true,
  "smeSuitableOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "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 "Find open UK tenders suitable for small businesses". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/5dKKcVB8YKoHlpU6g) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find open UK tenders suitable for small businesses" 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, stage, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find open UK tenders suitable for small businesses" 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 "Find open UK tenders suitable for small businesses" 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

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