# UK Find a Tender Scraper - High-Value Public Tenders (`scrapers_lat/uk-find-a-tender-scraper`) Actor

Extract UK high-value, above-threshold public tenders & awards from the official Find a Tender Service (OCDS). Distinct from Contracts Finder (below-threshold). Get title, buyer, contacts, value, CPV, deadline, award status & suppliers, documents. JSON/CSV/Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-find-a-tender-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $12.75 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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 Find a Tender Scraper

Get UK high-value public tenders and contract awards as clean JSON, CSV or Excel. Search by keyword and date, and pay only for the notices you receive.

### What you get

Each notice comes with its identifier and dates, title and description, the contracting authority, value and currency, procurement category, status and links to the notice. See the Output tab for the full field list.

### Who uses it

- **Suppliers and bid teams:** find above-threshold opportunities early.
- **Consultants and analysts:** track public spending and who wins contracts.
- **Sales teams:** identify public bodies that are buying in your sector.

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `query` | Keyword to look for in the notice |
| `updatedFrom` / `updatedTo` | Only notices updated in this date range |
| `maxItems` | Maximum notices to return |

### Pricing

Pay per result. You are never charged for a failed run. Free Apify plan users get up to 10 results per run.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Optional keyword filter, applied client-side over tender title, description, buyer name, CPV codes and awarded supplier. Leave empty to return all notices in the window.

## `updatedFrom` (type: `string`):

Only include notices updated on/after this date-time, e.g. 2026-09-01T00:00:00. Optional.

## `updatedTo` (type: `string`):

Only include notices updated on/before this date-time, e.g. 2026-09-15T00:00:00. Optional.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of matching notices to return. Free plans are capped at 10 per run.

## `maxScan` (type: `integer`):

Safety cap on how many notices to scan while applying the keyword filter (packages are not keyword-searchable). Optional.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "software",
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "query": "software",
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/uk-find-a-tender-scraper").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 = {
    "query": "software",
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/uk-find-a-tender-scraper").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 '{
  "query": "software",
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/uk-find-a-tender-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/uk-find-a-tender-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/72qMx4gQsqw8WKQau/builds/Mj8bkGLrT5tHdbMBM/openapi.json