UK Procurement Alerts – Contracts Finder + Find a Tender
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from $60.00 / 1,000 new contract match founds
UK Procurement Alerts – Contracts Finder + Find a Tender
Monitor UK government procurement portals for new contract opportunities matching your keywords, CPV codes, region, and value filters. Tracks seen notices to avoid duplicates. Only charges on new matches. Affordable alternative to Tussell (£16,500/yr).
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from $60.00 / 1,000 new contract match founds
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Monitor UK government contracts for £0.06/match instead of £16,500/year.
Tussell and BiP Solutions charge thousands per year for alerts on publicly available government data. This actor monitors Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service, matches your keywords and CPV codes, tracks what you've already seen, and only charges when genuinely new opportunities are found.
What it does
- Searches Contracts Finder and/or Find a Tender for your keywords
- Filters by CPV code, region, contract value, and notice type
- Remembers previously seen notices (Key-Value Store persists across runs)
- Returns only new opportunities not yet processed — plus seen notices for reference
- Flags high-value contracts (£100k+) with an extra charge signal
Data sources
- Contracts Finder — free, open UK government portal; all contract values; OCDS-compliant
- Find a Tender Service — above-threshold procurement only (>£138k); post-Brexit replacement for OJEU
Both are published under the Open Government Licence. No auth required, no rate limits.
Use cases
- SMEs in IT, consultancy, construction tracking live opportunities
- Freelance bid writers managing keyword watchlists for multiple clients
- Sales teams building public-sector pipeline
- Competitive intel via Contract Award Notices (who won what)
Pricing
| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Run started | £0.05 |
| Notice scanned | £0.001 |
| New match found | £0.06 |
| High-value match (£100k+) | +£0.04 |
Typical weekly run: 5 keywords × 50 notices × £0.001 = £0.25 scanning + £0.06–0.10 per new match
Input
| Field | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| keywords | required | Search terms — each creates a watchlist |
| cpvCodes | [] | CPV codes to filter by (optional) |
| regions | [] | UK regions to filter (empty = all UK) |
| minValueGbp | 0 | Minimum contract value filter |
| maxValueGbp | 0 | Maximum contract value filter (0 = no limit) |
| noticeTypes | contract_notice | Notice types to return |
| sources | contracts_finder | Portals to monitor |
| publishedWithinDays | 7 | Lookback window in days |
| maxResultsPerKeyword | 50 | Max notices per keyword per source |
| excludeKeywords | [] | Words that disqualify a notice |
Output fields
noticeId, source, noticeType, isNew, title, description, buyerName, buyerType, publishedAt, deadlineAt, awardedAt, valueLow, valueHigh, valueSingle, isHighValue, cpvCodes, region, suitableForSme, noticeUrl, matchedKeyword, relevanceScore, awardedTo, awardedValue, scrapedAt, chargedEvent
Schedule setup
Run daily or weekly via Apify Scheduler. Connect to n8n: filter isNew: true + isHighValue: true → Slack alert with title, buyer, deadline, and noticeUrl.
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- UK Grant Alert Engine — find Innovate UK, UKRI and Horizon Europe grants alongside contracts
- UK Business Lead Generator — find partner companies in your sector to bid with
- Website Change Tracker — monitor buyer authority websites for upcoming procurement activity
