UK Public Procurement API — Government Tenders, Contract Awards & Bid Intelligence
The UK public sector spends over £300 billion annually on procurement. For SMEs, winning a single government contract can transform their business. But tracking tenders across Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (the post-Brexit replacement for OJEU/TED) means monitoring two separate portals with different search interfaces and data formats. Commercial tender tracking services like BiP Solutions and Tracker charge £1,000-5,000 per year for alert subscriptions. The Tenders endpoint searches both procurement databases simultaneously and returns structured results with buyer details, contract values, deadlines, and status — the foundation for a tender monitoring system at a fraction of the commercial cost.
What You Get
- •Tender listings: matching tenders with title, status (open/awarded/closed), estimated value, currency, publication date, deadline, and buyer name
- •Filter by sector: search for tenders in specific sectors (construction, IT, healthcare, etc.)
- •Filter by region: narrow results to specific UK regions
- •Summary statistics: count of open vs awarded tenders and average contract value
- •Total results: count of matching tenders for pagination planning
Data Sources
Contracts Finder
The UK government’s procurement portal for contracts above £10,000 (central government) and £25,000 (sub-central). Published by the Crown Commercial Service. All central government departments and most local authorities publish here. Covers goods, services, and works contracts.
Find a Tender (FTS)
The UK’s replacement for the EU’s OJEU/TED system since Brexit. Publishes higher-value contracts above WTO GPA thresholds (£139,688 for central government goods/services, £5,372,609 for works). International suppliers can bid on these contracts under trade agreement obligations.
Use Cases
SME Tender Tracking
Small businesses that rely on public sector work need to find relevant tenders before deadlines pass. The sector and region filters surface opportunities that match their capabilities. A daily batch call replaces a £1,000+/year subscription to commercial tender portals like BiP Solutions or Tracker Intelligence.
Business Development for Consultancies
Management consultancies and IT services firms monitor public sector procurement pipelines. The summary statistics reveal which sectors are spending most and which regions have the most active procurement. Strategic BD teams use this to pre-position for upcoming frameworks.
Procurement Analytics & Market Intelligence
Research firms and procurement consultancies analyse public spending patterns. Average contract values, buyer activity, and sector distribution data build market intelligence reports. The structured JSON format enables automated analysis that PDF-based portals don’t support.
Supply Chain Verification
Companies vetting potential suppliers check whether they’ve won government contracts. A history of public sector awards indicates financial stability, security clearance, and delivery capability. Combine with the Entity endpoint’s Distress Score for comprehensive supplier due diligence.
Example
Request
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://www.ukdatapi.com/api/v1/tenders?sector=construction®ion=London"
Response
{
"data": {
"query": { "sector": "construction", "region": "London" },
"tenders": [
{ "title": "Refurbishment of Social Housing Stock - Phase 3", "status": "open", "value": 2400000, "currency": "GBP", "published": "2026-04-10", "deadline": "2026-05-15", "buyer": "London Borough of Hackney" },
{ "title": "New Build Primary School - Barking Riverside", "status": "open", "value": 8500000, "currency": "GBP", "published": "2026-04-05", "deadline": "2026-05-20", "buyer": "London Borough of Barking and Dagenham" }
],
"total": 47,
"summary": { "open": 31, "awarded": 16, "avg_value": 3200000 }
}
}Pricing
| Depth | Credits |
|---|---|
| Summary | 10 |
| Standard | 10 |
| Full | 10 |
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