Data Coverage & Methodology
Exactly which UK procurement portals PSIP covers, how often data is updated, which notice types are included, and what is not yet covered.
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Live data sources
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UK regions covered
Daily
Update frequency
65,000+
Active tenders
Data sources
Find a Tender
Livefind-tender.service.gov.uk
Daily โ official government API
Geography
England, Wales, Northern Ireland (above threshold)
Threshold
Above ~ยฃ139,688 incl. VAT for goods and services
Notice types
- โTender notices (contract opportunities)
- โAward notices (contract awards)
- โPipeline notices (upcoming procurements)
- โTransparency notices (direct awards)
- โContract performance notices
Primary portal for all above-threshold UK procurement. Covers Northern Ireland above-threshold contracts. Scottish above-threshold contracts also appear here.
Contracts Finder
Livecontractsfinder.service.gov.uk
Daily โ official government API
Geography
England only
Threshold
Above ยฃ12,000 incl. VAT (central gov) / ยฃ30,000 incl. VAT (other public bodies)
Notice types
- โContract opportunities (all values above threshold)
- โContract award notices
- โSub-contracting opportunities
English portal for below-threshold contracts not appearing on Find a Tender. Includes NHS, councils, arm's-length bodies and central government departments.
Public Contracts Scotland
Livepubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Daily โ official API
Geography
Scotland
Threshold
Above ยฃ50,000 (mandatory) โ below published voluntarily
Notice types
- โContract notices
- โAward notices
- โQuick quotes (below threshold)
- โFramework opportunities
All Scottish public sector including Scottish Government, NHS Scotland, all 32 councils, universities, and other Scottish bodies.
Sell2Wales
Livesell2wales.gov.wales
Daily โ official API
Geography
Wales
Threshold
All values published
Notice types
- โContract notices
- โAward notices
- โQuick quotes
All Welsh public sector including Welsh Government, NHS Wales, all 22 Welsh councils, and other Welsh public bodies.
eTendersNI
Roadmapetendersni.gov.uk
Planned
Geography
Northern Ireland (below threshold)
Threshold
Above ยฃ30,000 incl. VAT
Notice types
- โNI-specific below-threshold contract notices
- โNI department and council opportunities
NI above-threshold contracts are already covered via Find a Tender. Direct eTendersNI integration for below-threshold NI contracts is on the roadmap.
Notice types covered
What is and is not currently included in PSIP search results.
Active tenders
Open procurement notices currently accepting responses
Contract awards
Confirmed contract awards with supplier and value
Pipeline notices
Upcoming procurements announced 12+ months in advance
Transparency notices
Direct awards without competition (Procurement Act 2023)
Framework competitions
CCS and sector framework application windows
Prior information notices
Pre-market engagement and advance notices
Contract modifications
Changes and amendments to existing contracts
Contract terminations
Early termination notices
eTendersNI below-threshold
NI-specific below-threshold notices direct from eTendersNI
How data is collected and updated
Official government APIs
PSIP connects directly to the official REST APIs published by each procurement portal โ Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, and Sell2Wales. We do not scrape or mirror third-party sources.
Daily refresh
Our pipeline runs daily, pulling all new and updated notices from each source. Tender status changes (active โ closed โ awarded) are updated as they appear in the source data.
Deduplication
Contracts that appear on multiple portals (e.g. a Scottish contract appearing on both Find a Tender and PCS Scotland) are deduplicated by source reference ID to avoid double-counting.
Data enrichment
Where available, we enrich tender records with Companies House supplier data, NHS ODS buyer data, and GIAS education establishment data to improve buyer intelligence accuracy.
AI scoring
AI relevance scoring uses Anthropic Claude to evaluate each tender against your specific business profile. Scores are calculated at search time โ not cached โ so they always reflect your current profile.
Known limitations and exclusions
We believe in transparency about what PSIP does not yet cover.
eTendersNI below-threshold contracts โ NI above-threshold contracts are covered via Find a Tender. Direct integration with eTendersNI for below-threshold NI contracts is on our roadmap.
Historical data before PSIP launch โ data history varies by plan (3 months on Starter, 12 months on Growth, full history on Professional+).
Private and framework call-off contracts โ contracts awarded directly within frameworks without a public notice are not visible on any portal and therefore not in PSIP.
Council e-procurement portals โ many councils use ProContract, In-Tend, or Delta eSourcing for below-threshold quotes. These are not publicly indexed and are not covered.
Contract modifications and terminations โ not all portals publish these consistently. Coverage varies.
Questions about our data coverage?
If you need a specific portal or notice type covered that is not listed here, get in touch. We prioritise data source additions based on user demand.