# GovSpendPulse UK Contracts

> GovSpendPulse UK Contracts is a paid API for AI agents from govspendpulse.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Searches UK public-sector contract awards and opportunities from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service, returning department, value, sector, and market snapshot data.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://govspendpulse.vercel.app/api/govspend/uk-contracts
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/govspendpulse-uk-contracts-43726473
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_4WEwF3bQNCBZaDtrlfS_i

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability govspendpulse-uk-contracts-43726473
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up recent UK government contract awards in cybersecurity — I want to see which departments are spending, the contract values, and any active opportunities I should be bidding on?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need UK-specific government procurement data from official sources (Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service). Prefer this over the EU TED endpoint for UK-only opportunities post-Brexit, and over the US SAM.gov or USASpending endpoints for British public sector intelligence. Best for business development teams targeting UK government buyers or tracking competitor wins in the UK public sector.

## Known failure modes

- No contracts found matching the specified keyword or sector — returns empty result set
- Upstream Contracts Finder or FTS API unavailable — service may return error or stale data
- Overly broad query returns too many results with reduced specificity
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 protocol returns 402 or 429 status

## How this service works

Real-time government procurement intelligence API. US federal contracts, EU tenders, UK contracts, development bank procurement. Pay-per-query via x402.

## Output

Returns a list of UK public-sector contract awards and live opportunities sourced from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service, including contracting department, contract value, sector classification, award dates, and a market snapshot summarising spending trends in the queried space.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | fr | de | es | cy (Welsh) (default: en)"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "5 | 10 (default: 10)"
      },
      "keyword": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "search term — e.g. \"digital transformation\" | \"facilities management\" | \"cyber\" | \"medical devices\""
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "contracts": [
   {
    "title": "Digital Transformation Programme — HMRC Enterprise Architecture",
    "sector": "IT/Digital",
    "award_date": null,
    "department": "HMRC",
    "source_url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000001-2026",
    "description": "Enterprise architecture and digital transformation support for HMRC core systems modernisation.",
    "publication_date": "2026-05-20",
    "estimated_value_gbp": 12000000,
    "contracting_authority": "HM Revenue and Customs"
   }
  ],
  "query_summary": {
   "as_of": "2026-06-07",
   "source": "UK Contracts Finder + Find a Tender Service",
   "keyword": "digital transformation"
  },
  "market_snapshot": {
   "common_sectors": [
    "IT/Digital",
    "Healthcare",
    "Professional Services"
   ],
   "active_departments": [
    "HMRC",
    "NHS",
    "Cabinet Office"
   ],
   "typical_contract_size": "£500K–£5M"
  },
  "find_a_tender_url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search?Keywords=digital+transformation",
  "uk_procurement_notes": "Post-Brexit, UK uses Find a Tender Service (FTS) — successor to OJEU. Crown Commercial Service frameworks (e.g. G-Cloud, Digital Marketplace) offer fast-track access for pre-vetted suppliers."
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/govspendpulse-uk-contracts-43726473/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from govspendpulse.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/govspendpulse.vercel.app/llms.txt)