BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals
UK procurement intelligence for AI assistants: search live UK government tenders and public-sector contracts, find contract renewals with expiry dates and…
What it can do
- Search Tenders: Search UK public-sector tenders and contracts. Filter by keyword (title/buyer), lifecycle view (active = open for bids now, awarded, planning = pipeline/PINs, all), 8-digit CPV codes,
- Get Tender: Fetch one tender/contract in full by the id (or OCID) returned from search_tenders or semantic_search: description, buyer, value, key dates including contract end and renewal window, CPV c
- Search Renewals: BidSkim's renewal intelligence: awarded UK public contracts judged likely to re-tender, with an expiry (trigger) date in the next 24 months, the incumbent supplier, AI recurrence evid
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UK procurement intelligence for AI assistants: search live UK government tenders and public-sector contracts, find contract renewals with expiry dates and incumbent suppliers, and profile buyers and suppliers.
Covers every UK source - Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales - entity-resolved and deduplicated to one record per opportunity. Eight read-only tools: tender search (keyword, CPV, region, value, deadline), semantic search, tender detail, renewal search with recurrence evidence, buyer and supplier profiles, and your saved pipeline.
Ask things like "which cleaning contracts in the North West expire in the next six months, and who holds them?" or "find live tenders for cyber security consultancy closing this month."
Access is included with the BidSkim Predict plan. Docs: https://bidskim.com/mcp
Server tool list (8)
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| search_tenders | Search UK public-sector tenders and contracts. Filter by keyword (title/buyer), lifecycle view (active = open for bids now, awarded, planning = pipeline/PINs, all), 8-digit CPV codes, regions, value range and dates. Returns up to 25 rows per page with pagination — use get_tender with a row's id for the full record. Keyword queries need at least 3 characters. |
| get_tender | Fetch one tender/contract in full by the id (or OCID) returned from search_tenders or semantic_search: description, buyer, value, key dates including contract end and renewal window, CPV codes, lots, award winners, notice timeline with source links, documents, and AI enrichment (recurrence evidence, contract term, certifications, TUPE). Set include_contacts only when the buyer's published contact details are actually needed — contact access is budgeted per day. |
| search_renewals | BidSkim's renewal intelligence: awarded UK public contracts judged likely to re-tender, with an expiry (trigger) date in the next 24 months, the incumbent supplier, AI recurrence evidence, required certifications and TUPE flags. Filter by keyword, expiry horizon, CPV, region, value, or incumbent name ('what does Mitie hold that expires soon'). engagement_window_only narrows to contracts where buyer engagement should start now (industry-tuned 3-9 months before expiry). Use get_tender with a row's id for the full record. |
| search_organisations | Find UK public-sector buyers or suppliers in BidSkim's entity-resolved directory (aliases and acronyms collapsed to one record). Filter by name, CPV activity, region, or buyer type; sort by total contract value, contract count, or name. Use get_buyer / get_supplier with a row's id for the full profile. |
| get_buyer | One buyer's full picture: headline stats, top suppliers by value, upcoming contract renewals, and BidSkim's deep-research profile (summary, bid positioning, takeaways) where available. Set include_contacts only when published contact details are needed — contact access is budgeted per day. |
| get_supplier | Competitor intelligence on one supplier: contracts won, total awarded value, buyers served, framework call-offs, recent wins, and current incumbencies with expiry dates (where their contracts are coming up for renewal). |
| semantic_search | Meaning-based search over UK tenders using embeddings — finds opportunities keyword search misses ('decarbonisation consultancy for social housing' matches retrofit programmes that never use those words). Best for conceptual or capability-shaped queries; use search_tenders for precise filters. Budgeted at 100 calls/day. |
| my_pipeline | The connected account's personal BidSkim state: AI-scored matches (with reasoning), saved tenders, and tracked suppliers with their recent wins. Always scoped to the authenticated account. |