Integration · Company data
Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Contracts Finder
Ask your AI to find UK public contract opportunities and awards on Contracts Finder, including lower-value contracts. It searches by keyword, status, notice type, value range, postcode and radius, region, CPV code and published or deadline dates. It then reads the full notice with description, buyer contact, value and deadlines.
Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.
Try asking
“Find open opportunities for cleaning services within 20 miles of LS1.”
The AI searches Contracts Finder by keyword, status and postcode with a radius, and lists the matching opportunities.
“Which software contracts worth over £100,000 were published this month?”
It searches by keyword, value range and published date.
“Which opportunities in the North West close in the next two weeks?”
It searches by region and deadline date and lists the notices with their deadlines.
What your AI can do
Search opportunities and awards
Filter by keyword, status, type, value range, postcode and radius, region, CPV code and dates.
Notice details
Read a published notice with full description, buyer contact, value and deadlines.
CPV codes and OCDS
Look up CPV category codes, and list notices by published date or read one in OCDS format.
“What is the CPV code for building maintenance?”
It looks up CPV codes matching the words and can use them to narrow the next search.
“Show me the full notice, including who to contact at the buyer.”
It gets the notice by its ID, with full description, buyer contact, value and deadlines.
“Show recent awards for school catering contracts.”
It searches award notices by keyword and published date and returns the matching awards.
5 tools for Contracts Finder
These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.
get_noticeGet one published Contracts Finder notice by its notice ID, with full description, buyer contact, value and deadlines.get_notice_ocdsGet one notice in OCDS format by its release ID.search_cpv_codesLook up CPV procurement category codes matching a keyword or code in `search_identifier`, for use in notice searches.search_noticesChanges dataSearch Contracts Finder notices using `search_criteria`: keyword, statuses, types, value range, postcode and radius, regions, CPV codes and published or deadline dates. Returns matching opportunities and awards.search_notices_by_dateList notices published in a date range (`published_from`, `published_to`) in OCDS format, optionally filtered by `stages`. Page with `cursor`.
Set up in three steps
- 1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Contracts Finder from the app list.
- 2
Paste your key
No account or API key needed to search published Contracts Finder notices, so you only pick the app in PipMCP to get your MCP link.
- 3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
- Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
- Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
- Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.
Questions
What can the AI do in Contracts Finder?
It can search opportunities and awards by keyword, status, type, value, location, region, CPV code and dates, read a single notice in full or in OCDS format, list notices published in a date range and look up CPV codes.
Does the AI see my Contracts Finder credentials?
There are none to see. Searching published Contracts Finder notices needs no account or API key, so you do not paste anything into PipMCP. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.
Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?
Yes. You choose which tools are switched on. All tools here only read published notices, so nothing is changed and no bids are submitted. Every tool call is logged.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Yes. In ChatGPT, open Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced, turn on Developer mode and add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.
What does it cost?
PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. Searching published Contracts Finder notices needs no account.
What are CPV codes?
CPV codes are procurement category codes used on public contract notices. The AI can look up the codes that match a word such as cleaning or catering and use them to narrow a notice search.
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