Govspend Uk Contracts

{
  "contracts": [
    {
      "award_date": null,
      "contracting_authority": "HM Revenue and Customs",
      "department": "HMRC",
      "description": "Enterprise architecture and digital transformation support for HMRC core systems modernisation.",
      "estimated_value_gbp": 12000000,
      "publication_date": "2026-05-20",
      "sector": "IT/Digital",
      "source_url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000001-2026",
      "title": "Digital Transformation Programme — HMRC Enterprise Architecture"
    }
  ],
  "find_a_tender_url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search?Keywords=digital+transformation",
  "market_snapshot": {
    "active_departments": [
      "HMRC",
      "NHS",
      "Cabinet Office"
    ],
    "common_sectors": [
      "IT/Digital",
      "Healthcare",
      "Professional Services"
    ],
    "typical_contract_size": "£500K–£5M"
  },
  "query_summary": {
    "as_of": "2026-06-07",
    "keyword": "digital transformation",
    "source": "UK Contracts Finder + Find a Tender Service"
  },
  "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."
}

# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i 'https://govspendpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/govspend/uk-contracts?lang=en&limit=10'

# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - 'https://govspendpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/govspend/uk-contracts?lang=en&limit=10' \
  | grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decode

// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

// Pays at most $0.08 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.08" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);

// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.08 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgovspendpulse.theaslangroupllc.com%2Fapi%2Fgovspend%2Fuk-contracts
const res = await pay("https://govspendpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/govspend/uk-contracts?lang=en&limit=10");
console.log(res.status, await res.text());

# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client

# Pays at most $0.08 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.08"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))

with x402_requests(client) as session:
    res = session.get("https://govspendpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/govspend/uk-contracts?lang=en&limit=10")
    print(res.status_code, res.text)