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About BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals
UK procurement intelligence for AI assistants: search live UK government tenders, find contract renewals with expiry dates and incumbent suppliers, and profile public-sector buyers and suppliers. Covers Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, PCS and Sell2Wales, deduplicated to one record per opportunity.
Connection details
https://mcp.bidskim.com/mcpSetup
claude mcp add bidskim-uk-tenders-contract-renewals --transport http https://mcp.bidskim.com/mcpTools
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Overview
What is BidSkim?
BidSkim is a UK procurement intelligence platform. This is its official MCP server: it gives Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP-capable assistant read-only access to live UK government tenders, contract-renewal intelligence and buyer/supplier profiles.
Data covers every UK public source - Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales - entity-resolved and deduplicated to one record per opportunity.
Tools
| Tool | What it answers |
|---|---|
search_tenders | Live and historical tenders by keyword, CPV, region, value, deadline |
semantic_search | Meaning-based search - find tenders like a described capability |
get_tender | Full detail for one notice, including awards and key dates |
search_renewals | Contracts expiring soon: expiry dates, incumbent suppliers, recurrence evidence |
search_organisations | Find public-sector buyers and suppliers by name |
get_buyer | A buyer's award history, spend patterns and top suppliers |
get_supplier | A supplier's wins, buyers served and current incumbencies |
my_pipeline | The signed-in user's saved tenders and AI-scored matches |
Example prompts
- "Which cleaning contracts in the North West expire in the next six months, and who holds them?"
- "Find live tenders for cyber security consultancy closing this month."
- "What has Manchester City Council awarded recently, and to whom?"
Connect
Endpoint: https://mcp.bidskim.com/mcp (streamable HTTP). Auth is OAuth - signed-in BidSkim users connect with one approval click - or an API key from Settings. Access is included with the BidSkim Predict plan. Full per-client setup: bidskim.com/mcp.
Frequently asked questions
What is the BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals remote MCP server?
The BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals remote MCP server is a hosted Model Context Protocol endpoint at https://mcp.bidskim.com/mcp, so AI assistants can connect to it without installing or running anything locally.
How do I connect to the BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals MCP server?
Add the endpoint https://mcp.bidskim.com/mcp to any MCP-compatible client such as Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code. The setup snippets on this page configure each client in one step.
Does the BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals MCP server require authentication?
Yes. BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals uses OAuth: the first time you connect, your MCP client opens a browser window to sign in and authorize access, then reuses the credentials for future sessions.
Which transport does the BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals MCP server use?
BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals exposes a Streamable HTTP endpoint, the transport used by remote MCP servers and supported by all major MCP clients.
Basic information
Transport
Streamable HTTP
Authentication
OAuth
Category
Data & Analytics
Author
BidSkim
Submitted by
Seamus White
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