# 🇦🇺 AusTender Award Watch — Who Won Which Federal Contract (`nexgenwatch/austender-award-watch`) Actor

Watch Australian federal contract awards from the official AusTender OCDS API: who won which contract, for how much, and when an incumbent is replaced. Deduplicated delta-only events, seed-zero watch mode, and a source receipt on every run.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nexgenwatch/austender-award-watch.md
- **Developed by:** [NexGen Watch](https://apify.com/nexgenwatch) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $13.40 / 1,000 procedure deltas

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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# README

## 🇦🇺 AusTender Award Watch — Who Won Which Federal Contract

Australian federal contract awards are published, but not watchable. This turns the official AusTender OCDS API into a deduplicated, delta-only feed of who won what, for how much, and when an incumbent gets replaced.

### What you get

- `award_notice` — contract-award records with winner names/ids, incumbent keys, award value, and the linked tender
- `tender_notice` — the opportunity records behind those awards, with buyer, UNSPSC, value and deadline
- `procedure_delta` — watch-mode change events: new opportunity, notice updated, tender-to-award, incumbent change
- Selectable date semantics via `dateType`, so you can watch by contract-published date rather than one fixed field
- `source_receipt` on every run — terminal state, counts, and a source-shape canary result, never billed

### Use cases by team

- **Incumbency & market analysts:** See who is actually winning Commonwealth contracts and quantify incumbent turnover.
- **Suppliers & bid teams:** Learn which agencies buy your category, and at what contract values, before you bid.
- **Competitive intelligence:** Track a named competitor's federal wins as they publish.
- **Procurement-intelligence vendors:** License a bounded, deduplicated Australian award feed with an auditable receipt.

### Example inputs

*Recent contract awards (default window)*

```json
{
  "dateType": "contractPublished",
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

*Watch one agency in watch mode*

```json
{
  "buyerNames": [
    "Department of Defence"
  ],
  "watchMode": true,
  "baselineId": "defence-awards"
}
```

*UNSPSC targeting over an explicit window*

```json
{
  "dateType": "contractPublished",
  "publishedFrom": "2026-07-01",
  "publishedTo": "2026-07-24",
  "unspscCodes": [
    "81110000"
  ]
}
```

### 📊 Sample Output

```json
{
  "record_type": "award_notice",
  "procedure_id": "austender-cn-4102887",
  "buyer_name": "Department of Defence",
  "title": "ICT support services",
  "unspsc_codes": [
    "81110000"
  ],
  "award_value_aud": 2740000,
  "winner_names": [
    "Example Systems Pty Ltd"
  ],
  "incumbent_key": "example-systems-pty-ltd",
  "linked_tender_id": "austender-atm-991204",
  "date_type": "contractPublished",
  "source_url": "https://www.tenders.gov.au/Cn/Show/4102887",
  "observed_at": "2026-07-25T00:00:00Z"
}
```

### How it works

Give it a date window, a `dateType`, and optional buyer / UNSPSC / keyword filters. It reads the **AusTender OCDS API** (`api.tenders.gov.au/ocds/findByDates`) as an anonymous public client, normalizes each release into `award_notice` and `tender_notice` records, links awards back to their originating tender when `linkAwards` is on, and — in watch mode — diffs against a private baseline to emit only `procedure_delta` events. Every run closes with a `source_receipt` carrying the terminal state and a canary check on the source shape.

### Pricing

| Event | Price (FREE tier) |
|---|---|
| Actor start (`apify-actor-start`) | $0.02 flat, once per run |
| Procedure delta (`procedure_delta`) — **primary** | $0.02 |
| Tender notice (`tender_notice`) | $0.004 |
| Award notice (`award_notice`) | $0.006 |
| Source check (`source_check`) | $0.10, once per run |

Pay-per-event on a four-tier ladder (FREE → GOLD, with Platinum/Diamond floored at the Gold rate). Primary event `procedure_delta`: **$0.02 / $0.018 / $0.016 / $0.0134**. Notices: $0.004 / $0.0036 / $0.0032 / $0.00268 (tender) and $0.006 / $0.0054 / $0.0048 / $0.00402 (award). `source_check`: $0.10 / $0.09 / $0.08 / $0.067. Worked example — a watch run on FREE that finds 12 procedure deltas: $0.02 start + $0.10 source check + 12 × $0.02 = **$0.36**. A seed run or a genuine-zero run charges the start + source check only; receipts are never billed. New to Apify? [Start free](https://apify.com/fpr=2ayu9b).

### Run it — API, CLI, MCP

API:

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nexgenwatch~austender-award-watch/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @input.json
```

CLI:

```bash
apify call nexgenwatch/austender-award-watch -i @input.json
```

MCP: expose `nexgenwatch/austender-award-watch` through Apify's MCP server, select it as a tool, and pass the same input object.

### Related actors — App Intelligence cluster

| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [EU TED Tender & Award Watch](https://apify.com/nexgenwatch/eu-ted-tender-award-watch?fpr=2ayu9b) | Watch EU-wide public procurement: tenders, awards, incumbent changes. |
| [UK Find a Tender Watch](https://apify.com/nexgenwatch/uk-fts-tender-award-watch?fpr=2ayu9b) | Watch UK tenders, award results and incumbent changes. |
| [CanadaBuys Tender Watch](https://apify.com/nexgenwatch/canadabuys-tender-watch?fpr=2ayu9b) | Watch Government of Canada tender opportunities and awards. |
| [GeBIZ Tender & Award Watch](https://apify.com/nexgenwatch/gebiz-tender-watch?fpr=2ayu9b) | Watch Singapore GeBIZ tenders open, change, close and award. |
| [MAS Directory Change Watch](https://apify.com/nexgenwatch/mas-register-watch?fpr=2ayu9b) | Watch Singapore MAS financial-institution licence changes. |

### Compliance & honest limits

- Public, logged-out official source only — no API key, login, cookie, CAPTCHA, or access-control defeating.
- Client-side targeting: filters are applied to the bounded window this actor fetched, not pushed into the upstream query.
- Watch mode's first run seeds a private baseline and emits **zero** deltas by design — deltas start on the second run.
- A source-confirmed empty window is `SUCCEEDED-0: GENUINE_EMPTY`; truncated runs are `PARTIAL`; exhausted retries are `BLOCKED`.
- `source_receipt` records are always emitted and are **never billed**.

### FAQ

**Where does the data come from?**

The official Australian Government AusTender (tenders.gov.au) OCDS API public, logged-out feed. No API key, login, or cookie is used, and no access control is defeated.

**What does watch mode actually do?**

The first run stores a private baseline and emits zero deltas. Every later run emits only `procedure_delta` events keyed on the source-native procedure id — new opportunity, notice updated, tender-to-award, and incumbent change.

**Does zero results mean I was blocked?**

No, and you never have to guess. Every run emits a `source_receipt` with an explicit terminal state: `NORMAL`, `GENUINE_EMPTY`, `PARTIAL`, or `BLOCKED`, plus a source-shape canary result.

**What am I charged when nothing changed?**

The $0.02 start and the $0.10 source check. Deltas are the primary billable unit, so a quiet window is cheap by design. Receipts are never billed.

**How do I bound the window?**

Use `publishedFrom` / `publishedTo` — it defaults to a recent bounded window rather than attempting the full historical archive.

**Can I track a specific buyer or category?**

Yes — that is the main targeting path. Pass `buyerNames`, `unspscCodes`, or `keywords`.

**Will this reconstruct the full contract history?**

No. It is a bounded, deduplicated recurring feed, not a historical archive backfill. That honesty is deliberate.

### Troubleshooting

- **Watch mode emitted nothing?** Expected on the first run — it seeds the baseline. Deltas begin on run two with the same `baselineId`.
- **Zero records?** Check the date window first, then read the `source_receipt`: `GENUINE_EMPTY` means the source really had nothing in that window.
- **Run marked PARTIAL?** Collection was truncated against `maxItems` or a retry budget. Raise `maxItems` or narrow the window and re-run.
- **Filters returning too little?** Filters apply client-side to the fetched window, so widen the date window before widening the filters.
- **Need the untouched upstream payload?** Set `includeRaw: true` to carry the raw source object alongside the normalized record.
- **Wrong dates coming back?** Set `dateType` — it selects which source date field the window applies to and defaults to `contractPublished`.

### About

Part of the NexGenData procurement-watch family — one honest, deterministic contract across UK, EU, Canadian, Australian and Singaporean public procurement. Built by NexGenData. Questions or need a custom feed? Open an issue on the Actor page.

# Actor input Schema

## `dateType` (type: `string`):

Which AusTender OCDS date drives the window.

## `publishedFrom` (type: `string`):

ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD). Lower bound of the window. Defaults to UTC today minus 7 days.

## `publishedTo` (type: `string`):

ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD). Upper bound of the window. Defaults to UTC today. From<=to; span <=366 days.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

0-10 phrases (2-80 chars). Applied client-side as a case-insensitive substring OR filter over contract title and buyer names.

## `unspscCodes` (type: `array`):

0-20 UNSPSC codes (4-8 digits). Applied client-side as a prefix OR filter over contract item classifications.

## `buyerNames` (type: `array`):

0-20 buyer (procuring entity) name phrases (2-160 chars). Applied client-side as a case-insensitive substring OR filter.

## `watchMode` (type: `boolean`):

Seed a private baseline and emit only source-native deltas on later runs. First run emits zero deltas.

## `baselineId` (type: `string`):

Named watch baseline (^\[A-Za-z0-9\_-]{3,64}$). If unset, derived from the canonical query hash.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Reserved; AusTender notices are English. No translation is performed.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum notice records or deltas to emit this run (receipts excluded).

## `includeRaw` (type: `boolean`):

Attach a bounded raw OCDS release map (<=64 KiB) to each record.

## `linkAwards` (type: `boolean`):

Link releases sharing an OCID only; never fuzzy-link across procedures.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "dateType": "contractPublished",
  "watchMode": false,
  "language": "ENG",
  "maxItems": 500,
  "includeRaw": false,
  "linkAwards": true
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nexgenwatch/austender-award-watch").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nexgenwatch/austender-award-watch").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call nexgenwatch/austender-award-watch --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nexgenwatch/austender-award-watch",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/8KF8iRa3emAJElvU5/builds/dQeXHf2klI1lvpUyk/openapi.json