GET /api/{version}/ocdsReleasePackages
Description
This service retrieves Find a Tender notice data as an Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) release package.
Request Information
Requests can be filtered to a notice or procurement process by appending an ID to the URI:
- Notice IDs are in the form nnnnnn-yyyy where nnnnnn is a zero-padded decimal number and yyyy is the publication year.
- Procurement process IDs (ocids) are in the form ocds-h6vhtk-hhhhhh, where hhhhhh is a zero-padded hexadecimal number.
URI Parameters
| Name | Description | Type | Mandatory | Format | Min value | Max value | Max length | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| limit | Limit the number of results (default = 100) | integer | false | [0-9]* | 1 | 100 | n/a | 10 |
| cursor | Where more results are available, please use this token to get the next set of results | string | false | [A-Za-z0-9=]* | n/a | n/a | 300 | MTAwM== |
| updatedFrom | Earliest date and time record was last updated | date | false | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS | n/a | n/a | 19 | 2025-10-29T19:24:46 |
| updatedTo | Latest date and time record was last updated | date | false | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS | n/a | n/a | 19 | 2025-11-08T19:24:46 |
| stages | Stage of the contracting process | string | false | planning,tender,award | n/a | n/a | n/a | tender |
Body Parameters
None.
Request Formats
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Example of filtering by date
/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages?updatedFrom=2020-12-31T23:00:00&updatedTo=2021-01-07T22:59:59
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Example of filtering by ocid
/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0001b4
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Example of filtering by notice ID
/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/000001-2021
Response Information
Resource Description
An OCDS release package containing an array of releases. Release IDs are unique within a procurement process (ocid). Party (buyer or supplier) IDs are unique within a release. Notices are converted to OCDS format using the field mapping defined by the Open Contracting Partnership.
Response Formats
HTTP response status code: 200
When there is a successful response the following parameters are returned:
application/json, text/json
Sample:
{
"uri": "https://www-integration.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/001060-2020",
"version": "1.1",
"extensions": [
"https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/master/en/extension.json"
],
"publishedDate": "2020-12-09T09:38:51Z",
"publisher": {
"name": "Cabinet Office",
"scheme": "GB-GOR",
"uid": "D2",
"uri": "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office"
},
"license": "http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
"publicationPolicy": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-contracting",
"releases": [
{
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0026ef-integration",
"id": "001060-2020",
"date": "2020-12-08T11:07:45Z",
"tag": [
"planning"
],
"description": "Sample additional information",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "123456",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Sample title",
"status": "planned",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "03000000",
"description": "Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
"description": "Sample short description",
"value": {
"amount": 123,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "Sample description of the procurement. Additional information: Sample additional information",
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "price"
}
]
},
"value": {
"amount": 123,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"contractPeriod": {
"durationInDays": 30
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "Sample renewals description"
},
"submissionTerms": {
"variantPolicy": "allowed"
},
"hasOptions": true,
"options": {
"description": "Sample description of options"
},
"status": "planned"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "03000000",
"description": "Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"communication": {
"futureNoticeDate": "2020-12-30T00:00:00Z",
"atypicalToolUrl": "https://www.SampleURL.com/"
},
"submissionMethod": [
"electronicSubmission",
"written"
],
"submissionMethodDetails": "https://www.SampleURL.com",
"selectionCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "suitability",
"description": "Sample description of conditions",
"appliesTo": "supplier"
}
]
},
"documents": [
{
"documentType": "economicSelectionCriteria",
"id": "economic"
},
{
"documentType": "technicalSelectionCriteria",
"id": "technical"
}
],
"otherRequirements": {
"reservedParticipation": [
"shelteredWorkshop"
],
"requiresStaffNamesAndQualifications": true
},
"contractTerms": {
"reservedExecution": true,
"performanceTerms": "Sample contract performance conditions",
"hasElectronicOrdering": true,
"electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed",
"hasElectronicPayment": true
},
"techniques": {
"hasFrameworkAgreement": true,
"frameworkAgreement": {
"maximumParticipants": 1,
"periodRationale": "Sample justification"
},
"hasElectronicAuction": true,
"electronicAuction": {
"description": "Sample additional information about electronic auction"
}
},
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"awardPeriod": {
"startDate": "2020-12-31T00:00:00Z"
},
"reviewDetails": "Sample review procedure"
},
"parties": [
{
"name": "Buyer name",
"id": "1",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Buyer name"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Buyer address",
"locality": "Buyer town",
"region": "UK",
"postalCode": "A23JD",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Contact person name",
"telephone": "+44 1234562121",
"email": "ContactEmail@sample.com",
"faxNumber": "+44 1234567890",
"url": "https://www.SampleURL.com/"
},
"roles": [
"buyer",
"centralPurchasingBody"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.MainSampleAddress.com/",
"buyerProfile": "https://www.BuyerSampleAddress.com/",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "MINISTRY",
"description": "Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "01",
"description": "General public services"
}
]
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Buyer name"
},
"language": "en"
}
]
}
HTTP response status code: 400
When the wrong parameter name is provided.
application/json, text/json
Sample:
{
"timestamp": "2025-11-08T19:24:46",
"status": 400,
"error": "Bad Request",
"message": "Request parameters unknown",
"path": "/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages",
"exception": "Request parameter 'statuses' is not recognised, allowed parameters are: stages, limit, cursor, updatedFrom, updatedTo"
}
HTTP response status code: 429
When the user has submitted too many requests, no further requests should be made until after the number of seconds specified in the Retry-After header value
text/plain
Sample:
Response headers include:
Retry-After: 11
Body:
Too Many Requests
HTTP response status code: 503
When the service is unavailable to respond, no further requests should be made until after the number of seconds specified in the Retry-After header value
text/plain
Sample:
Response headers include:
Retry-After: 11
Body:
Service Unavailaible