BidSkim - UK Tenders & Contract Renewals

BidSkim MCP Server — UK Tenders, Contract Renewals & Procurement Intelligence

UK procurement intelligence for AI assistants — live tenders, contract renewals with incumbents, and buyer/supplier profiles.

Docs · bidskim.com · Official MCP registry: com.bidskim/mcp

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BidSkim's official Model Context Protocol server. It is a hosted remote server — there is nothing to install or run locally. This repository holds the public documentation and brand assets for directory listings; the server itself is closed-source.

Endpoint:   https://mcp.bidskim.com/mcp
Transport:  Streamable HTTP (stateless, MCP spec 2026-07-28, with fallback for 2025-era clients)
Auth:       OAuth 2.1 (RFC 9728 discovery) or API keys minted in BidSkim Settings
Access:     read-only, included with the BidSkim Predict plan

What it does

Eight read-only tools over UK public procurement data — Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, entity-resolved and deduplicated to one record per opportunity:

Tool	What it answers
search_tenders	Live and historical tenders by keyword, CPV, region, value, deadline
semantic_search	"Find tenders like this" — meaning-based search over live tenders
get_tender	Full detail for one notice, including framework and certification context
search_renewals	Contracts expiring soon: expiry dates, incumbent suppliers, recurrence evidence
search_organisations	Find 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 market footprint
my_pipeline	The signed-in user's saved tenders and matches

Typical prompts:

• "Which contracts in my space expire in the next six months, and who holds them?"
• "Find live tenders for commercial cleaning in the North West closing this month."
• "What has Manchester City Council awarded recently, and to whom?"

Connect

Full per-client walkthroughs: bidskim.com/mcp

Claude Code

claude mcp add -t http bidskim https://mcp.bidskim.com/mcp

Or install this repository as a Claude Code plugin — it connects the server and adds three procurement workflow skills (renewal-radar, tender-scan, buyer-brief):

claude plugin install bidskim@<marketplace>

Claude (web/desktop) — Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://mcp.bidskim.com/mcp

Cursor / VS Code / Windsurf / Cline — add a remote MCP server with URL https://mcp.bidskim.com/mcp; the OAuth sign-in opens in your browser. Signed-in BidSkim users connect with one approval click.

Access

MCP access is included with the BidSkim Predict plan. All tools are read-only: your assistant can search and read, never change anything. Rate limits and daily budgets apply.

Support

Questions or issues: bidskim.com → support, or open an issue here.