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Ideal for monitoring which suppliers win government contracts, tracking procurement activity by buyer, or enriching supplier profiles with public contract history. Prefer this over raw OCDS search when you want a clean JSON response with the newest awards page in a single $0.002 call.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-24T12:46:03.306Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"uk-public-contracts-award-notices-contracts-finder-ocds-cbf163ec"}