metadata
license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- en
- fr
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
tags:
- canada
- government
- procurement
- contracts
- tenders
- rag
- llm-training
pretty_name: ProcureData — Canadian Government Procurement (Sample)
configs:
- config_name: default
data_files:
- split: train
path: procuredata_sample.jsonl
ProcureData — Canadian Government Procurement (Sample)
Sample of 4,978 Canadian federal and provincial procurement records. Mix of contracts, tenders, awards, ACAN notices, and standing offers. Last 3 months of data from the full ProcureData API.
Want the full dataset? 2.1M+ records, cursor-paginated REST API, daily refresh, query by department / vendor / category / value range. Get an API key →
What's in here
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
source_id |
string | Originating system (canadabuys, seao, ns, ab, yt) |
entity_type |
string | tender, contract, award, standing_offer, disclosure |
record_id |
string | Stable per-record identifier from the source |
municipality |
string | City/region if available |
event_date |
string (ISO date) | Award date for contracts, publish date for tenders |
category |
string | Procurement category (GSIN / UNSPSC / source-specific) |
department |
string | Awarding government department |
vendor |
string | Vendor as published |
vendor_normalized |
string | Cleaned vendor name (deduplicated across spellings) |
contract_value |
float | CAD amount, where disclosed |
contract_end_date |
string (ISO date) | Contract end where disclosed |
data |
object | Full raw record from the source (JSON) |
Composition (sample)
| entity_type | rows |
|---|---|
| tender | 2,700 |
| contract | 1,950 |
| award | 225 |
| standing_offer | 100 |
| disclosure | 3 |
Use cases
- RAG / agents — ground LLM responses in actual Canadian procurement data
- Domain fine-tuning — train models on procurement vocabulary, vendor naming, GSIN codes
- Bid forecasting — historical patterns of department spend
- Vendor intelligence — who wins what, at what value
- Schema exploration before committing to API integration
Limitations of this sample
- Snapshot only — frozen from 2026-02-25 to 2026-05-25. New tenders close daily; this sample will not reflect them.
- 5K rows — full dataset is 2.1M+. Sample is enough to test schema, prompts, prototypes; not enough for production analytics.
- No querying — can't filter server-side, search by full-text, or paginate. Use the API for that.
Production access
If you need any of: fresh data, full coverage, search, filtering, or programmatic access, use the API:
- Docs: https://procuredata.ca/docs
- Pricing: https://procuredata.ca/pricing — free tier 25 req/day, Pro $49/mo 1K req/day
- Quickstart:
curl "https://api.procuredata.ca/contract?q=cybersecurity&limit=10" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"
License & attribution
Data sourced from public Canadian government procurement systems (CanadaBuys, SEAO Quebec, Nova Scotia, Alberta, Yukon). All source data is under open government licenses. Sample redistribution is permitted under CC-BY-4.0.
Contact
- API and enterprise inquiries: nicolas@builddata.ca
- Bug reports: https://github.com/NicolasPrimeau/Nimbus (or via the contact link on procuredata.ca)
Mirror locations
The same sample is published in three places — pick whichever you prefer: