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+---
+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](https://procuredata.ca).
+
+> **Want the full dataset?** 2.1M+ records, cursor-paginated REST API, daily
+> refresh, query by department / vendor / category / value range.
+> **[Get an API key →](https://procuredata.ca/pricing)**
+
+## 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:**
+  ```bash
+  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)