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How to turn on email alerts

Turn on alerts for a saved search and ContractRadar emails you when new contracts match — so you find out the morning a new opportunity is posted instead of remembering to check.

Turn on alerts for a saved search

  1. First, save a search that includes a keyword (alerts need a keyword to match on).
  2. On the Search page, find its card in the Your saved searches row.
  3. Click the bell icon on the card. A filled bell means alerts are on; click it again to turn them off.
A saved-search card on ContractRadar with the bell alert toggle highlighted, showing the difference between the on (filled bell) and off (crossed-out bell) states.
A filled bell means you’ll get emails for this search.

What the emails look like

When new contracts match, you get one email listing them — title, type, and agency — with a link straight to your matches. No new matches, no email. You can see an example on the alerts page.

Requires Pro

Email alerts run on saved searches, which are a Pro feature. The bell is only available on a saved search that has a keyword — a saved search with filters but no keyword can’t send alerts.

Want fewer, more relevant emails? Tighten the keyword and filters on the saved search — see saving a search.

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