# EU Public Tenders (TED) – Search & Daily Alerts (`bitwerf/eu-tenders-ted`) Actor

Find EU public procurement opportunities on TED by country, CPV code, keyword and deadline. Daily alert mode returns only new notices. Clean output: title in your language, buyer, deadline, days left, estimated value and links. Official TED API, no scraping.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bitwerf/eu-tenders-ted.md
- **Developed by:** [Bitwerf](https://apify.com/bitwerf) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 tender notices

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## EU Public Tenders (TED) – Search & Daily Alerts

Find EU public procurement opportunities on **TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)**, the official tender database of the European Union, filtered by **country, CPV code, keyword and deadline**. Get clean, ready-to-use results with the title in your language, the buyer, the deadline and days left, the estimated value and direct links to the notice and PDF.

Built for **bid and tender teams, consultants, B2G sales teams and market researchers** who want new government contracts in their inbox instead of searching TED by hand.

### Why this Actor

- **Official TED API**: no scraping, no login, no proxies, no personal data.
- **Only open tenders by default**: notices whose deadline for tenders is today or later.
- **Alert mode**: schedule the Actor daily with *Only new notices* switched on and you receive only what is new since the last run. Connect email, Slack, Google Sheets or a webhook through Apify integrations.
- **Readable output**: the actual tender title (without the country and CPV prefix TED adds), buyer name, days to deadline and estimated value with currency.
- **24 EU languages**: titles and buyer names in your preferred language when TED has them, with English and original-language fallbacks.
- **Fair pricing**: you pay only for notices returned, and you can cap your spend per run.

### Input

| Field | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer countries | 2- or 3-letter ISO codes of the contracting authority | `NL`, `BE`, `DE` |
| Keywords | Full-text terms; a notice matches if it contains any of them | `software`, `cybersecurity` |
| CPV codes | Codes or prefixes; `72` = all IT services | `72`, `45`, `79410000` |
| Notice types | Contract notices (open calls), award notices (winners), prior information (upcoming) or all | `contract` |
| Published within the last (days) | Look-back window | `7` (use `1` for daily alerts) |
| Only open tenders | Deadline today or later | `true` |
| Only new notices | Skip notices returned in earlier runs with the same filters | `true` for alerts |
| Preferred language | Language for titles and buyer names | `eng`, `nld`, `deu`, `fra` |
| Maximum results | Stop after this many notices | `200` |

Example input:

```json
{
  "countries": ["NL", "BE"],
  "cpvCodes": ["72"],
  "keywords": ["cloud", "software"],
  "noticeTypes": "contract",
  "publishedWithinDays": 1,
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "onlyNew": true,
  "language": "eng",
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

### Output

One item per notice. Download as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read it through the Apify API.

```json
{
  "publicationNumber": "715091-2026",
  "publicationDate": "2026-10-16",
  "title": "EU aanbesteding Applicatie schuldhulpverlening",
  "buyerName": "Gemeente Helmond",
  "buyerCountry": "NLD",
  "noticeType": "cn-standard",
  "procedureType": "open",
  "contractNature": "services",
  "mainCpv": "72000000",
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
  "placeOfPerformance": ["NLD"],
  "deadline": "2026-11-05",
  "daysToDeadline": 6,
  "estimatedValue": 560000,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/715091-2026",
  "pdfUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/nl/notice/715091-2026/pdf"
}
```

### How to set up daily tender alerts

1. Fill in your countries, CPV codes and keywords.
2. Set *Published within the last (days)* to `1` and switch on *Only new notices*.
3. Save the input as a task and add a daily schedule (Apify Console → Schedules).
4. Add an integration (email, Slack, Google Sheets or webhook) that fires when a run succeeds.

### Common CPV divisions

| CPV | Sector |
|---|---|
| 30 | Office and computing machinery |
| 32 | Telecom and networking equipment |
| 45 | Construction work |
| 48 | Software packages and information systems |
| 50 | Repair and maintenance services |
| 71 | Architectural and engineering services |
| 72 | IT services: consulting, development, internet, support |
| 79 | Business services: legal, marketing, consulting, recruitment |
| 80 | Education and training |
| 85 | Health and social work |
| 90 | Sewage, waste, cleaning and environmental services |

### Pricing

Pay per result: you are charged only for the notices returned. You can set a maximum cost per run in the run options; the Actor stops cleanly when that limit is reached. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

### FAQ

**Is this legal to use?** Yes. The Actor reads the official, public TED search API of the Publications Office of the European Union. TED data may be reused under the EU open data policy.

**How fresh is the data?** TED publishes new notices every working day. A daily schedule catches everything.

**Does it include below-threshold national tenders?** No. TED covers tenders above the EU thresholds plus notices that buyers choose to publish on TED. National portals are not included.

**Can AI agents use it?** Yes. Like every Apify Actor it can be called through the Apify API and the Apify MCP server.

**Something missing?** Open an issue on the Issues tab; requests are reviewed weekly.

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Countries of the contracting authority. Use 2- or 3-letter ISO codes, e.g. NL, BE, DE or NLD, BEL, DEU. Leave empty for all countries.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Full-text search terms. A notice matches if it contains any of them, e.g. "cloud", "cybersecurity", "software". Leave empty to skip.

## `cpvCodes` (type: `array`):

CPV classification codes or prefixes. "72" matches all IT services, "45" construction, "79" business services, "72200000" software programming and consultancy. Leave empty for all.

## `noticeTypes` (type: `string`):

Contract notices are open calls for tenders. Award notices show who won. Prior information notices announce upcoming tenders.

## `publishedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only notices published in this many days. Use 1 for a daily alert.

## `onlyOpen` (type: `boolean`):

Only return notices whose deadline for tenders is today or later.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Skip notices this search already returned in earlier runs. Schedule the Actor daily and connect email, Slack or a webhook to get alerts with only what is new.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language for titles and buyer names when TED has it; falls back to English, then the original language.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many notices. You only pay for notices returned.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "NL",
    "BE",
    "DE"
  ],
  "noticeTypes": "contract",
  "publishedWithinDays": 7,
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "language": "eng",
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One item per notice: title, buyer, country, CPV codes, deadline, days left, estimated value and links.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

The TED query used, total matches on TED, notices returned and notices skipped as already seen (alert mode).

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "countries": [
        "NL",
        "BE",
        "DE"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bitwerf/eu-tenders-ted").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "countries": [
        "NL",
        "BE",
        "DE",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bitwerf/eu-tenders-ted").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "countries": [
    "NL",
    "BE",
    "DE"
  ]
}' |
apify call bitwerf/eu-tenders-ted --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bitwerf/eu-tenders-ted"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/98gGR56MAjqDRgsUH/builds/9fwWtNYu4F0htdu75/openapi.json