# Search German Construction Tenders & GAEB BoQs by Keyword

**Use case:** 

Extract public German construction tenders (CPV 45) and parse attached GAEB Bills of Quantities (.x83, .d83, .p83) into structured JSON. Filter directly inside LV line items by product keywords (e.g., Wärmepumpe, Beton), postal codes (PLZ), or NUTS regions without portal logins. Built for n8n, Make, and AI agents.

## Input

```json
{
  "pubDaysBack": 3,
  "cpvPrefixes": [
    "45"
  ],
  "postalCodePrefixes": [
    "10",
    "80"
  ],
  "nutsPrefixes": [
    "DE"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "Wärmepumpe",
    "Beton",
    "Fenster",
    "Stahl"
  ],
  "onlyWithGaeb": true,
  "maxTenders": 20,
  "portals": [
    "evergabe-online",
    "cosinex",
    "evergabe-de",
    "subreport",
    "netserver",
    "healy-hudson",
    "deutsche-evergabe",
    "rib"
  ],
  "downloadMode": "direct",
  "maxZipSizeMb": 100,
  "includeLongText": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 3
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Tender",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "submissionDeadline": {
    "label": "Deadline",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "oz": {
    "label": "OZ",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "shortText": {
    "label": "Short text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "quantity": {
    "label": "Qty",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "unit": {
    "label": "Unit",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "positionType": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sourceFile": {
    "label": "GAEB file",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "documentsUrl": {
    "label": "Documents",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The German Construction Tenders + GAEB Bill of Quantities Extractor Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Search German Construction Tenders & GAEB BoQs by Keyword". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/KOI2AqHRI8PVXnBBc) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Search German Construction Tenders & GAEB BoQs by Keyword" task

The German Construction Tenders + GAEB Bill of Quantities Extractor Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like days back, CPV code prefixes, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Search German Construction Tenders & GAEB BoQs by Keyword" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as tender, deadline, OZ, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Search German Construction Tenders & GAEB BoQs by Keyword" task via API](https://apify.com/brsksr/german-construction-tenders-gaeb.md).

## FAQ

### Do I need paid accounts or logins for German tender portals like evergabe-online, Cosinex, or evergabe.de?

No. Under German procurement law (§ 41 VgV), contracting authorities must provide unrestricted, free direct access to tender documents. This Actor automatically resolves those public document links without requiring any portal credentials.

### Which GAEB file formats (Leistungsverzeichnisse) are supported?

The Actor natively parses all three major GAEB generations into uniform JSON: GAEB DA XML (.x83), GAEB 90 (.d83 including DOS codepage conversion), and GAEB 2000 (.p83 including RTF text extraction).

### How does the keyword search differ from standard procurement portals?

Standard portals only search the tender title and summary. This Actor downloads the ZIP archives in memory, unpacks the GAEB files, and searches your keywords directly inside the individual Bill of Quantities line items (Kurztext and Langtext).

### How does billing work if a tender has no GAEB file or no keyword match?

You only pay the $0.05 extraction event when a tender matches your filters and returns a valid, non-empty GAEB Bill of Quantities with parsed line items. Skipped or unmatched tenders are never charged.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [German Construction Tenders + GAEB Bill of Quantities Extractor](https://apify.com/brsksr/german-construction-tenders-gaeb.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/brsksr/german-construction-tenders-gaeb.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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.

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