# EU TED Public Tenders Scraper (`chrisrosil/eu-ted-public-tenders-scraper`) Actor

Search EU TED public procurement notices via the official TED Search API. Filter by country, CPV, dates; get normalized JSON with deadlines, buyers, and document links. HTTP-only.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/chrisrosil/eu-ted-public-tenders-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Christopher Rosil](https://apify.com/chrisrosil) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 notice results

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?

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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.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## EU TED Public Tenders Scraper

Search and download **European Union public procurement notices** from the official **TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)** portal — normalized JSON rows ready for CRM, alerts, or bid research.

Built for buyers who need structured EU tender data without writing TED expert queries by hand. Day-1 covers **TED Europa’s public Search API** (HTTP/JSON). No browser automation. No India GeM login.

#### What it returns

Each dataset item is one TED notice (normalized), including:

- `noticeId` — TED publication number (e.g. `579968-2026`)
- `title` — preferred-language title
- `buyerName` — contracting authority
- `buyerCountry` — ISO-3 country code
- `cpvCodes` — unique CPV list
- `publicationDate` — when TED published the notice
- `deadline` — earliest tender receipt deadline when present
- `estimatedValue` / `estimatedValueCurrency` — when present on the notice
- `totalValue` / `totalValueCurrency` — award/total value when present
- `procedureType` / `noticeType` / `contractNature`
- `documentUrls` — procurement document links when present
- `noticeUrl` — public TED HTML detail page
- `xmlUrl` — official XML link
- `source` — always `ted` on Day-1 (extensible later)

#### Copy-paste input example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "software",
  "countries": ["DEU"],
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
  "dateFrom": "2026-08-01",
  "scope": "ACTIVE",
  "preferredLanguage": "eng",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "dedupeBy": "notice-id"
}
```

#### Sample output (EXAMPLE — synthetic shape from live TED fields)

```json
{
  "noticeId": "579968-2026",
  "title": "Germany – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – EXAMPLE framework IT consulting",
  "buyerName": "Example Universitätsmedizin Berlin",
  "buyerCountry": "DEU",
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000", "72220000", "72224000"],
  "publicationDate": "2026-08-21",
  "deadline": "2026-08-28",
  "estimatedValue": null,
  "estimatedValueCurrency": null,
  "totalValue": null,
  "totalValueCurrency": null,
  "procedureType": "open",
  "noticeType": "cn-standard",
  "contractNature": ["services"],
  "documentUrls": ["https://example-buyer-portal.example/tenderdocuments"],
  "noticeUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/579968-2026",
  "xmlUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/579968-2026/xml",
  "source": "ted",
  "ojsNumber": null,
  "procedureId": null
}
```

*(Labeled EXAMPLE: field names and URL patterns match the live API; org names/titles may be shortened for Store readability.)*

#### Pricing (PPE)

| Event | Price | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `notice-result` | **$0.005 / notice** | Primary event — one charge per unique notice pushed |
| First **~50** results | **Free** | Configure free event count in Console monetization |
| Actor start | Free / platform default | Do not charge start-only |

One serious buyer pulling ~4,000 paid notices/month clears **~$20**. Charge path uses `Actor.pushData(row, "notice-result")` with in-run dedupe by `noticeId`; the Actor stops cleanly when `ACTOR_MAX_TOTAL_CHARGE_USD` / `eventChargeLimitReached` is hit.

#### Honest limitations

- **TED only on Day-1.** National portals (and India **GeM**) are out of scope for this release.
- **Public notices only** — anonymous Search API; no eSender submission, no unpublished drafts.
- **Rate limits** apply (TED fair use: e.g. ≤700 HTTP requests/minute). Large pulls use ITERATION pagination and may take time.
- Search returns **notice projections**, not a full lot-relational model. Lot-perfect joins may require following XML (optional future).
- `ACTIVE` scope is TED’s convenience set — not a guarantee every row is still open for bids; always check `deadline` / notice type.
- Historical depth via Search is roughly the **last 10 years** (`scope: ALL`), not a permanent legal archive.

#### Who it is for

Bid teams, market-intel analysts, and integrators who want EU OJ S / TED notices as clean JSON with filters for country, CPV, and dates.

#### Multi-portal roadmap (v1+)

Same dataset schema (`source` discriminator). Planned adapters (public HTTP where possible): **DTVP**, **evergabe**, **UNGM** / World Bank. v0 ships TED-class depth (batch queries, ITERATION pagination, normalize, cross-query dedup) so the product is not a thin single-endpoint wrapper.

#### Memory / runtime

- Default **256 MB** (min 256 / max 512). HTTP JSON only — no browser.
- One run = many queries/pages (batch input). Pagination mode: **ITERATION** (`iterationNextToken`).

#### Source

- TED Search API docs: https://docs.ted.europa.eu/api/latest/search.html
- Actor slug: `eu-ted-public-tenders-scraper`
- Publisher: `chrisrosil`

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Optional full-text keywords. Mapped to FT~"..." when expertQuery is empty.

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

Full-text keywords. Each keyword becomes its own TED expert query (FT~"keyword").

## `expertQuery` (type: `string`):

Optional raw TED expert-search string. When set, overrides structured filters.

## `advancedQueries` (type: `array`):

Optional raw TED expert-search strings. Runs in addition to keyword/CPV/country queries when expertQuery is empty.

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

ISO-3166-1 alpha-3 buyer country codes (e.g. DEU, FRA, NLD). Empty = any country.

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

CPV codes or prefixes (e.g. 72000000 or 72\*). Empty = any CPV.

## `buyerNameContains` (type: `string`):

Optional substring filter applied after fetch. Leave empty to skip.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Inclusive publication date lower bound. Converted to PD>=YYYYMMDD.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Inclusive publication date upper bound.

## `publishedAfter` (type: `string`):

Alias for dateFrom in YYYYMMDD form.

## `noticeTypes` (type: `array`):

TED notice-type codes, e.g. cn-standard. Empty = any.

## `scope` (type: `string`):

TED scope: ACTIVE, LATEST, or ALL (~10y).

## `preferredLanguage` (type: `string`):

ISO-639-3 style TED language key (eng, deu, fra…). Falls back to first available.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique notices (post-dedupe). Caps PPE spend.

## `maxPagesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Caps ITERATION pagination depth per query.

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

Notices requested per TED API call (1–250; keep fields×limit ≤ 10\_000).

## `dedupeBy` (type: `string`):

Field used for in-run idempotency. Default notice-id (publication-number).

## `onlyLatestVersions` (type: `boolean`):

Maps to TED onlyLatestVersions. Default false (keep versions for monitoring).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "",
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "expertQuery": "",
  "advancedQueries": [],
  "countries": [
    "DEU",
    "FRA"
  ],
  "cpvCodes": [
    "72000000"
  ],
  "buyerNameContains": "",
  "dateFrom": "",
  "dateTo": "",
  "publishedAfter": "",
  "noticeTypes": [],
  "scope": "ACTIVE",
  "preferredLanguage": "eng",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 10,
  "pageSize": 50,
  "dedupeBy": "notice-id",
  "onlyLatestVersions": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `notices` (type: `string`):

Dataset items — one normalized notice per row.

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "software"
    ],
    "advancedQueries": [],
    "countries": [
        "DEU",
        "FRA"
    ],
    "cpvCodes": [
        "72000000"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("chrisrosil/eu-ted-public-tenders-scraper").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 = {
    "keywords": ["software"],
    "advancedQueries": [],
    "countries": [
        "DEU",
        "FRA",
    ],
    "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("chrisrosil/eu-ted-public-tenders-scraper").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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "advancedQueries": [],
  "countries": [
    "DEU",
    "FRA"
  ],
  "cpvCodes": [
    "72000000"
  ]
}' |
apify call chrisrosil/eu-ted-public-tenders-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

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/qMjyUHyY17habyUVF/builds/LQhU6JTer1Niq4RE6/openapi.json