# EU Tender Monitor (TED) – Only New Tenders, Deadline Countdown (`datvanu/ted-tender-monitor`) Actor

Monitors EU public tenders from the official TED API. Returns only notices you have not seen yet, with days left until the deadline. DACH-friendly defaults.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/datvanu/ted-tender-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Kilian Schieri](https://apify.com/datvanu) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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

## 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.
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.

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

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# README

## EU Tender Monitor (TED): only new tenders, with a deadline countdown

**A daily feed of NEW public tenders from Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), the EU's official procurement journal. Filter by country, CPV code and keywords. You only get notices you have not seen before, each with the number of days left until the deadline.**

🇬🇧 [English](#english) · 🇩🇪 [Deutsch](#deutsch)

***

### English

#### What does it do?

Search tools return the same tenders every day. This actor **remembers what it already delivered**, so a daily or hourly schedule gives you only the genuinely new opportunities, and you never pay twice for the same tender.

- Official **TED Search API**. No login, no proxy, no browser.
- Filters: buyer country (ISO-2 or ISO-3), CPV codes and prefixes, keywords, look-back window, open calls only
- **`daysLeft`** until the earliest submission deadline, plus a `minDaysLeft` filter
- Titles in German, English or French. Links to the notice and its PDF.
- Run several independent monitors at once (`stateStoreName`), e.g. one per customer or sector
- Robust: retries with back-off, timeouts, safe pagination, and readable errors for invalid queries

#### Typical use

1. Set countries `DE, AT` and CPV `72` (IT services).
2. Schedule it daily.
3. Send new rows to Slack, email, Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or n8n through the Apify integrations.

#### Input example

```json
{ "countries": ["DE", "AT"], "cpvPrefixes": ["72", "48"], "keywords": ["Cloud"], "daysBack": 7, "onlyNew": true, "minDaysLeft": 10 }
```

#### Output example

```json
{ "publicationNumber": "705067-2026", "publicationDate": "2026-10-13", "noticeType": "cn-standard",
  "title": "VEEAM Handelspartnervergabe", "buyer": "Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes", "buyerCity": "Berlin", "buyerCountry": "DEU",
  "cpvCodes": ["72268000"], "deadline": "2026-11-10", "daysLeft": 29,
  "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/de/notice/-/detail/705067-2026", "pdfUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/de/notice/705067-2026/pdf" }
```

#### How much does it cost? (pay per event)

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| `tender` – per delivered tender notice | **USD 0.003** |
| `apify-actor-start` – per run (Apify default) | USD 0.00005 |

Repeated notices are free, because they are not delivered again. A daily alert with ~10 new tenders costs about **USD 0.90 per month**. `maxItems` caps the cost per run. The current price is always shown on the Pricing tab.

#### FAQ

- **Why do I see nothing new?** With `onlyNew` on, tenders already delivered are skipped for 120 days. The form starts with `onlyNew` off so a test run always shows results – switch it on for your schedule (API default: on).
- **Several alerts?** Use a separate `stateStoreName` per alert.
- **German national tenders?** Use our *German Tender Monitor* for below-threshold notices from oeffentlichevergabe.de.

#### Notes

- TED only covers tenders above the EU thresholds and voluntary publications. National below-threshold tenders are not included.
- Data © European Union, TED (reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU). This actor is not affiliated with the EU Publications Office.

***

### Deutsch

#### Was macht der Actor?

Er liefert täglich **nur neue** EU-Ausschreibungen aus TED, gefiltert nach Land (z. B. DE, AT, CH), CPV-Code und Suchbegriffen, jeweils mit **Restlaufzeit bis zur Angebotsfrist**. Bereits gelieferte Bekanntmachungen merkt er sich 120 Tage lang. Sie werden nicht erneut geliefert und nicht erneut berechnet.

#### Für wen?

KMU und Agenturen, die öffentliche Aufträge suchen, Bid-Manager, Vertriebsteams für den öffentlichen Sektor und Beratungen.

#### So geht's

Länder und CPV-Codes eintragen, einen täglichen Zeitplan anlegen und die Ergebnisse per Integration nach Slack, E-Mail oder Google Sheets schicken.

#### Hinweise

Preis: 0,003 USD je gelieferter Ausschreibung, Wiederholungen kostenlos. Für den Zeitplan `onlyNew` einschalten. TED enthält nur EU-weite Ausschreibungen (oberhalb der Schwellenwerte). Nationale Unterschwellenvergaben fehlen. Daten © Europäische Union, Weiterverwendung nach Beschluss 2011/833/EU erlaubt. Der Actor steht in keiner Verbindung zum Amt für Veröffentlichungen.

# Actor input Schema

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

ISO-2 or ISO-3 codes, e.g. DE, AT, CH or DEU, AUT. Empty = all countries.

## `cpvPrefixes` (type: `array`):

e.g. 72 (IT services), 48 (software), 45 (construction works), 79 (business services). Shorter prefix = broader.

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

Full-text search in the notice; any keyword matches.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Publication date window. For a daily schedule 3–7 days is plenty (onlyNew prevents duplicates).

## `onlyContractNotices` (type: `boolean`):

Excludes award notices, prior information notices etc.

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

Remembers delivered notices (120 days) in a named key-value store. You never pay twice for the same tender. Switch ON for scheduled alerts (API default: on).

## `minDaysLeft` (type: `integer`):

Skip tenders closing sooner than this. Notices without a deadline are kept.

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

Language used for tender titles, buyer names and cities when TED provides several translations (falls back to English, then any available language).

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

Upper limit of tenders returned per run. Keeps cost predictable; raise it for a first full backfill.

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

Native TED search syntax, e.g. organisation-country-buyer IN (DEU) AND classification-cpv IN (72\*).

## `stateStoreName` (type: `string`):

Use different names to run several independent monitors (e.g. one per customer). Letters, digits and dashes.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "DE",
    "AT"
  ],
  "cpvPrefixes": [
    "72"
  ],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "onlyContractNotices": true,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "minDaysLeft": 0,
  "language": "deu",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All items of the default dataset (JSON). Add ?format=csv or xlsx for other formats.

# 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": [
        "DE",
        "AT"
    ],
    "cpvPrefixes": [
        "72"
    ],
    "onlyNew": false,
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("datvanu/ted-tender-monitor").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": [
        "DE",
        "AT",
    ],
    "cpvPrefixes": ["72"],
    "onlyNew": False,
    "maxItems": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("datvanu/ted-tender-monitor").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": [
    "DE",
    "AT"
  ],
  "cpvPrefixes": [
    "72"
  ],
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}' |
apify call datvanu/ted-tender-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/bKxbeAT2SnhUhFnDI/builds/CD2ryxgnDBfECalqU/openapi.json