# EU & UK Public Tender Intelligence API (`dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api`) Actor

Search EU public procurement notices (TED) by keyword, CPV code, buyer country, value, and date. Returns normalized tender rows.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api.md
- **Developed by:** [Afonso Fernandes](https://apify.com/dobus) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, AI, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 50.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 public 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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

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# README

## EU & UK Public Tender Intelligence API

Search EU public procurement notices (TED — Tenders Electronic Daily) and return normalized tender rows for sales teams, procurement consultants, researchers, and AI agents.

Use it to monitor new tenders by keyword, CPV code, buyer country, and value, or to build deadline-alert and opportunity-matching workflows.

Store: https://apify.com/dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api

### What It Returns

- Tender rows with publication number, title, buyer name, buyer country, CPV codes, contract nature, estimated value, currency, publication date, and deadline.
- Official TED data from the EU Publications Office, returned through the unauthenticated TED Search API.
- Default dataset output for API, CSV, JSON, Excel, webhooks, and AI agents.

### Common Use Cases

- Monitor new tenders in a target sector or country.
- Match opportunities by CPV code and estimated value.
- Track deadlines for open procurement notices.
- Build tender datasets for sales intelligence and market research.
- Feed tender data into AI agents and MCP workflows.

### Input Examples

#### Keyword + country + date

```json
{
  "keywords": ["cloud computing"],
  "buyerCountries": ["DEU"],
  "sinceDate": "2026-01-01",
  "maxNotices": 100
}
```

#### CPV code with value range

```json
{
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
  "minValue": 50000,
  "maxValue": 500000,
  "sinceDate": "2026-01-01",
  "scope": "ACTIVE"
}
```

#### Advanced raw TED query

```json
{
  "rawQuery": "FT~\"artificial intelligence\" AND buyer-country=DEU AND PD>=20260101",
  "scope": "ACTIVE",
  "maxNotices": 200
}
```

### Output Fields

- `recordType`
- `publicationNumber`
- `title`
- `buyerName`
- `buyerCountry`
- `cpvCodes`
- `contractNature`
- `placeOfPerformance`
- `noticeType`
- `procedureType`
- `estimatedValue`
- `currency`
- `publicationDate`
- `deadline`
- `sourceUrl`
- `source`

### Pricing

Monetized runs use pay-per-event pricing:

- USD 0.01 per Actor start.
- USD 0.003 per tender notice written to the default dataset.

### API Examples

#### REST

```http
POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/dobus~eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
  "buyerCountries": ["DEU"],
  "sinceDate": "2026-01-01",
  "maxNotices": 100
}
```

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api").call(run_input={
    "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
    "buyerCountries": ["DEU"],
    "sinceDate": "2026-01-01",
    "maxNotices": 100,
})

items = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())
print(items[:3])
```

#### JavaScript

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" });
const run = await client.actor("dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api").call({
  cpvCodes: ["72000000"],
  buyerCountries: ["DEU"],
  sinceDate: "2026-01-01",
  maxNotices: 100
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.slice(0, 3));
```

#### MCP / AI Agents

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-eu-tenders": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Notes

This Actor reads official EU public procurement data through the TED Search API provided by the EU Publications Office. Data is public and intended for reuse; the Actor adds normalization and a consistent schema. It does not provide bidding, legal, or compliance advice.

# Actor input Schema

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

Full-text search phrases, for example cloud computing, road construction, medical equipment.

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes (8 digits), for example 72000000 for IT services.

## `buyerCountries` (type: `array`):

ISO 3-letter country codes of the buyer, for example DEU, FRA, ESP, PRT.

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

Optional eForms notice types, for example cn-standard or can-standard.

## `sinceDate` (type: `string`):

Only return notices published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `untilDate` (type: `string`):

Optional. Only return notices published on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `minValue` (type: `number`):

Optional minimum estimated procurement value (numeric, in the notice currency).

## `maxValue` (type: `number`):

Optional maximum estimated procurement value (numeric, in the notice currency).

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

ACTIVE returns currently open notices; ALL includes the full historical archive.

## `maxNotices` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of tender notices to return per run.

## `rawQuery` (type: `string`):

Optional. Overrides all filters with a raw TED expert-search query.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "cloud computing"
  ],
  "cpvCodes": [
    "72000000"
  ],
  "sinceDate": "2026-01-01",
  "untilDate": "2026-12-31",
  "scope": "ACTIVE",
  "maxNotices": 100,
  "rawQuery": "FT~\"artificial intelligence\" AND buyer-country=DEU AND PD>=20260101"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Default dataset containing one normalized tender notice per item.

# 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": [
        "cloud computing"
    ],
    "cpvCodes": [
        "72000000"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api").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": ["cloud computing"],
    "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api").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": [
    "cloud computing"
  ],
  "cpvCodes": [
    "72000000"
  ]
}' |
apify call dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dobus/eu-uk-public-tender-intelligence-api"
        }
    }
}

```

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/8y4SzCooM4NGvlF7B/builds/RSdjU7yV5J533Qlrd/openapi.json