# Belgian & EU Tenders Monitor (TED) (`henri_dewitte/belgian-eu-tenders-monitor`) Actor

Get new EU public tenders from the official TED database, focused on Belgium. Filter by keyword, CPV, value. Daily alerts, no duplicates.

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

## Pricing

$4.00 / 1,000 tender 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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# README

## Belgian & EU Tenders Monitor (TED)

Find new **public tenders** from the official EU database **TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)**, with a focus on **Belgium**. Filter by keyword (in Dutch, French or English), country, CPV sector, contract type and estimated value. Turn on **"Only new since last run"** and schedule it daily to get an alert for every new opportunity, for example in Google Sheets, Slack or email via n8n, Make or Zapier.

- ✅ Official EU open data (TED Search API), no login, no CAPTCHA, no scraping of HTML
- ✅ Clean, flat rows: title, buyer, sector codes, value, deadline, link
- ✅ Dutch / French / English titles with automatic language fallback
- ✅ "Only new" mode for daily alerts, no duplicates
- ✅ No personal data: contact names, e-mails and phone numbers are never collected

### What can you use it for?

- **Companies** that bid on government contracts: get every relevant Belgian tender in your inbox each morning.
- **Consultants and tender services**: monitor several sectors (CPV codes) and countries at once.
- **Analysts and journalists**: export tenders by sector, region and value for research.

### How to use it

1. Enter one or more **keywords** (e.g. `schoonmaak`, `nettoyage`, `cleaning`) or **CPV codes** (e.g. `90910000`).
2. Keep **Buyer countries** on `BEL`, or add others (`NLD`, `FRA`, `DEU`, ...).
3. Choose how many days back to search.
4. Click **Start**. Download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or via the API.
5. For daily alerts: turn on **Only new since last run** and create a **Schedule** (e.g. every morning at 7:00).

### Input example

```json
{
    "keywords": ["schoonmaak", "nettoyage", "cleaning"],
    "countries": ["BEL"],
    "cpvCodes": [],
    "contractNature": ["services"],
    "publishedWithinDays": 7,
    "onlyOpen": true,
    "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true,
    "preferredLanguage": "nld",
    "maxResults": 100
}
```

| Field                   | Default   | Meaning                                                                                                    |
| ----------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `keywords`              | `[]`      | Any of these words must appear in the notice. Max 20.                                                      |
| `countries`             | `["BEL"]` | 3-letter ISO codes of the buyer's country. Empty = all countries.                                          |
| `cpvCodes`              | `[]`      | 8-digit CPV sector codes.                                                                                  |
| `contractNature`        | all       | `works`, `services`, `supplies`.                                                                           |
| `publishedWithinDays`   | `7`       | Only notices published in the last X days (1-365).                                                         |
| `onlyOpen`              | `true`    | Only calls for competition with a deadline that has not passed (no award notices). Off = full TED archive. |
| `minValue` / `maxValue` | empty     | Estimated value in EUR. Notices without a published value are skipped when you use these.                  |
| `onlyNewSinceLastRun`   | `false`   | Only return tenders that an earlier run with the same search did not return yet.                           |
| `preferredLanguage`     | `nld`     | Language for title and buyer name (fallback: eng, fra, deu, nld, any).                                     |
| `maxResults`            | `100`     | Maximum rows (and maximum cost) per run.                                                                   |

### Output example

```json
{
    "publicationNumber": "612345-2026",
    "title": "Schoonmaak van administratieve gebouwen",
    "titleLanguage": "nld",
    "buyerName": "Stad Antwerpen",
    "buyerCountry": "BEL",
    "noticeType": "cn-standard",
    "contractNature": "services",
    "cpvCodes": ["90910000", "90911200"],
    "placeOfPerformance": ["BE211"],
    "estimatedValue": 450000,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "publicationDate": "2026-10-06",
    "deadline": "2026-11-12",
    "deadlineType": "tender",
    "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/612345-2026",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-07T08:00:00.000Z"
}
```

*(Illustrative example, not a real tender.)* Missing values are always `null` (or an empty list), never left out. `deadline` is the earliest deadline over all lots. `deadlineType` says what it is for: `tender` (submit your tender) or `request` (two-stage procedure: request to participate first).

### Pricing

**Pay per result: $4 per 1,000 tenders** ($0.004 per tender). You only pay for tenders that end up in your dataset. Duplicates and invalid notices are never charged, and a run that fails before delivering results costs nothing. Set a **maximum cost per run** in the run options and the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached.

**Free Apify plan:** a run returns at most **10 tenders**. Upgrade to a paid Apify plan to get all results.

### Integrations

Use the Actor from **n8n**, **Make**, **Zapier**, Google Sheets or the Apify API. A ready-made n8n workflow (daily → Google Sheets) is available from the author.

### FAQ

**Is this legal?** Yes. TED is the official EU publication of public procurement notices and offers a public search API for re-use. The Actor uses that API, respects its fair-use limits (max 1 request per second) and collects no personal data.

**Why do I not see small Belgian tenders?** TED only contains tenders above the EU thresholds (and some voluntary publications). Smaller Belgian tenders are published only on the Belgian e-Procurement platform, which this Actor does not cover (yet).

**Why are some values empty?** Many notices do not publish an estimated value (in our test on real Belgian data only about 1 in 10 did) or a deadline. The Actor returns `null` instead of guessing.

**What is a CPV code?** The EU's sector classification. Examples: `90910000` cleaning services, `72000000` IT services, `45000000` construction work. Search the full list on ted.europa.eu.

**How does "Only new since last run" work?** The Actor remembers (per search) which tenders it already returned and skips those next time. Change a filter and it counts as a new search.

### Limitations

- Only TED (EU-level) notices; no national-only platforms.
- Results depend on the TED API. If TED changes its data format, some fields may become empty until the Actor is updated.
- Keyword search uses TED's full-text search; the characters `"` and `\` are removed from keywords.
- Value filters only compare amounts in EUR.

### Support

Found a problem or need a custom field? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab.

# Actor input Schema

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

Words that must appear in the tender (any of them). Use several languages for Belgium, e.g. "schoonmaak" and "nettoyage". Leave empty for all tenders. Max 20.

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

3-letter ISO country codes of the buyer, e.g. BEL (Belgium), NLD (Netherlands), FRA (France). Leave empty for all EU countries.

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

8-digit CPV codes, e.g. 90910000 (cleaning services) or 72000000 (IT services). Leave empty for all sectors.

## `contractNature` (type: `array`):

Only these types of contract. Leave empty for all.

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

Only tenders published in the last X days (1-365).

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

Only calls for competition whose deadline has not passed yet (no award notices, no expired tenders). Turn off to search the full TED archive, including award notices and older notices.

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

Only tenders with an estimated value of at least this amount in EUR. Tenders without a published value (or in another currency) are skipped when you use this filter.

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

Only tenders with an estimated value of at most this amount in EUR. Tenders without a published value (or in another currency) are skipped when you use this filter.

## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

Return only tenders that earlier runs with the same search did not return yet. Ideal for daily alerts (e.g. with n8n or a schedule).

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

Language of the title and buyer name. Falls back to English, French, German, Dutch, then any available language.

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

Maximum number of tenders to return (and pay for). Free Apify plan: max 10.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "schoonmaak",
    "nettoyage",
    "cleaning"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "BEL"
  ],
  "cpvCodes": [],
  "contractNature": [],
  "publishedWithinDays": 7,
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "preferredLanguage": "nld",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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": [
        "schoonmaak",
        "nettoyage",
        "cleaning"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "BEL"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("henri_dewitte/belgian-eu-tenders-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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "schoonmaak",
        "nettoyage",
        "cleaning",
    ],
    "countries": ["BEL"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("henri_dewitte/belgian-eu-tenders-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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "schoonmaak",
    "nettoyage",
    "cleaning"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "BEL"
  ]
}' |
apify call henri_dewitte/belgian-eu-tenders-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,henri_dewitte/belgian-eu-tenders-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/zPdhzdr9BHbNNRxEs/builds/EipeNNi7SpukjveZ9/openapi.json