# Public Tenders Monitor: EU TED, UK & Brazil Government Bids (`hydrocore/public-tenders-monitor`) Actor

Find open government tenders in one table from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and Brazil PNCP. Keyword, country, CPV and value filters, deadline sort, and only-new monitoring for daily bid alerts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hydrocore/public-tenders-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Hydrocore Data](https://apify.com/hydrocore) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 tender saveds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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.
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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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Public Tenders Monitor: EU TED, UK & Brazil Government Bids

Get **open government tenders from 30+ countries in one clean table**. This Actor reads four official public-procurement sources and normalizes them into the same columns:

- **EU TED** (Tenders Electronic Daily): all EU/EEA contract notices above EU thresholds, searchable in every language
- **UK Find a Tender**: UK public-sector opportunities (including below-threshold under the Procurement Act)
- **UK Contracts Finder**: UK lower-value opportunities
- **Brazil PNCP**: every federal, state and municipal "licitação" (pregão, concorrência...)

No API keys, no logins, no browser. All four are official open-data APIs. Competitively priced: you pay only for tenders saved after your filters.

### Try it in under a minute

1. Keep the default sample (`keywords: ["software"]`, last 3 days, all four sources, only still-open) or add your own keywords / countries / CPV prefixes.
2. Click **Start**, then open **Dataset → Overview** for title, buyer, country, value, deadline, source and link.
3. Export JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect Make / Zapier / n8n / the API.
4. For daily bid alerts: turn on **Only tenders not seen before**, sort by deadline, and schedule the Actor once a day.

### Who uses it

- **B2B companies that sell to government** (IT, cleaning, construction, consulting, medical supplies): daily bid alerts across markets.
- **Bid writers and tender consultants**: one feed for several clients and countries.
- **Market researchers and analysts**: public-spend trends by sector (CPV) and country.
- **Sales teams**: buyers' names, and for UK notices buyer contact emails, for relationship building.

### Features

- **Keywords** (any match) and **exclude keywords**. TED runs a server-side full-text search in all languages; tip: add local words like "limpeza" or "Reinigung".
- **Country filter** for TED, **state (UF)** and **procurement type** filter for Brazil.
- **CPV prefix filter** (e.g. 72 = IT services, 48 = software, 45 = construction).
- **Value range** (in the notice's currency) and **only still-open tenders** (default on).
- **Sort** by newest, closest deadline, or highest value, applied before your cap.
- **Monitor mode**: only tenders you have not seen before. Schedule daily for bid alerts by email, Slack or webhook.
- **One normalized schema**: title, buyer, country, value, currency, published date, deadline, days left, procedure, CPV codes, contacts, official link.
- No duplicates: one row per notice id.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "keywords": ["software", "cloud", "cybersecurity"],
  "sources": ["ted", "uk-fts", "uk-cf", "br-pncp"],
  "lastDays": 1,
  "tedCountries": ["DE", "FR", "NL"],
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "sortBy": "deadline",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "onlyNew": true
}
```

### Output

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Door Entry Phased Replacement Programme | Tender title |
| buyerName | text | London Borough of Hillingdon | Contracting authority |
| country | text | GB | Buyer country (ISO-2) |
| estimatedValue | number | 200000 | Estimated value |
| currency | text | GBP | ISO 4217 currency |
| publishedDate | date | 2026-11-05 | Publication date |
| deadlineAt | date | 2026-12-02T12:00:00Z | Bid deadline |
| daysToDeadline | number | 26 | Days left at run time |
| source | text | UK Find a Tender | Which official source |
| url | link | find-tender.service.gov.uk/... | Official notice |

Views: **Overview**, **Bid details & contacts**, **Detailed (all fields)**. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or use the API, Make, Zapier or n8n. Every row has the same columns; missing values are `null`.

Real example row from a test run:

```json
{
  "title": "Door Entry Phased Replacement Programme 2026-27",
  "buyerName": "London Borough of Hillingdon",
  "country": "GB",
  "estimatedValue": 200000,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "publishedDate": "2026-11-05",
  "deadlineAt": "2026-12-02T12:00:00Z",
  "daysToDeadline": 26,
  "source": "UK Find a Tender",
  "contractType": "works",
  "procedureType": "Below threshold - open competition",
  "mainCpv": null,
  "cpvCodes": [],
  "cpvDescription": null,
  "buyerCity": "Uxbridge",
  "region": "UKI74",
  "isSmeSuitable": null,
  "contactName": null,
  "contactEmail": "procurement@hillingdon.gov.uk",
  "contactPhone": null,
  "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/105077-2026",
  "externalUrl": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/105077-2026",
  "tenderId": "ocds-h6vhtk-079314",
  "noticeType": "tenderUpdate",
  "status": "active",
  "language": "en",
  "description": "The London Borough of Hillingdon (LBH) intends to install/upgrade the Door Entry/Access Control to 40 low and medium rise blocks. This work will be based on a planned program.\nThe works include, but not limited to the design, supply, installation, commissioning and hand-over of complete and fully functional audio door entry system to the blocks, the provision of O&M Manuals and training to Council's Representative in charge of the blocks.\nThe Contractor is expected to provide his rates for the entire Schedule of Works (SOW) listed even if the work is to be performed by a sub-Contractor or specialist Contractor. It is the Tenderer's responsibility to obtain the required rates from specialist sub-Contractors to complete the pricing schedule.",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-06T00:52:57.641Z"
}
```

The `OUTPUT` record has per-source counts, filters used and the licence of each source.

### Why this Actor

- **Several countries, one table**: no need to run and merge separate single-source scrapers.
- **Official sources only**, with licences documented in every run summary.
- **Built for daily alerts**: monitor mode, deadline sort and "only open" by default.
- **Pay per saved tender**: notices removed by filters are free; cap spend with Max tenders.

### Pricing

Pay per event: charged per **saved tender**. Notices removed by your filters are free. Use "Max tenders" to control spend.

### Data sources and licences

- EU TED: © European Union, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU. Source: ted.europa.eu.
- UK Find a Tender and Contracts Finder: Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Brazil PNCP: public information under Lei 14.133/2021 (PNCP open-data API).

### FAQ

**Why are some values empty?** Many notices don't publish an estimated value, and Brazil doesn't use CPV codes. Empty is always `null`.

**Why is a Brazil warning shown?** PNCP publishes thousands of pregões per day. The Actor reads the newest 3,000 per procurement type; add states (UF) or shorten the window for full coverage.

**Are TED titles translated?** TED provides an English summary title ("Country – CPV – original title"); the original-language text stays in the title and description.

### Changelog

- 1.0: first release.

# Actor input Schema

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

Tenders mentioning any of these words. TED searches full text in all languages; UK and Brazil match title, description and buyer. Add local words (e.g. 'limpeza' for Brazil). Empty = all tenders.

## `sources` (type: `array`):

Default: all four.

## `lastDays` (type: `integer`):

Default 3. Use 1 with a daily schedule + monitor mode.

## `excludeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Drop tenders mentioning any of these words.

## `tedCountries` (type: `array`):

2-letter codes, e.g. DE, FR, PL, NO. Empty = all TED countries.

## `brazilStates` (type: `array`):

e.g. SP, RJ, MG. Empty = all states.

## `brazilModalities` (type: `array`):

Default: competitive bids (pregão and concorrência).

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

e.g. 72 (IT services), 48 (software), 90911 (cleaning). Applies to TED and UK (Brazil has no CPV).

## `minValue` (type: `integer`):

In the notice's own currency. Tenders without a value are dropped when set.

## `maxValue` (type: `integer`):

In the notice's own currency.

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

On by default.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Applied before the cap.

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

Hard cap on saved (and charged) tenders. Default 50.

## `maxPerSource` (type: `integer`):

Safety cap on how many matching tenders each source contributes before sorting.

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

Remembers tenders already saved and skips them next time. Pair with a daily schedule for bid alerts.

## `monitorKey` (type: `string`):

Separate 'seen' lists for different saved searches.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "sources": [
    "ted",
    "uk-fts",
    "uk-cf",
    "br-pncp"
  ],
  "lastDays": 3,
  "brazilModalities": [
    "6",
    "4",
    "7",
    "5"
  ],
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxPerSource": 5000,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "monitorKey": "default"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Title, buyer, country, value, deadline, source and link.

## `bid` (type: `string`):

Procedure, CPV, deadline, SME suitability and buyer contacts (UK).

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

Every field for each tender.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Per-source counts, filters and licences.

# 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"
    ],
    "lastDays": 3,
    "maxResults": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hydrocore/public-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": ["software"],
    "lastDays": 3,
    "maxResults": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hydrocore/public-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": [
    "software"
  ],
  "lastDays": 3,
  "maxResults": 50
}' |
apify call hydrocore/public-tenders-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hydrocore/public-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/RgntxofBubJ3PnyLB/builds/wLSIiqVjpMktQPJV7/openapi.json