# EU Tenders Scraper (TED) – Public Procurement Notices & Awards (`iamshytv/ted-eu-tenders`) Actor

Search EU public tenders from TED, the EU's official procurement journal, via its official API. Filter by keyword, CPV code, country, notice type, deadline and value. Get buyer, CPV, deadline, estimated value, PDF links. All EU/EEA. No API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/iamshytv/ted-eu-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [shai mate](https://apify.com/iamshytv) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 58.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
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

## EU Tenders Scraper (TED) – Public Procurement Notices, Bids & Awards

Find **EU public tenders** from **TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)**, the official journal for European public procurement, which carries 750,000+ notices a year from all 27 EU countries plus EEA, Switzerland, Ukraine and more. This Actor uses the **official TED Search API** run by the EU Publications Office (no scraping, no login, no API key) and returns clean, flat JSON/CSV: **title, buyer, country, CPV codes, deadline, estimated value, procedure type, and direct links to the notice page and PDF**.

### What can I use it for?

- **Daily tender alerts**: schedule it with *Only new since last run* to get only fresh tenders matching your keywords and CPV codes.
- **Bid/no-bid pipelines**: send open tenders with deadlines and values to Google Sheets, a CRM, Slack or an AI agent.
- **Market intelligence**: track who buys what in your sector and country, and how much they spend.
- **Competitor tracking**: pull contract award results and (optionally) the winning organisations.
- **Public sector sales prospecting** for SaaS, IT, consulting, medical, construction and any other sector.

### Features

- Filter by **keywords** (full text, any language), **CPV codes** (parent codes include all children), **buyer country** (ISO-2 or ISO-3), **notice type** (open tenders, awards, prior information, modifications), **publication date**, **open deadline** and **minimum value**
- **Only new since last run** mode for alerts (deduplicates across scheduled runs)
- **24 languages**: titles come pre-translated by TED; pick your preferred language
- **Expert query** box for anything the TED search syntax supports
- Unlimited depth: iterates through all matches (TED's 250-per-page limit handled for you)
- Emails and phone numbers are removed from descriptions, and buyer contact fields are never requested
- Retries with backoff and `Retry-After` support; a clear `RUN_SUMMARY` with the exact TED query used

### Input example

```json
{
  "keywords": ["software", "cloud"],
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000", "48"],
  "countries": ["DE", "FRA", "IE"],
  "noticeTypes": ["competition"],
  "publishedWithinDays": 7,
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "minEstimatedValue": 100000,
  "maxResults": 200,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "publicationNumber": "722782-2026",
  "title": "Germany – Software package and information systems – AutoDesk Lizenzen",
  "originalTitle": "AutoDesk Lizenzen",
  "noticeType": "cn-standard",
  "formType": "competition",
  "contractNature": "supplies",
  "procedureType": "open",
  "buyerName": "Hamburger Energienetze GmbH",
  "buyerCountry": "DEU",
  "buyerCity": "Hamburg",
  "mainCpv": "48000000",
  "cpvCodes": ["48000000"],
  "publicationDate": "2026-10-20",
  "deadline": "2026-11-20T12:00:00+01:00",
  "estimatedValue": 2136000,
  "estimatedValueCurrency": "EUR",
  "frameworkAgreement": true,
  "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/722782-2026",
  "pdfUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/722782-2026/pdf"
}
```

Download as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or fetch via the Apify API.

### Pricing

Pay per event: **$3.00 per 1,000 notices** ($0.003 each). You only pay for notices returned. Set a max cost per run and the Actor stops cleanly at your limit.

### Use with AI agents (MCP)

This Actor is available as a tool in the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com). Add it with
`https://mcp.apify.com?tools=iamshytv/ted-eu-tenders` in Claude, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client.

### FAQ

**Where does the data come from?** From the official TED Search API (api.ted.europa.eu) of the Publications Office of the European Union. TED data is free to reuse under the EU's open-data reuse policy (source: TED, © European Union).
**Why do some notices have no value or deadline?** Buyers don't always publish them, and award or prior-information notices have no tender deadline.
**What is a CPV code?** The EU's Common Procurement Vocabulary, e.g. 72000000 = IT services, 48000000 = software, 79000000 = business services, 33000000 = medical equipment.
**Can I get US federal tenders too?** Yes, see our *SAM.gov Contract Opportunities* Actor.

Found a problem? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab – we respond fast.

# Actor input Schema

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

Full-text search across the notice (any language). Multiple keywords are combined with OR, e.g. software, cloud, cybersecurity.

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes. Parent codes include all children: 72000000 (IT services) also returns 72200000, 72212000… You can type just the prefix (72, 4800).

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

Country of the contracting authority, ISO alpha-3 (DEU, FRA, ESP) or alpha-2 (DE, FR, ES). Empty = all EU/EEA.

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

Which kinds of notices to return. Default: open tenders (contract notices). Leave empty for all.

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

Only notices published in the last N days. 0 = no limit. Ignored when 'Published from' is set.

## `publishedFrom` (type: `string`):

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

## `publishedTo` (type: `string`):

Only notices published on/before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

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

Keep only notices whose tender submission deadline is today or later.

## `minEstimatedValue` (type: `integer`):

Drop notices whose estimated/total value is below this amount (in the notice's currency, usually EUR). Notices without a value are dropped when set. 0 = off.

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

Stop after this many notices. You pay per notice returned.

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

Remember notices returned in earlier runs (named key-value store) and skip them. Ideal for a daily scheduled tender alert.

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

Language for titles and names when TED has a translation (titles are machine-translated by TED into all EU languages; buyer names and descriptions stay in the original language).

## `descriptionMaxChars` (type: `integer`):

Truncate descriptions to this many characters. 0 = no limit.

## `includeAwardWinners` (type: `boolean`):

For contract award results, add the winning organisations and awarded value.

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

Optional raw TED expert-search query, e.g. buyer-country=IRL AND classification-cpv=72000000 SORT BY publication-date DESC. Overrides all filters above.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "software",
    "cloud"
  ],
  "cpvCodes": [],
  "countries": [],
  "noticeTypes": [
    "competition"
  ],
  "publishedWithinDays": 7,
  "onlyOpen": false,
  "minEstimatedValue": 0,
  "maxResults": 100,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "language": "eng",
  "descriptionMaxChars": 3000,
  "includeAwardWinners": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

EU procurement notices from TED (title, buyer, CPV codes, deadline, estimated value, links). Stored in the run's default dataset.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

JSON record RUN_SUMMARY in the default key-value store: the TED query used, total matches and counts.

# 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",
        "cloud"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("iamshytv/ted-eu-tenders").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",
        "cloud",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("iamshytv/ted-eu-tenders").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",
    "cloud"
  ]
}' |
apify call iamshytv/ted-eu-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/CIbRIuDibSE7SExJC/builds/kkRMxOV84pxVVR1av/openapi.json