# TED Scraper: EU Public Tenders & Procurement Notices (`isaid/eu-public-tenders`) Actor

Scrape EU public procurement tenders and award notices from TED (Tenders Electronic Daily). Filter by keyword, CPV code, buyer country and dates. Clean JSON with deadlines and values, no personal contacts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/isaid/eu-public-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [Ilyès S](https://apify.com/isaid) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Automation
- **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.
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# README

## TED Scraper: EU Public Tenders & Procurement Notices

Scrape EU public procurement tenders and award notices from TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), and get clean JSON with computed deadlines and no personal contacts.

This Actor is independent. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by the Publications
Office of the European Union or the TED service.

Source: Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), Publications Office of the European Union. TED notices can be
reused freely, for commercial or non-commercial purposes. Each result links to the official notice.

### What data can you get?

Each result is one notice published on TED, from any EU country and some others.

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `noticeId` | TED publication number |
| `noticeType`, `noticeCategory` | TED notice type and a simple category: contract notice, award notice or prior information |
| `publishedAt` | Publication date |
| `title` | Notice title, in English when available |
| `buyerName`, `buyerCountry` | Public buyer, in its own language, and its 3-letter country code |
| `cpvCodes` | CPV product and service codes |
| `contractNatures` | Works, supplies or services |
| `procedure` | Open, restricted, negotiated… |
| `placeOfPerformanceCountries` | Countries where the contract is performed |
| `estimatedValue`, `currency` | Sum of the lot estimates, when all lots use one currency |
| `responseDeadline`, `daysUntilDeadline`, `isOpen` | Latest bid deadline, days left, and whether it is still ahead |
| `noticeUrl`, `pdfUrl` | Links to the official notice |

### How to use it

1. Enter keywords in any EU language, and choose the buyer countries.
2. Optionally filter by CPV code, contract nature, notice type or publication date.
3. Run the Actor, then download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or schedule it to monitor new
   tenders.

### Input example

```json
{
  "keywords": ["nettoyage"],
  "buyerCountries": ["FRA"],
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "noticeId": "754587-2026",
  "noticeType": "cn-standard",
  "noticeCategory": "CONTRACT_NOTICE",
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-30",
  "title": "France – Washing and dry-cleaning services – LAVAGE ET ENTRETIEN DES EQUIPEMENTS DE PROTECTION INDIVIDUELLE DES AGENTS DU SERVICE ENVIRONNEMENT DECHETS DU GRAND AVIGNON",
  "buyerName": "Grand Avignon",
  "buyerCountry": "FRA",
  "cpvCodes": ["98310000"],
  "contractNatures": ["services"],
  "procedure": "open",
  "placeOfPerformanceCountries": ["FRA"],
  "estimatedValue": null,
  "currency": null,
  "responseDeadline": "2026-11-30",
  "daysUntilDeadline": 35,
  "isOpen": true,
  "noticeUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/754587-2026",
  "pdfUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/754587-2026/pdf"
}
```

### Pricing

This Actor is free to use during its launch. You only pay for Apify platform usage.

### Limits

- Covers notices published on TED. Contracts below the EU publication thresholds are published in
  national journals, not here.
- Results are sorted from the most recent publication date.
- A run returns 10,000 notices at most. To go further, split your search by publication date.
- Contact persons, e-mails, phone numbers and awarded companies are not included, because they can
  identify individuals.
- `estimatedValue` is only filled when the notice gives lot estimates in a single currency. Many
  notices do not publish a value.
- Buyer names are given in the buyer's language, and the title in English is the one published by TED.
- Keywords search the full text of the notice, in the language it was written in.

### FAQ

#### Where does the data come from?

From the public search API of TED, the official journal for European public procurement. This Actor
adds filtering, cleaning, computed deadlines and a stable output format.

#### Does the output contain personal data?

No contact fields are requested from the source: no contact persons, e-mails or phone numbers. Each
notice is also checked before being saved, and any notice that seems to contain an e-mail or a phone
number is skipped and logged.

#### How do I look for French contracts?

Use `FRA` as buyer country. French notices below the EU thresholds are not on TED.

#### Why did my run return no results?

Your filters are probably too narrow. Try fewer keywords, remove the CPV code, or widen the dates.

#### Why did my run fail with an "Invalid" message?

The message names the field to fix. Countries use 3 letters (`FRA`), CPV codes use 8 digits
(`90910000`) and dates use the `YYYY-MM-DD` format.

### Keywords

TED tenders, TED scraper, TED API, EU public tenders, European public procurement, Tenders Electronic
Daily, government contracts Europe, call for tenders, contract notices, award notices, CPV codes.

# Actor input Schema

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

Words or phrases searched in the full text of the notice, in any EU language. A notice matches if it contains at least one. Leave empty for all notices.

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

3-letter ISO codes of the buyer country, such as FRA, DEU or BEL. Leave empty for all of Europe.

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

8-digit CPV product and service codes, such as 90910000. A code also matches the codes under it.

## `contractNatures` (type: `array`):

Leave empty for all.

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

Defaults to contract notices, which are open calls for tenders.

## `publishedAfter` (type: `string`):

Earliest publication date, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

## `publishedBefore` (type: `string`):

Latest publication date, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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

Keep only notices whose response deadline has not passed.

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

Most recent notices first.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "cleaning",
    "waste collection"
  ],
  "buyerCountries": [
    "FRA"
  ],
  "noticeTypes": [
    "CONTRACT_NOTICE"
  ],
  "onlyOpen": false,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `notices` (type: `string`):

Clean notices, most recent first, without personal contacts.

# 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": [
        "cleaning",
        "waste collection"
    ],
    "buyerCountries": [
        "FRA"
    ],
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("isaid/eu-public-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": [
        "cleaning",
        "waste collection",
    ],
    "buyerCountries": ["FRA"],
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("isaid/eu-public-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": [
    "cleaning",
    "waste collection"
  ],
  "buyerCountries": [
    "FRA"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call isaid/eu-public-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,isaid/eu-public-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/Zz91eRnhsRcU12ekV/builds/FkttZvDdCcdVMPbIF/openapi.json