EU Legal & Procurement Search

Search EU legal documents and public procurement notices across official European Union databases — EUR-Lex regulations, EUR-Lex directives, and TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) tenders. Get CELEX-numbered legislation and procurement opportunities with buyer details, contract values, and award information.

What is EU Legal & Procurement Search?

This Apify Actor searches the SIP Public Data Gateway to query four official EU data sources in a single request. Instead of navigating EUR-Lex and TED separately, you get normalized results from both legal and procurement databases in one dataset.

No browser or scraping required. This Actor uses direct HTTPS API calls, making it fast, reliable, and respectful of official EU data sources.

✨ Key features

• 📜 EUR-Lex search — Search 84,000+ EU regulations and directives by keyword
• 🏗️ TED tenders — Search EU public procurement notices across all member states
• 🏆 Contract awards — Find awarded contracts with winner names and values
• ⚡ Fast API-based — No browser needed; results in seconds
• 📊 Normalized output — Consistent format across all 4 data sources
• 🔄 Apify integrations — Schedule runs, access via API, connect with Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, and 100+ tools

📊 What data can you extract?

From EUR-Lex (Legal documents)

Field	Description	Example
case_id	CELEX document number	32024R1787
case_name	Official title of regulation/directive	REGULATION on methane emissions...
case_type	Document type	regulation, directive
source_url	Link to EUR-Lex	https://eur-lex.europa.eu/...

From TED (Procurement)

Field	Description	Example
opportunity_id	TED publication number	866069-2025
title	Notice title	Germany-Stuttgart: Electrical machinery
buyer	Contracting authority	TransnetBW GmbH
buyer_country	Buyer's country (ISO)	DEU
notice_type	Notice type	cn-standard, can-standard
published_date	Publication date	2025-12-30
winner	Award winner (if awarded)	ENEA Spółka Akcyjna
total_value	Contract value	3077185.20
currency	Value currency	EUR
source_url	Link to TED notice	https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/...

🚀 How to use EU Legal & Procurement Search

1. Click Try for free to open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Enter search terms — add keywords like energy, digital services, or medical devices.
3. Choose sources (optional) — enable or disable EUR-Lex legal documents and TED procurement notices.
4. Click Start and wait for results — typical searches complete in under 15 seconds.
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, or connect via API.

💰 How much does it cost?

EU Legal & Procurement Search uses pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Cost
Per API search call	$0.005
Per result returned	$0.0005

Example: Searching 3 keywords across all 4 sources, getting ~80 results, costs approximately $0.10.

On Apify's Free plan, you get monthly credits that cover dozens of searches at no extra cost.

📥 Input example

{
    "searchTerms": ["energy", "digital services"],
    "includeLegal": true,
    "includeProcurement": true,
    "maxResultsPerSource": 20
}

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
searchTerms	✅ Yes	—	Keywords to search across EU databases
includeLegal	No	true	Include EUR-Lex regulations and directives
includeProcurement	No	true	Include TED procurement notices and awards
maxResultsPerSource	No	20	Max results per data source (up to 50)

📤 Output example

EUR-Lex result

{
    "case_id": "32024R1787",
    "case_name": "REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on methane emissions",
    "case_type": "regulation",
    "source_url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1787",
    "_source": "EUR-Lex Regulations",
    "_product_id": "eu_eurlex_regulations",
    "_search_term": "energy",
    "_collected_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00Z"
}

TED procurement result

{
    "opportunity_id": "866069-2025",
    "title": "Poland: Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy",
    "buyer": "Wojewódzki Szpital Dziecięcy im. J. Brudzińskiego w Bydgoszczy",
    "buyer_city": "Bydgoszcz",
    "buyer_country": "POL",
    "notice_type": "can-standard",
    "total_value": 3077185.2,
    "winner": "ENEA Spółka Akcyjna",
    "currency": "PLN",
    "published_date": "2025-12-30+01:00",
    "source_url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/866069-2025",
    "_source": "TED Contract Awards",
    "_product_id": "eu_ted_contract_awards",
    "_search_term": "energy",
    "_collected_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00Z"
}

📌 Data sources

Source	Type	Coverage
EUR-Lex Regulations	Legal	84,000+ EU regulations with CELEX numbers
EUR-Lex Directives	Legal	EU directives with CELEX numbers
TED Procurement Search	Procurement	Active procurement notices across all EU countries
TED Contract Awards	Procurement	Awarded contracts with winner and value details

All data comes from official EU databases via the SIP Public Data Gateway.

❓ FAQ

Is this a web scraper?

No. This Actor connects to the SIP Public Data Gateway via HTTPS API. No websites are scraped — all data comes from official EU database APIs (EUR-Lex CELLAR SPARQL and TED v3 API).

What languages are supported?

EUR-Lex results currently return German-language titles (CELEX identifiers are language-independent). TED results include multilingual titles, with English preferred when available.

Can I filter by country?

TED procurement notices cover all EU member states. Country filtering is available through the buyer_country field in results. For country-specific TED searches, check our other Actors.

Can I integrate results with other tools?

Yes. Apify provides integrations with Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, and 100+ other tools. Results are also available via the Apify API.

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