# EU Tenders Search (TED): Public Procurement Notices (`lepidata/eu-tenders`) Actor

Search EU public procurement notices on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) by keyword, CPV code, buyer country and date. Organisation-level data only.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lepidata/eu-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [Lepi Data](https://apify.com/lepidata) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.10 / 1,000 tenders

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?

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 Search (TED): Public Procurement Notices

**What it does.** Search EU public procurement notices published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) by keyword, CPV code, buyer country and publication date. Returns one row per notice, newest first.

**Input** (from `.actor/input_schema.json`)

- `keywords` (full-text, all words), `cpvCodes` (8-digit), `countries` (ISO 3, e.g. DEU, FRA)
- `lastDays` or `publishedAfter` (YYYY-MM-DD)
- `language`: preferred language for titles and PDF links (default English)
- `maxItems`: up to 10,000

**Output fields**
`noticeId`, `title`, `buyerName`, `buyerCountry`, `buyerCity`, `buyerWebsite`, `publicationDate`, `deadline`, `noticeType`, `contractNature`, `procedureType`, `cpvCodes`, `placeOfPerformance`, `noticeUrl`, `pdfUrl`, `htmlUrl`, `source`
Free status rows (not charged): `no-results`, `invalid-input`, `api-error`, `free-plan-limit`, `charge-limit-reached`.

**Example** (the build's prefill)
Input: `{"keywords":"software","countries":["DEU","FRA"],"lastDays":30,"maxItems":50}`

**Data source and compliance**

- Source: TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), © European Union, Publications Office of the European Union, via the public TED Search API (api.ted.europa.eu). Reuse, including commercial reuse, is allowed with attribution under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU. This is an independent Lepi Data tool, **not affiliated with or endorsed by the European Union or the Publications Office**. No EU logos are used.
- Organisation-level data only: buyer organisation name, city, country and general website. **Named contact persons, e-mail addresses and phone numbers are never collected or returned.** Output is built from a fixed field list.
- Paced at about one request per second, with back-off on errors. Always check the official notice on TED before bidding.
- Free-plan accounts get up to 100 results per run.

**Pricing.** Pay per result, flat on every plan, no start fee. Free status rows are never charged.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Full-text words to match in notices (all words, up to 10). Example: software, cleaning, medical devices.

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

Optional 8-digit CPV codes, e.g. 72000000 (IT services). Matches notices classified under any of them.

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

Optional 3-letter ISO country codes of the buyer, e.g. DEU, FRA, ESP, ITA, POL.

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

Only notices published in the last N days. Ignored if Published after is set.

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

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

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

Language for titles, buyer names and PDF links when TED has it; otherwise the first language available.

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

Up to 10,000 notices, newest first.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "software",
  "countries": [
    "DEU",
    "FRA"
  ],
  "lastDays": 30,
  "language": "eng",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

All rows from this run.

# 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",
    "countries": [
        "DEU",
        "FRA"
    ],
    "lastDays": 30,
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lepidata/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",
    "countries": [
        "DEU",
        "FRA",
    ],
    "lastDays": 30,
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lepidata/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",
  "countries": [
    "DEU",
    "FRA"
  ],
  "lastDays": 30,
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call lepidata/eu-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lepidata/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/BX7QP83aJVwzi6ACO/builds/WbMqeeAU0ETudEiai/openapi.json