GCC Public Tenders Monitor

Monitor public GCC government procurement opportunities and export normalized tender records for bid tracking, sales intelligence, market research, and alerting workflows.

What this Actor does

GCC Public Tenders Monitor collects public tender opportunities from supported GCC procurement portals and converts them into structured dataset records.

Current coverage starts with Dubai eSupply, the official supply portal of Dubai Government, using its public Current Opportunities page.

Who it is for

• Companies tracking public procurement opportunities in the GCC
• Sales and business development teams monitoring government tenders
• Procurement consultants and bid teams
• Market researchers analyzing public-sector demand
• Developers building tender alerts, dashboards, or procurement data pipelines

Sources

Source key	Source	Coverage
dubaiEsupply	Dubai eSupply public opportunities	Current public opportunities visible without login.

Data extracted

Each opportunity record can include:

• Buyer organization
• Project title
• Opportunity ID
• Response currency
• Supply category
• Publication date and time
• Closing date and time
• Official detail URL when available
• Source URL
• Keyword matches
• Country and emirate
• Scrape timestamp
• Compliance notice

Optional detail enrichment can open public opportunity detail pages and attach a compact text summary for a capped number of records.

Example input

{
  "sources": ["dubaiEsupply"],
  "keywords": ["firewall", "maintenance", "training"],
  "buyers": ["Dubai Municipality"],
  "categories": [],
  "maxItemsPerSource": 50,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "maxDetailItems": 10,
  "politeDelayMs": 800,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 60
}

Input options

Field	Type	Description
sources	array	Public tender sources to collect. Currently supports dubaiEsupply.
keywords	array	Optional words or phrases to match in project titles, buyer names, categories, or IDs. Leave empty for all visible records.
buyers	array	Optional buyer organization filters. Matching is case-insensitive and partial.
categories	array	Optional supply category filters. Matching is case-insensitive and partial.
maxItemsPerSource	integer	Maximum number of records to emit from each source.
includeDetails	boolean	Opens public detail pages for a capped number of records and stores a compact text summary.
maxDetailItems	integer	Maximum records to enrich when detail enrichment is enabled.
politeDelayMs	integer	Delay between page interactions. Useful for respectful collection.
requestTimeoutSecs	integer	Timeout for page loads and table waits.

Example output

{
  "id": "dubaiEsupply-242474",
  "source_key": "dubaiEsupply",
  "source": "Dubai eSupply public opportunities",
  "country": "United Arab Emirates",
  "emirate": "Dubai",
  "portal": "eSupply - The official supply portal of Dubai Government",
  "opportunity_id": "242474",
  "opportunity_group_id": "01040",
  "response_currency": "AED",
  "buyer_organization": "Dubai Municipality",
  "project_title": "12615517 / OSP",
  "publication_date": "03/07/2026 13:00",
  "publication_datetime_iso": "2026-07-03T13:00:00+04:00",
  "supply_category": "Other",
  "closing_date": "06/07/2026 00:00",
  "closing_datetime_iso": "2026-07-06T00:00:00+04:00",
  "status": "Current / published",
  "keyword_matches": ["OSP"],
  "detail_url": "https://esupply.dubai.gov.ae/esop/toolkit/opportunity/current/242474/detail.si",
  "url": "https://esupply.dubai.gov.ae/esop/toolkit/opportunity/current/242474/detail.si",
  "source_url": "https://esupply.dubai.gov.ae/esop/toolkit/opportunity/current/list.si?...",
  "detail_fetched": false,
  "detail_text": null,
  "scraped_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "compliance_notice": "Verify all tender details, deadlines, documents, eligibility requirements, and submission instructions on the official source before bidding."
}

Common use cases

• Track current Dubai Government public procurement opportunities
• Monitor tenders matching specific products, services, or keywords
• Watch buyer organizations such as municipalities, authorities, and departments
• Export procurement records to spreadsheets, CRMs, or BI tools
• Build internal bid-alert workflows
• Analyze public-sector demand by buyer or supply category

Tips for best results

• Start with includeDetails disabled for faster list monitoring.
• Use keyword and buyer filters for focused alerts.
• Increase politeDelayMs for larger runs.
• Keep maxItemsPerSource close to your operational need to reduce runtime.
• Open the official source URL before making bidding, legal, or commercial decisions.

Limitations

This Actor collects selected public pages visible without login. It does not access supplier accounts, submit forms, bypass CAPTCHA, bypass access controls, scrape paywalled content, or provide legal or bid-qualification advice.

The Actor is not affiliated with any GCC government entity. Output completeness depends on what each public source exposes at run time. Users should verify deadlines, documents, eligibility requirements, and submission instructions on the official source before acting.

Changelog

• 0.1 Added Dubai eSupply public opportunities collection with filters, normalized output, and optional public detail text enrichment.