🏛️ India Tender Intelligence MCP

The first AI-native tender search engine for India. Stop checking 50+ government portals manually — let AI find your tenders.

What does India Tender Intelligence MCP do?

India Tender Intelligence MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible client) the ability to search, analyze, and monitor government tenders across India's fragmented procurement ecosystem.

It scrapes and normalizes data from CPPP (Central Public Procurement Portal) and returns structured tender data that AI agents can reason about — including title, organization, estimated value, deadlines, and document links.

Why Apify? Built on Apify's Standby mode for 24/7 availability, with built-in proxy rotation, pay-per-event billing, and seamless cloud deployment.

Why use India Tender Intelligence MCP?

• Unified Search: Query CPPP (and soon GeM + 28 state portals + PSUs) in one call
• AI-Native: Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP client — ask questions in natural language
• Real-Time Data: Fresh tender data scraped on-demand with intelligent caching
• Structured Output: Clean JSON with normalized dates, values, and categories
• Pay-Per-Use: Only $0.05 per search, $0.03 per detail fetch — no monthly subscription required
• Smart Filtering: Filter by keyword, category, state, value range, deadline, and organization

How to use India Tender Intelligence MCP

Step 1: Connect via MCP

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "india-tenders": {
      "url": "https://YOUR_USERNAME--india-tender-intelligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Step 2: Search for tenders

Ask your AI agent:

"Find road construction tenders in Maharashtra closing next month"

Or use the tool directly:

{
  "tool": "search_tenders",
  "arguments": {
    "keyword": "road construction",
    "state": "Maharashtra",
    "category": "Works",
    "max_results": 10
  }
}

Step 3: Get tender details

{
  "tool": "get_tender_detail",
  "arguments": {
    "tender_id": "cppp_ref-12345",
    "include_documents": true
  }
}

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
defaultState	string	""	Default state filter for searches
cacheTtlMinutes	integer	60	Cache TTL in minutes (5–1440)
maxResultsPerSearch	integer	20	Max results per search (1–100)

Output

Example JSON output from search_tenders:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "tender_id": "cppp_nit-2026-road-mh-001",
      "title": "Construction of 4-lane highway NH-48 bypass",
      "organization": "National Highways Authority of India",
      "state": "Maharashtra",
      "category": "Works",
      "estimated_value": 150000000,
      "value_currency": "INR",
      "bid_submission_closing": "2026-07-15T17:00:00.000Z",
      "status": "active",
      "portal_url": "https://eprocure.gov.in/cppp/..."
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "cached": false,
    "resultCount": 1,
    "portalSource": "cppp"
  }
}

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel from the Apify Console.

Data Fields

Field	Type	Description
tender_id	string	Unique composite ID (portal_referenceNo)
title	string	Tender title/subject
organization	string	Issuing government organization
state	string	Indian state or "Central"
category	string	Works, Goods, Services, or Consultancy
estimated_value	number	Estimated value in INR
bid_submission_closing	string	Deadline (ISO 8601)
status	string	active, closing_today, closed, cancelled, awarded
portal_url	string	Direct link to tender on portal
contact_officer	string	Contact person name
contact_email	string	Contact email

How much does it cost to search Indian tenders?

Event	Price	Description
Tender Search	$0.05	Each search query across portals
Tender Detail	$0.03	Fetching full tender details
Document Extract	$0.10	PDF text extraction (coming soon)
Monitor Setup	$0.50	Creating an alert rule (coming soon)
Monitor Alert	$0.02	Each alert notification (coming soon)
Analytics Report	$0.25	Historical analysis (coming soon)

Apify offers a free tier. Check Apify pricing for details.

Tips

• Use specific keywords (e.g., "CCTV cameras" instead of "electronics") for better results
• Filter by state to reduce noise — CPPP covers all central government tenders
• Set max_results to 5–10 for faster responses; use higher values for comprehensive searches
• Cached results return instantly — set cacheTtlMinutes based on your freshness needs

FAQ and Support

Is it legal to scrape government tender portals? Yes. Government tender data is public information published for transparency. We only scrape publicly available data and respect robots.txt and rate limits.

Which portals are currently supported? MVP supports CPPP (eprocure.gov.in). GeM, state portals, and PSU portals are being added in Phase 2.

How fresh is the data? Search results are cached for 1 hour by default. You can configure this via cacheTtlMinutes. Detail pages are cached for 2 hours.

I found a bug or have a feature request. Please use the Issues tab on this Actor's page to report bugs or request features.

Need a custom tender intelligence solution? Contact us for enterprise integrations, white-label options, or custom portal coverage.