# 🇮🇳 India Government Tenders — GeM & CPPP (`nexgendata/gem-tenders-india`) Actor

India government tenders from CPPP eProcurement (incl. GeM) — title, organisation, value, dates, bid links. Watch mode for new tenders.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nexgendata/gem-tenders-india.md
- **Developed by:** [NexGenData](https://apify.com/nexgendata) (community)
- **Categories:** Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $50.00 / 1,000 tender records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## 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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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# README

## 🇮🇳 India Government Tenders — GeM & CPPP eProcurement Scraper

Live **central and state government tenders from India's CPPP eProcurement portal** (`eprocure.gov.in`) — the government-run aggregator that carries the same central/state tenders as the departmental portals **and a dedicated GeM (Government e-Marketplace) bids slice**. Every row comes back as a clean **tender record** with a decoded tender id, the organisation, published / closing / opening dates, corrigendum status, and a working detail URL. Built for contractors, bid-management teams, GovTech products, and AI agents that need structured Indian public-procurement data without driving a JavaScript portal.

> Public procurement data, provided as-is for information purposes. Not affiliated with GeM, CPPP, NIC, or any government body.

### 📊 What you get

One record per tender (`source` chooses the slice):

- `tender_id` — decoded numeric tender id (base64-decoded from the detail path; a stable GeM hash on the GeM slice)
- `tender_ref_no` — the tender reference / GeM bid number
- `title` — tender title / product category
- `organisation` — issuing organisation (e.g. "Central Public Works Department (CPWD)")
- `published_date` — e-published / bid-start date
- `closing_date` — bid submission closing / bid-end date
- `opening_date` — tender opening date (central/state slice)
- `corrigendum` — corrigendum indicator
- `department` — department name (GeM slice)
- `detail_url` — absolute link to the full tender page on `eprocure.gov.in`
- `tender_value` — tender value (null in this fast listing path; on the detail page)
- `source`, `scraped_at`

#### Source slices

| `source` | Slice | Feed |
|---|---|---|
| `all` (default) | All active central + state tenders | `/cppp/latestactivetendersnew` |
| `gem` | GeM-branded bids | `/cppp/gemtender` |

### 💵 Pricing

Pay-per-result, no subscription:

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Actor start | $0.01 |
| **Tender record** | **$0.05 each** |
| Watch-check (per scheduled watch run) | $0.05 |

About **20 tenders per $1**.

**Worked example:** a pull of 50 active tenders = 1 start ($0.01) + 50 records ($2.50) = **$2.51**. A daily watch run that finds 4 new tenders = $0.05 watch-check + 4 × $0.05 = **$0.25**.

### 🧾 Sample output

```json
{
  "tender_id": "13956863",
  "tender_ref_no": "1000460298",
  "title": "PROCUREMENT OF PIPE FITTINGS FOR 131P137 SUCTION PIPING AT BPCL MUMBAI REFINERY",
  "organisation": "Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited",
  "published_date": "17-Jul-2026 08:23 PM",
  "closing_date": "24-Jul-2026 02:00 PM",
  "opening_date": "24-Jul-2026 02:01 PM",
  "corrigendum": null,
  "department": null,
  "detail_url": "https://eprocure.gov.in/cppp/tendersfullview/MTM5NTY4NjM=A13h1...",
  "tender_value": null,
  "source": "all",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-17T20:30:00Z"
}
````

### ⏰ Watch mode — new-tender alerts

Turn on **`watchMode`** and put the actor on a schedule. The first run seeds a baseline and emits nothing; every later run emits **only new tenders** since the last run (keyed on `tender_id`). Perfect for a standing "new CPWD / GeM tenders in my category" feed into Slack, a sheet, or an agent.

```json
{ "source": "all", "keyword": "road", "watchMode": true, "watchLabel": "highway-tenders" }
```

### 🤖 Use with AI agents

Returns clean JSON, so an agent can call it directly. Example task: *"Pull today's active CPWD tenders closing this month and summarize the ones over ₹1 crore."* Works with MCP tool-calling and agentic (x402) payment flows — no API key required.

#### API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nexgendata~gem-tenders-india/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"source":"all","keyword":"software","maxResults":25}'
```

#### CLI

```bash
apify call nexgendata/gem-tenders-india --input '{"source":"gem","maxResults":100}'
```

### 🔗 Related NexGenData actors

- **singapore-gebiz-tenders** — the same government-tender play for Singapore's GeBIZ (APAC sibling).
- **India Six** — the India public-data suite:
  - **nse-bse-announcements** — NSE/BSE corporate announcements & filings.
  - **mca-company-registry** — India company master data (CIN, directors, capital, status).
  - **india-startup-funding-tracker** — India startup funding rounds.
  - **india-trademark-search** — Indian trademark records.
  - **india-gst-verification** — GSTIN verification & taxpayer details.
  - **india-court-cases** — Indian court case records.

### ❓ FAQ

**Where does the data come from?** India's **CPPP eProcurement** portal (`eprocure.gov.in`), run by NIC — the central aggregator of government tenders, which includes a GeM-bids slice. To be clear: this is sourced from CPPP eProcurement (which carries GeM bids), **not** scraped from GeM's own portal (`gem.gov.in`) directly.

**Why CPPP instead of GeM directly?** GeM's own portal is browser/CSRF-gated and resets connections from datacenters. CPPP serves the same tenders as server-rendered HTML that is reachable reliably, so you get stable structured data.

**How fresh is it?** Real-time — tenders appear as CPPP publishes them; `published_date` is on every record.

**Does a blocked source bill me?** No. If CPPP is unreachable the run **fails loud** and charges nothing — you never pay for an empty "success". Reaching the end of the tender list is a clean empty result, not a failure.

**Can I filter?** Use the `keyword` filter (matched against title + organisation) and the `source` slice; `maxResults` caps the pull.

***

Data sourced from public CPPP eProcurement (`eprocure.gov.in`) government-tender listings, which include GeM bids. This actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by GeM, CPPP, NIC, or any government body. Public procurement data, provided as-is.

# Actor input Schema

## `source` (type: `string`):

Which CPPP eProcurement slice to pull. 'all' = every active central/state tender (latestactivetenders); 'gem' = the GeM-branded bids slice (gemtender).

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive substring matched against the tender title + organisation (e.g. 'road', 'software', 'CPWD'). Leave empty for the full active-tender feed.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum tender records to return (1-500). Pages are walked until this cap or the end of pagination.

## `watchMode` (type: `boolean`):

When on, the first run seeds a baseline and emits nothing; later runs emit only NEW tenders since the last run (keyed on tender\_id). Ideal on a schedule.

## `watchLabel` (type: `string`):

Names the watch baseline so multiple saved tasks keep independent state.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. CPPP eProcurement answers cold from a datacenter, so a proxy is NOT required. Enable RESIDENTIAL (country IN) only as runtime hardening if you ever hit rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "source": "all",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "watchMode": false,
  "watchLabel": "default",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "keyword": "",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nexgendata/gem-tenders-india").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 = {
    "keyword": "",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nexgendata/gem-tenders-india").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keyword": "",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call nexgendata/gem-tenders-india --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nexgendata/gem-tenders-india",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "🇮🇳 India Government Tenders — GeM & CPPP",
        "description": "India government tenders from CPPP eProcurement (incl. GeM) — title, organisation, value, dates, bid links. Watch mode for new tenders.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "MiXoYUBhdsQuJCxnj"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/nexgendata~gem-tenders-india/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-nexgendata-gem-tenders-india",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
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                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/nexgendata~gem-tenders-india/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-nexgendata-gem-tenders-india",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/nexgendata~gem-tenders-india/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-nexgendata-gem-tenders-india",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "source": {
                        "title": "Source slice",
                        "enum": [
                            "all",
                            "gem"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Which CPPP eProcurement slice to pull. 'all' = every active central/state tender (latestactivetenders); 'gem' = the GeM-branded bids slice (gemtender).",
                        "default": "all"
                    },
                    "keyword": {
                        "title": "Keyword filter (optional)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Case-insensitive substring matched against the tender title + organisation (e.g. 'road', 'software', 'CPWD'). Leave empty for the full active-tender feed."
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "Max results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum tender records to return (1-500). Pages are walked until this cap or the end of pagination.",
                        "default": 50
                    },
                    "watchMode": {
                        "title": "Watch mode (new tenders only)",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "When on, the first run seeds a baseline and emits nothing; later runs emit only NEW tenders since the last run (keyed on tender_id). Ideal on a schedule.",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "watchLabel": {
                        "title": "Watch label",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Names the watch baseline so multiple saved tasks keep independent state.",
                        "default": "default"
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Optional. CPPP eProcurement answers cold from a datacenter, so a proxy is NOT required. Enable RESIDENTIAL (country IN) only as runtime hardening if you ever hit rate limits.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": false
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```