🔔 Brazil PNCP Tender Notices Scraper

One record per published tender notice from the keyless PNCP API — control number, agency, modality, object, proposal dates — over a bounded publication window and contracting modality, with the server total reconciled.

Public, robots-honoured, keyless.

Output is one pncp_tender_notice row per result; billing is pay-per-event, the value event being one registry record (a $0.02 start fee per run, then $0.02 per registry record). Source: pncp.gov.br.

No login, no API key and no CAPTCHA solving are involved: the source is read logged-out with an identified contact User-Agent.

Who buys this

Buyers usually search for Brazil public tenders or PNCP licitações.

• Bid teams and suppliers following Brazil public tenders in their category.
• Procurement-intelligence vendors and consultancies tracking PNCP licitações and incumbents.
• Analysts researching who buys what from whom in the public sector.

📊 Sample Output

Real rows from run 5HElGlnNZzHZxVrYH on build 0.1.13 (2026-09-18), the same input as the Quick start below — every value is as the source published it (emails masked, long text shortened):

control_number	modality_name	agency_cnpj	agency_name	unit_name	proposal_opens
80881915000192-1-000044/2026	Pregão - Eletrônico	80881915000192	MUNICIPIO DE LINDOESTE	Prefeitura Municipal de Lindoeste	2026-06-22T08:00:01
80881915000192-1-000045/2026	Pregão - Eletrônico	80881915000192	MUNICIPIO DE LINDOESTE	Prefeitura Municipal de Lindoeste	2026-06-30T08:00:01
80881915000192-1-000046/2026	Pregão - Eletrônico	80881915000192	MUNICIPIO DE LINDOESTE	Prefeitura Municipal de Lindoeste	2026-06-30T08:00:01
88124961000159-1-000074/2026	Pregão - Eletrônico	88124961000159	MUNICIPIO DE SANTANA DO LIVRAMENTO	PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE SANT´ANA DO LIVRAMENTO	2026-07-01T09:00:00
90483066000172-1-000054/2026	Pregão - Eletrônico	90483066000172	MUNICIPIO DE ANDRE DA ROCHA	MUNICÍPIO DE ANDRÉ DA ROCHA	2026-07-01T13:00:00
90871831000121-1-000023/2026	Pregão - Eletrônico	90871831000121	ESTEIO CAMARA DE VEREADORES	CÂMARA DE VEREADORES DE ESTEIO	2026-07-01T09:00:00
88243688000181-1-000058/2026	Pregão - Eletrônico	88243688000181	RIO GRANDE DO SUL ASSEMBLEIA LEGISLATIVA	ASSEMBLEIA LEGISLATIVA DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL ASSEMBLEIA LEGIS	2026-07-01T09:00:00
08470342000187-1-000006/2026	Pregão - Eletrônico	08470342000187	FUNDO MUNICIPAL DE SAUDE DE ALTINHO	FUNDO MUNICIPAL DE SAUDE DE ALTINHO	2026-07-01T09:00:00

The run finished with the status message: NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed). billable=50

✅ What you get

Each row is flat JSON with these fields (from the dataset schema and the sample run; a field the source does not publish for a given row is null):

• record_type (string) — e.g. pncp_tender_notice
• control_number (string/null) — e.g. 80881915000192-1-000044/2026
• year (string/null) — e.g. 2026
• purchase_number (string/null) — e.g. PR35
• sequence (string/null) — e.g. 44
• modality_id (string/null) — e.g. 6
• modality_name (string/null) — e.g. Pregão - Eletrônico
• dispute_mode (string/null) — e.g. Aberto
• is_price_registration (boolean/null) — e.g. False
• agency_cnpj (string/null) — e.g. 80881915000192
• agency_name (string/null) — e.g. MUNICIPIO DE LINDOESTE
• unit_name (string/null) — e.g. Prefeitura Municipal de Lindoeste
• object (string/null) — e.g. CONTRATAÇÃO DE EMPRESA PARA DISPONIBILIZAÇÃO DE PROFISSIONAL MEDICO PARA EXAMES
• estimated_value (number/null) — e.g. 300543
• proposal_opens (string/null) — e.g. 2026-06-22T08:00:01
• proposal_closes (string/null) — e.g. 2026-07-07T08:00:01
• published_on (string/null) — e.g. 2026-07-01T00:00:03
• updated_on (string/null) — e.g. 2026-07-01T00:00:03
• source (string/null) — e.g. brazil-pncp-tender-notices
• release_date (string/null) — null in every sample row
• source_url (string/null) — e.g. https://pncp.gov.br/api/consulta/v1/contratacoes/publicacao?dataInicial=20260701
• observed_at (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-18T06:54:25Z
• terminal (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• reported_total (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• raw_seen (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• duplicates (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• unique_found (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• delivered (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• scope (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• note (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row

✅ What you get

• record_type (string) — e.g. pncp_tender_notice
• control_number (string/null) — e.g. 80881915000192-1-000044/2026
• year (string/null) — e.g. 2026
• purchase_number (string/null) — e.g. PR35
• sequence (string/null) — e.g. 44
• modality_id (string/null) — e.g. 6
• modality_name (string/null) — e.g. Pregão - Eletrônico
• dispute_mode (string/null) — e.g. Aberto
• is_price_registration (boolean/null) — e.g. False
• agency_cnpj (string/null) — e.g. 80881915000192
• agency_name (string/null) — e.g. MUNICIPIO DE LINDOESTE
• unit_name (string/null) — e.g. Prefeitura Municipal de Lindoeste
• object (string/null) — e.g. CONTRATAÇÃO DE EMPRESA PARA DISPONIBILIZAÇÃO DE PROFISSIONAL MEDICO PARA EXAMES
• estimated_value (number/null) — e.g. 300543
• proposal_opens (string/null) — e.g. 2026-06-22T08:00:01
• proposal_closes (string/null) — e.g. 2026-07-07T08:00:01
• published_on (string/null) — e.g. 2026-07-01T00:00:03
• updated_on (string/null) — e.g. 2026-07-01T00:00:03
• source (string/null) — e.g. brazil-pncp-tender-notices
• release_date (string/null) — null in every sample row
• source_url (string/null) — e.g. https://pncp.gov.br/api/consulta/v1/contratacoes/publicacao?dataInicial=20260701
• observed_at (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-18T06:28:09Z
• terminal (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• reported_total (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• raw_seen (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• duplicates (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• unique_found (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• delivered (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• scope (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• note (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row

What you get

One registry_record per entity, deduplicated on the source-native id. Fields the source does not publish are honest null. A run_receipt row carries the source URL, scope, reconciliation counts, and delivered/duplicate totals.

⚙️ Sample inputs

1. Quick start — the Store example (this is what the sample above came from)

{
  "dataInicial": "20260701",
  "dataFinal": "20260705",
  "codigoModalidadeContratacao": 6,
  "maxRecords": 10,
  "maxPages": 5
}

The sample run charged exactly: 1 × $0.02 apify-actor-start + 50 × $0.02 registry_record = $1.02 on the Free tier — every delivered row was billed.

2. A smaller, narrowed run

{
  "dataInicial": "20260701",
  "dataFinal": "20260705",
  "codigoModalidadeContratacao": 6,
  "maxRecords": 5,
  "maxPages": 5
}

Caps the run at 5 rows — about $0.12 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5 × $0.02). dataInicial narrows what the source is asked for.

3. A full-size run

{
  "dataInicial": "20260701",
  "dataFinal": "20260705",
  "codigoModalidadeContratacao": 6,
  "maxRecords": 2000,
  "maxPages": 5
}

Up to 2000 rows (the schema default for maxRecords) — about $40.02 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 2000 × $0.02) if the source has that many.

4. A filtered run

{
  "dataInicial": "20260701",
  "dataFinal": "20260705",
  "codigoModalidadeContratacao": 6,
  "maxRecords": 10,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "fieldMatch": {
    "modality_name": "Pregão - Eletrônico"
  }
}

Keeps only rows whose modality_name contains Pregão - Eletrônico (a value from the sample run above), matched case-insensitively after the source is read and before the maxRecords cap, so the cap counts matches and only delivered matches are billed. searchText does the same across every column. Zero matches end the run as EMPTY_SELECTION with no row charged — if the source has moved on since that sample run, pick a value you see in your own first run. The source is still read in full — this narrows what you receive and pay for, not what the source serves.

🧾 JSON sample record

One real record from run 5HElGlnNZzHZxVrYH, exactly as it lands in the dataset (emails masked, long text shortened):

{
  "record_type": "pncp_tender_notice",
  "control_number": "80881915000192-1-000044/2026",
  "year": "2026",
  "purchase_number": "PR35",
  "sequence": "44",
  "modality_id": "6",
  "modality_name": "Pregão - Eletrônico",
  "dispute_mode": "Aberto",
  "is_price_registration": false,
  "agency_cnpj": "80881915000192",
  "agency_name": "MUNICIPIO DE LINDOESTE",
  "unit_name": "Prefeitura Municipal de Lindoeste",
  "object": "CONTRATAÇÃO DE EMPRESA PARA DISPONIBILIZAÇÃO DE PROFISSIONAL MEDICO PARA EXAMES DE ULTRASSOM",
  "estimated_value": 300543,
  "proposal_opens": "2026-06-22T08:00:01",
  "proposal_closes": "2026-07-07T08:00:01",
  "published_on": "2026-07-01T00:00:03",
  "updated_on": "2026-07-01T00:00:03",
  "source": "brazil-pncp-tender-notices",
  "release_date": null,
  "source_url": "https://pncp.gov.br/api/consulta/v1/contratacoes/publicacao?dataInicial=20260701&dataFinal=20260705&codigoModalidadeContratacao=6",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-18T06:54:25Z"
}

🔧 How it works

Source. The actor reads pncp.gov.br — endpoints: https://pncp.gov.br/api/consulta/v1/contratacoes/publicacao. Public pages and feeds only; nothing behind a login.

Transport. Plain HTTPS from the Apify platform, no proxy. robots.txt is read first and a disallowed path is never fetched. Every request carries an identified contact User-Agent.

Charging. Each registry record is charged at the moment it is pushed (registry_record); a row that fails to charge is not delivered, so the dataset count always equals the charged count.

🔧 How it works

How it behaves

Supply a publication window (YYYYMMDD) and a modality code. Pages are pulled to maxRecords/maxPages with 429+5xx backoff; server totalRegistros/totalPaginas reported. A transient fault after rows stops as PARTIAL; empty/page-1 fault charges nothing.

Source

https://pncp.gov.br/api/consulta/v1/contratacoes/publicacao

What is not done. No login, no cookie or CAPTCHA bypass, no private or personal-account data, no browser automation.

💰 Pricing example

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Actor Start (apify-actor-start)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02
Registry record (registry_record)	$0.02	$0.018	$0.016	$0.0134

Worked at the live Free-tier price:

• 8 registry records: $0.02 start + 8 × $0.02 = $0.18
• 25 registry records: $0.02 start + 25 × $0.02 = $0.52
• 2000 registry records: $0.02 start + 2000 × $0.02 = $40.02

A run that delivers zero rows charges the $0.02 start fee only. A BLOCKED run (source refused) fails loud and charges no value event. The start fee is charged once per GB of run memory; the default run memory is 4096 MB.

Yield on the sample run: NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed). billable=50. maxRecords is a hard ceiling on what is delivered and billed, never a target.

⚖️ Legal & ToS

This actor reads public, logged-out pages and feeds published by pncp.gov.br. It collects only what the source publishes to any visitor, keeps to the source's robots rules (checked on every run), identifies itself with a contact User-Agent, and does not access accounts, private data or anything behind authentication. Use the output in line with the source's terms and your local law; the intended use is B2B research and monitoring.

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need an API key or a login?
A: No. The source (pncp.gov.br) is read logged-out; the input schema has no key field and the actor carries no secrets.

Q: Why did my run return 0 rows?
A: Read the run's status message. GENUINE_EMPTY means the source was read and had nothing in scope for your input; BLOCKED means the source refused and the run failed without billing a value event — retry later or narrow the input. A zero-row run bills the start fee only.

Q: How many rows can one run return?
A: Up to maxRecords (default 2000). Raise the cap for a bigger run; you pay per delivered row.

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Every run reads the source live at run time; nothing is cached between runs. Put it on a schedule for a continuous feed.

Q: What formats can I export?
A: The dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS from the run's Dataset tab or the Apify API, and any run can push to a webhook or integration.

Q: How is this different from the other NexGen Watch actors actors?
A: Same output shape and billing model; this one covers pncp.gov.br. The siblings under Related Actors cover the other sources or slices — run several on one schedule for a combined feed.

Q: Are there rate limits?
A: The actor paces itself against the source and honours its robots rules; there is no per-buyer limit beyond your Apify plan's concurrency.

🆘 Troubleshooting

• Run FAILED with BLOCKED → the source refused the request or changed its page shape → nothing was billed beyond the start fee; retry after a while, and if it persists open an Issue with the run id.
• Status says CAPPED → your cap (maxRecords) was reached → raise it for a bigger run.
• Input validation error on start → a field is outside the schema's allowed values → start from the Quick start block and change one field at a time.
• Run TIMED-OUT → a very wide request on a slow day → raise the run timeout in Run options or narrow the input; what was delivered before the timeout is still in the dataset.

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