Brazil Tenders Scraper - PNCP Public Procurement (Licitações)

Get new Brazilian government tenders (licitações) from PNCP, the official national public procurement portal: agency, object, modality, estimated value and proposal deadlines. Filter by state (UF), modality, keyword and value, and get only new tenders on every scheduled run.

• Official source: the official PNCP consulta API.
• No login, no browser, no personal data.
• Monitoring built in: turn on Only new since last run and schedule it for a daily alert feed.
• Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or straight into Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own code via the Apify API.

What can you use it for?

• Companies bidding on Brazilian government tenders: a daily list of new pregões and dispensas in your states.
• Bid-alert services: alerts by UF, modality and keyword.
• Procurement market research in Brazil.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free (or Start). The input is pre-filled, so the first run works with one click and finishes in seconds.
2. Adjust the filters in the Input tab (see the table below).
3. Click Start and open the Output tab. The Overview view shows the key columns; All fields shows everything.
4. Download the results (JSON, CSV, Excel...) or connect them to your tools (see Scheduling and integrations).

Input

Field	Name	What it does
daysBack	Days back	How many days back to look. Default 1. On scheduled runs with 'Only new since last run' on, a small window (1-3 days) is enough.
keywords	Keywords	Match any keyword (case-insensitive). Empty = all.
modalities	Modalities	PNCP modality codes (6 = Pregão Eletrônico, 8 = Dispensa, 4 = Concorrência Eletrônica, ...). Default 6 and 8.
states	States (UF)	e.g. SP, RJ. Empty = all.
minValue	Minimum estimated value (BRL)	0 = no filter.
maxItems	Max results	Stop after this many results. You pay per result ($2 per 1,000), so this caps your cost: 100 results = $0.20.
onlyNew	Only new since last run	Skip records already returned by earlier runs of this Actor in your Apify account, so each run outputs only new ones. Turn on for scheduled daily alerts; leave off for a one-off full export.

Example input:

{
  "daysBack": 1,
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "onlyNew": true
}

Output

Each result is one record with these fields:

Field	Description
numeroControlePNCP	PNCP control number.
objeto	What is being procured (objeto).
orgaoNome	Buying agency (órgão).
orgaoCnpj	CNPJ of the buying agency.
esfera	F = federal, E = state, M = municipal.
poder	E = executive, L = legislative, J = judiciary.
unidadeNome	Buying unit.
uf	State (UF).
municipio	Municipality.
codigoIbge	IBGE municipality code.
modalidadeId	PNCP modality code.
modalidade	e.g. Pregão - Eletrônico, Dispensa.
modoDisputa	Bidding mode.
situacao	Notice status on PNCP.
srp	Price registration system (ata de registro de preços).
processo	Administrative process number.
numeroCompra	Purchase number.
valorTotalEstimado	Total estimated value.
valorTotalHomologado	Total homologated value, when available.
dataPublicacao	Publication date on PNCP.
dataAberturaProposta	Proposal opening date.
dataEncerramentoProposta	Proposal deadline.
linkSistemaOrigem	Link to the originating purchasing system.
noticeUrl	Notice page on pncp.gov.br.

Sample result (from a real run, long values shortened):

{
  "numeroControlePNCP": "00394452000103-1-021979/2026",
  "objeto": "Aquisição de combustíveis (Óleo Diesel S-10 e Gasolina Comum), nos termos da tabela abaixo, conforme\ncondições e exigências estabelecidas neste instrumento.",
  "orgaoNome": "COMANDO DO EXERCITO",
  "orgaoCnpj": "00394452000103",
  "esfera": "F",
  "poder": "E",
  "unidadeNome": "6 BATALHAO DE ENGENHARIA DE CONSTRUCAO/RR",
  "uf": "RR",
  "municipio": "Boa Vista",
  "codigoIbge": "1400100",
  "modalidadeId": 6,
  "modalidade": "Pregão - Eletrônico",
  "modoDisputa": "Aberto-Fechado",
  "situacao": "Divulgada no PNCP",
  "srp": true,
  "processo": "64044.003790/2026-07",
  "numeroCompra": "70",
  "valorTotalEstimado": 4336600,
  "valorTotalHomologado": null,
  "dataPublicacao": "2026-10-13T07:00:01",
  "dataAberturaProposta": "2026-10-13T08:00:00",
  "dataEncerramentoProposta": "2026-10-23T09:30:00",
  "linkSistemaOrigem": "https://cnetmobile.estaleiro.serpro.gov.br/comprasnet-web/public/compras/acompanhamento-compra?compra=16035305000702026",
  "noticeUrl": "https://pncp.gov.br/app/editais/00394452000103/2026/21979"
}

Scheduling and integrations

• Daily alerts: in Apify Console, open Schedules, create a schedule (for example every day at 08:00) for this Actor with onlyNew: true. Each run then returns only records that are new since the previous run.
• Webhooks: add a webhook on Run succeeded to call your own endpoint, Slack or a workflow tool when new data is ready.
• Zapier, Make, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack, email: use Apify's ready-made integrations on the Actor's Integrations tab to push each run's dataset wherever you work.
• API: run it and get results in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/northbound-labs~brazil-pncp-tenders/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"daysBack": 1, "keywords": ["software"], "maxItems": 20, "onlyNew": true}'

Or with the Apify Python client: ApifyClient(token).actor("northbound-labs/brazil-pncp-tenders").call(run_input={...}).

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing, so you pay only for what you get:

• $2.00 per 1,000 results ($0.002 per result).
• An Actor start event of $0.00005 per run at the default 512 MB memory.

You get	Cost
20 results (the pre-filled test run)	about $0.04
100 results	about $0.20
1,000 results	about $2.00
A daily schedule returning ~50 new results a day for 30 days	about $3.00 a month

Set Max results to cap the cost of any run. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit you can use to try it.

FAQ

Which modalities are included by default? 6 (Pregão Eletrônico) and 8 (Dispensa). Add others, e.g. 4 (Concorrência Eletrônica), in Modalities.

Are field names in Portuguese? Yes. Fields keep PNCP's original names (objeto, orgaoNome, uf...) so they match PNCP documentation.

Do I need an account on the source site? No. The Actor reads public, logged-out data from PNCP (Portal Nacional de Contratações Públicas) through its official interface.

Does it return personal data? No. Output is limited to organisation-level and record-level fields.

How fresh is the data? As fresh as the source: every run queries it live.

Is it legal to use this data? The data comes from an official public source. You are responsible for using it in line with the source's terms and the laws that apply to you.

Something broken, or a field you need? Open an issue on the Issues tab. We read every issue and reply as fast as we can.