# EU Tenders Scraper — TED Procurement Notices (`ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper`) Actor

Search EU public procurement notices from TED (480k+) by keyword — buyer, country, CPV, value, deadline, link. Official free EU API, newest first. No key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ponderable Hydrometer](https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## EU Tenders Scraper — TED Public Procurement Notices

**Search the official EU tenders journal (TED — Tenders Electronic Daily, 480,000+ notices) and
get clean, structured contract opportunities: buyer, country, CPV codes, value, deadline and a
direct notice link.** Built on TED's official public API v3 — no key, no proxies, no anti-bot,
newest notices first.

Perfect for companies bidding on EU contracts, tender-alert / lead-gen services, and market
intelligence on who is buying what.

### What you get

Per notice:

- **Identity** — `publicationNumber`, `noticeType`, direct `url` to the notice on ted.europa.eu
- **Title & nature** — `title` (English when available), `contractNature` (works / services / supplies)
- **Buyer** — `buyerName`, `buyerCountry` (ISO-3 code)
- **Dates** — `publicationDate`, `deadline`
- **Classification** — `cpv` (Common Procurement Vocabulary codes)
- **Value** — `totalValue`, `currency` (when the notice provides them)
- **Raw** — `links` object as returned by TED

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `searchText` | string | — | Keyword/phrase (full-text), e.g. `cloud computing` |
| `query` | string | — | Advanced: raw TED expert-search query (overrides `searchText`) |
| `dateFrom` / `dateTo` | string | — | Publication-date range (`YYYY-MM-DD`) |
| `maxResults` | integer | `200` | Cap on notices returned |

Provide at least one of `searchText` or `query`. Results are sorted **newest first**.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchText": "artificial intelligence",
  "dateFrom": "2026-01-01",
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

### Output (one notice)

Fields below are the real normalizer output:

```json
{
  "publicationNumber": "477851-2026",
  "title": "Ireland – Training services – Multi-Party Framework",
  "noticeType": "cn-standard",
  "contractNature": ["services"],
  "publicationDate": "2026-07-10",
  "deadline": "2026-07-22",
  "buyerName": "Office of Government Procurement",
  "buyerCountry": "IRL",
  "cpv": ["80000000"],
  "totalValue": "360000",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/477851-2026"
}
```

Multilingual fields (title, buyer name) are returned in English when available.

### Advanced: `query` (TED expert search)

Power users can pass a raw TED expert-search query for precise field-level filters, e.g.:

```
FT~"data center" AND PD>=20260101 AND buyer-country=DEU SORT BY publication-date DESC
```

### Why this actor

- **Official & free** — the pan-EU procurement journal via TED's own API v3; no key, no anti-bot.
- **Recency** — newest-first sorting, so you get live opportunities, not the backlog.
- **Commercial WTP** — bidders and lead-gen tools pay for fresh contract leads.

### Pricing

Pay per result — **$5.00 per 1,000 results** (one result = one notice). No subscription or platform fees.

### Related actors

- **SEC EDGAR Scraper** — US public-company filings for financial datasets.
- **Federal Register Scraper** / **eCFR Scraper** — US government rules & regulations.
- **UK Legislation Scraper** — UK Acts & statutory instruments as structured JSON.

### Notes & limits

- `searchText` runs a full-text match; use `query` for field-level filters (country, CPV, etc.).
- Value/deadline fields are only present when the notice provides them.
- Public data; you are responsible for compliant use of the output.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchText` (type: `string`):

Keyword or phrase to full-text search across TED notices, e.g. "cloud computing".

## `query` (type: `string`):

Raw TED expert-search query (overrides Search text). Example: FT~"data center" AND PD>=20260101 AND buyer-country=DEU SORT BY publication-date DESC

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional earliest publication date.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional latest publication date.

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

Cap on notices returned (newest first).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchText": "artificial intelligence",
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All rows produced by this run, as JSON.

# 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 = {
    "searchText": "artificial intelligence"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper").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 = { "searchText": "artificial intelligence" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchText": "artificial intelligence"
}' |
apify call ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/OUEm0Gb1PjhcBllHg/builds/7yyOqOkzw5zzhG0uI/openapi.json