# German Public Tenders – Finder, Daily Watch & Eligibility Check (`previsa/german-tender-finder`) Actor

Open German public tenders (Ausschreibungen) from the official EU TED database. Daily watch with only new tenders, relevance score 0–100 and an eligibility check for small bidders: turnover, references, certificates, insurance, staff.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/previsa/german-tender-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Previsa](https://apify.com/previsa) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

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

## German Public Tenders (Ausschreibungen) – Finder, Daily Watch & Eligibility Check

**Stop scrolling through tender portals.** Get every open German public tender in your field — with deadline,
value and an honest answer to the only question that matters for a small company:
**“Can we actually bid on this?”**

> **🇩🇪 Kurz auf Deutsch:** Findet **offene öffentliche Ausschreibungen in Deutschland** (amtliche EU-Datenbank TED),
> liest die Bekanntmachung und sagt pro Ausschreibung, ob ein **kleines Unternehmen realistisch mitbieten kann**
> (Mindestumsatz, Referenzen, Zertifikate, Versicherung, Personal, Bietergemeinschaft) — mit Begründung.
> Mit **Wächter-Modus** kommen jeden Morgen nur die **neuen** Ausschreibungen, sortiert nach Passung (0–100).
> Bezahlt wird nur pro gelieferter Ausschreibung. Anbieter: Previsa · KI & Automation, https://previsa.de

### What you get in 1 minute

- ✅ **Open tenders only** (no award notices), **Germany only**, straight from the official EU source TED
- ✅ **Eligibility verdict** per tender: `likely` · `unclear` · `no` — always with the reasons
- ✅ **Hurdles extracted from the notice:** minimum turnover, number of references, ISO 9001 / ISO 27001 / BSI C5 / TISAX,
  liability insurance, minimum staff, mandatory consortium, security clearance, penalties
- ✅ **Daily watch:** only tenders you have not seen before (`watchId`)
- ✅ **Relevance score 0–100** for your company profile, with `matchReasons`
- ✅ Optional **3-sentence AI summary** per tender with **your own** AI key

### Who uses it

| You are … | Typical setup |
|---|---|
| IT service provider / software agency | CPV `72000000`, keywords `Software`, `Wartung`, region `DE2` |
| Consultancy / training provider | CPV `79400000`, `80500000` |
| Cleaning / facility services | CPV `90910000`, `79993000` |
| Construction / trades | CPV `45000000`, region = your federal state |
| Bid manager / lead-gen agency | several watches, one per client (`watchId` per client) |

### Quick start: a daily tender alert in 2 minutes

1. Pick your **CPV code(s)** (e.g. `72000000` = IT services) and optionally a **region** (`DE2` = Bavaria).
2. Fill **Your company: keywords** (what you offer) and **Exclude keywords**.
3. Give the watch a name in **`watchId`**, e.g. `it-bavaria`.
4. Click **Schedule** → daily. Every morning you get only the new tenders, best matches first.
   Connect Apify's integrations (e-mail, Slack, Google Sheets, Make, Zapier) to have them delivered.

Example input:

```json
{
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
  "regions": ["DE2"],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "checkEligibility": true,
  "watchId": "it-bavaria",
  "profileKeywords": ["Software", "Wartung", "Webseite"],
  "excludeKeywords": ["Hardware-Lieferung"],
  "minRelevance": 30
}
```

### What it costs

You pay **only for tenders you receive**; your spending limit is always respected.

| Event | Price | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Tender (structured data) | $0.01 | 50 tenders ≈ **$0.50** |
| Tender with eligibility check (notice really read) | $0.03 | 50 checked tenders ≈ **$1.50** |
| AI summary (only with your own AI key) | $0.005 | 50 summaries ≈ **$0.25** |

A typical daily watch returns 0–10 new tenders → **a few cents per day**.

### Part of a chain

1. **Early signal:** [German Council Radar](https://apify.com/previsa/german-council-radar) – city councils discussing projects, often before a tender.
2. **Tender:** this tool.
3. **Funding:** [German Funding Radar](https://apify.com/previsa/german-funding-radar) – grants, loans and EU calls checked against your profile.

### FAQ

**Is this legal advice?** No. The verdict is a fast first filter. `unclear` means: read the tender documents yourself.

**Why are some tenders `unclear`?** Many buyers put the real requirements into separate documents. The actor
only says `likely` or `no` when the notice itself gives clear evidence.

**Does it work outside Germany?** Not yet — buyer country is fixed to Germany and the hurdle check reads German notices.

**What about personal data?** Contact persons, e-mails and phone numbers are never requested and are removed from all text fields.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `cpvCodes` | `["72000000"]` | 8-digit CPV codes. Empty = all sectors. |
| `keywords` | `["Software", "Wartung"]` | Optional, German works best. |
| `regions` | `["DE2"]` | Optional NUTS codes (DE2 = Bavaria, DE26 = Lower Franconia). |
| `daysBack` | `7` | 1–30 days. |
| `maxResults` | `50` | Up to 300. |
| `checkEligibility` | `true` | Reads the notice PDF. |
| `smallBiddersOnly` | `false` | Hides tenders with hard blockers. |

### Output (one row per tender)

`title`, `buyerName`, `buyerCity`, `placeOfPerformance`, `cpvCodes`, `deadline`, `estimatedValueEur`,
`selectionCriteria`, `hurdles`, `smallBidderFit`, `blockers`, `openQuestions`, `url`, `pdfUrl`, `source`.

```json
{
  "title": "Confidential Computing-fähige Server",
  "buyerName": "Fraunhofer-Institut AISEC",
  "deadline": "2026-10-26",
  "smallBidderFit": "unclear",
  "blockers": [],
  "openQuestions": ["Financial ratio required — check the documents"],
  "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/667493-2026"
}
```

### Pricing (pay per event)

- `tender` — one tender without eligibility check
- `ai-summary` — only if you add your own AI key and a summary was created
- `tender-checked` — one tender with eligibility check (only charged when the notice PDF was really read; otherwise the row is charged as `tender`)

You only pay for rows you receive. Your spending limit is always respected.

### Good to know

- **Only open competitions** (no award notices), **only Germany** (buyer country DEU). The hurdle check
  understands German notice texts.
- **Personal data is kept out as far as possible:** contact-person, e-mail, phone and fax fields are never
  requested from TED. In all text fields, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and "Herr/Frau/Ansprechpartner + name"
  patterns are removed. Free text written by the buyer can still mention people in other ways — treat the
  output like the public notice it comes from.
- **Not legal advice.** The verdict is a quick filter. `unclear` means: read the tender documents yourself.
- Polite to the source: PDFs are downloaded one at a time; if TED says "too many requests", the actor stops
  and tells you instead of retrying.

### Source and licence

Data: **TED – © European Union**, reuse under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU, editorial content
CC BY 4.0. Data was **modified** (filtered, shortened, analysed). https://ted.europa.eu

Publisher: Previsa · KI & Automation — https://previsa.de/impressum.html

# Actor input Schema

## `cpvCodes` (type: `array`):

8-digit CPV codes, e.g. 72000000 (IT services). Empty = all.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Optional. Keep a tender only if title or description contains one of these words (German works best).

## `regions` (type: `array`):

Optional NUTS codes like DE2 (Bavaria) or DE26 (Lower Franconia). Empty = all of Germany.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Publication date window.

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

How many tenders to return (1–300). You pay per returned tender.

## `checkEligibility` (type: `boolean`):

Reads each notice and extracts hurdles: minimum turnover, references, certificates, insurance, staff, consortium.

## `smallBiddersOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only with eligibility check. Drops tenders whose verdict is 'no'.

## `watchId` (type: `string`):

Optional. Give your watch a name (e.g. 'it-bavaria'). Runs with the same name return only tenders not reported before — perfect for a daily schedule. Stored in your own Apify account.

## `profileKeywords` (type: `array`):

What you offer, e.g. 'Software', 'Wartung', 'Reinigung'. Used for the relevance score (0–100).

## `excludeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Tenders containing one of these words get relevance 0.

## `minValueEur` (type: `integer`):

Optional, for the relevance score.

## `maxValueEur` (type: `integer`):

Optional, for the relevance score.

## `minRelevance` (type: `integer`):

0 = show all.

## `companyDescription` (type: `string`):

Optional, 1–3 sentences about your company. Only used for the AI summary.

## `anthropicApiKey` (type: `string`):

Bring your own key: adds a 3-sentence summary per tender (what is tendered, fit, main hurdle). Your key is used only for your run and never stored by us.

## `summaryLanguage` (type: `string`):

Language of the AI summary.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "cpvCodes": [
    "72000000"
  ],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "checkEligibility": true,
  "smallBiddersOnly": false,
  "minRelevance": 0,
  "summaryLanguage": "de"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `tenders` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "cpvCodes": [
        "72000000"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("previsa/german-tender-finder").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 = { "cpvCodes": ["72000000"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("previsa/german-tender-finder").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 '{
  "cpvCodes": [
    "72000000"
  ]
}' |
apify call previsa/german-tender-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,previsa/german-tender-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

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/8bdy1xajxFkSldosa/builds/JNGEqd6ZIubjdm1iG/openapi.json