# India Government Tenders Scraper — CPPP eProcurement (`publicrows/cppp-tenders`) Actor

Every live tender on India's Central Public Procurement Portal (eprocure.gov.in) as clean rows: id, title, organisation chain, category, value, EMD, fee, validity, location, pincode and all critical dates. Filter by organisation, keyword, category or closing window; daily incremental runs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/publicrows/cppp-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [PublicRows](https://apify.com/publicrows) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
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- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 90.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.80 / 1,000 tender returned with details

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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# README

## CPPP Tenders Scraper – India Govt eProcurement

Every live tender on India's Central Public Procurement Portal (eprocure.gov.in) as clean rows: id, title, organisation chain, category, value, EMD, fee, validity, location, pincode and all critical dates. Filter by organisation, keyword, category or closing window; daily incremental runs.

### Who this is for

Suppliers, contractors, bid consultants and procurement analysts who track central government tenders across 250+ ministries, PSUs and institutions: pull today's new tenders into a sheet or CRM, watch a product category or a closing window, or let an AI agent read them as rows instead of pages.

### Sample output

```json
{
  "tender_id": "2026_AYJNI_928677_1",
  "reference_number": "NISHD/e-tender/HVLS/3012",
  "title": "SITC of HVLS Fan below central dome of main building of AYJ",
  "organisation": "Ali Yavar Jung National Institute For Hearing Handicapped - Mumbai",
  "organisation_chain": "Ali Yavar Jung National Institute For Hearing Handicapped - Mumbai",
  "published_at": "2026-10-01T12:30:00.000Z",
  "bid_submission_end_at": "2026-10-19T12:00:00.000Z",
  "bid_opening_at": "2026-10-21T06:00:00.000Z",
  "detail_url": "https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app?component=%24DirectLink&page=FrontEndViewTender&service=direct&session=T&sp=S3IMfQqnQhwJ9i0oLPxeGFQ%3D%3D",
  "source_url": "https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app?page=FrontEndTendersByOrganisation&service=page",
  "tender_type": "Open Tender",
  "form_of_contract": "Item Rate",
  "tender_category": "Works",
  "product_category": "Electrical Works",
  "product_sub_category": null,
  "contract_type": "Tender",
  "tender_value_inr": 250000,
  "emd_inr": 10000,
  "emd_fee_type": "fixed",
  "emd_exemption_allowed": false,
  "tender_fee_inr": 500,
  "tender_fee_exemption_allowed": false,
  "bid_validity_days": 90,
  "work_period_days": 45,
  "location": "Mumbai",
  "pincode": "400050",
  "covers_count": 2,
  "withdrawal_allowed": true,
  "two_stage_bidding": false,
  "payment_mode": "Offline",
  "document_sale_start_at": "2026-10-01T12:30:00.000Z",
  "document_sale_end_at": "2026-10-19T12:00:00.000Z",
  "clarification_start_at": "2026-10-01T12:30:00.000Z",
  "clarification_end_at": "2026-10-09T12:30:00.000Z",
  "bid_submission_start_at": "2026-10-01T12:30:00.000Z",
  "pre_bid_meeting_at": "2026-10-09T06:00:00.000Z",
  "pre_bid_meeting_place": "AYJNISHD,Mumbai",
  "bid_opening_place": "Mumbai",
  "inviting_authority_address": "Director, AYJNISHD(D), K C Marg, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra(W), Mumbai - 400050"
}
```

### What you get

One row per tender. Every row also carries `_source` (attribution) and the recipe version.

| Field | Type |
| --- | --- |
| `tender_id` | string, always present |
| `reference_number` | string |
| `title` | string, always present |
| `organisation` | string, always present |
| `organisation_chain` | string |
| `published_at` | datetime, always present |
| `bid_submission_end_at` | datetime, always present |
| `bid_opening_at` | datetime |
| `detail_url` | string |
| `source_url` | string |
| `tender_type` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `form_of_contract` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `tender_category` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `product_category` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `product_sub_category` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `contract_type` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `tender_value_inr` | number (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `emd_inr` | number (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `emd_fee_type` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `emd_exemption_allowed` | boolean (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `tender_fee_inr` | number (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `tender_fee_exemption_allowed` | boolean (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `bid_validity_days` | number (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `work_period_days` | number (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `location` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `pincode` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `covers_count` | number (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `withdrawal_allowed` | boolean (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `two_stage_bidding` | boolean (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `payment_mode` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `document_sale_start_at` | datetime (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `document_sale_end_at` | datetime (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `clarification_start_at` | datetime (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `clarification_end_at` | datetime (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `bid_submission_start_at` | datetime (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `pre_bid_meeting_at` | datetime (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `pre_bid_meeting_place` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `bid_opening_place` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |
| `inviting_authority_address` | string (needs `includeDetails`) |

Dates are ISO 8601 in UTC, converted from the portal's Indian Standard Time; amounts are plain numbers in rupees (`tender_value_inr` is null when the department publishes NA).

`detail_url` is the portal's own tender-view link. NIC binds it to a browsing session, so it opens only after visiting the portal; `source_url` is the public organisation index every row comes from, and `tender_id` is what you quote to the department.

Coverage is every tender currently live on the central portal, newest first within each organisation. State e-procurement portals and GeM bids are separate sources (see the GeM Tenders Scraper for GeM).

What is left out on purpose: tender documents, bid texts and the inviting officer's name. The actor never touches the portal's captcha-protected search, closing-date, corrigendum or bid-award pages.

### Pricing

Pay per tender: $0.004 each with details ($4.00 per 1,000), or $0.0015 each ($1.50 per 1,000) with `includeDetails` off. The first 20 rows of every run are free, so a test costs nothing.

### How to run

1. Keep the defaults for the standard sample, or set the inputs (listed last, below).
2. Run. Results land in the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel.
3. From code or an agent: call it through the API, or as an MCP tool via mcp.apify.com.

### Source and fair use

Data comes from Central Public Procurement Portal, Government of India (eprocure.gov.in). The actor fetches public pages only, honours robots.txt, keeps a low request rate with an identified user agent, and returns structured facts, never copied text, images or reviews. No personal data of individuals is included.

### FAQ

**How fresh is the data?** Each run fetches live from the source.
**Can I get more fields?** Open an issue naming the field and where it appears at the source.
**Something broke?** Open an issue. Issues are answered within 12 hours.
**Found it useful?** A short review on this page helps other people find it, and tells us what to improve.

### Inputs

- `organisation`: Only organisations whose name contains this text (comma-separated for several, e.g. "Road Transport, AIIMS"). Empty = all 250+ central organisations.
- `keyword`: Only tenders whose title contains one of these words (comma-separated, case-insensitive). Empty = all.
- `category`: Goods, Services or Works. Needs "Include details" on. Empty = all.
- `productCategory`: Only tenders whose product category contains this text, e.g. "Civil Works", "Consumables". Needs "Include details" on. Empty = all.
- `closingWithinDays`: Only tenders whose bid submission closes within this many days from now. 0 = no limit.
- `publishedSince`: Skip tenders published before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Lists are newest first, so a daily run with yesterday's date fetches only what is new.
- `includeDetails`: Open each tender's view page for category, value, EMD, fee, validity, location, pincode and all critical dates (one extra request per tender). Off = list columns only, faster and cheaper.
- `maxItems`: Stop after this many rows.

# Actor input Schema

## `organisation` (type: `string`):

Only organisations whose name contains this text (comma-separated for several, e.g. "Road Transport, AIIMS"). Empty = all 250+ central organisations.

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

Only tenders whose title contains one of these words (comma-separated, case-insensitive). Empty = all.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Goods, Services or Works. Needs "Include details" on. Empty = all.

## `productCategory` (type: `string`):

Only tenders whose product category contains this text, e.g. "Civil Works", "Consumables". Needs "Include details" on. Empty = all.

## `closingWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only tenders whose bid submission closes within this many days from now. 0 = no limit.

## `publishedSince` (type: `string`):

Skip tenders published before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Lists are newest first, so a daily run with yesterday's date fetches only what is new.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open each tender's view page for category, value, EMD, fee, validity, location, pincode and all critical dates (one extra request per tender). Off = list columns only, faster and cheaper.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many rows.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "organisation": "",
  "keyword": "",
  "category": "",
  "productCategory": "",
  "closingWithinDays": 0,
  "publishedSince": "",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `rows` (type: `string`):

Dataset items, one per tender (tender_id, reference_number, title, organisation, organisation_chain, published_at, bid_submission_end_at, bid_opening_at, detail_url, source_url, tender_type, form_of_contract, tender_category, product_category, product_sub_category, contract_type, tender_value_inr, emd_inr, emd_fee_type, emd_exemption_allowed, tender_fee_inr, tender_fee_exemption_allowed, bid_validity_days, work_period_days, location, pincode, covers_count, withdrawal_allowed, two_stage_bidding, payment_mode, document_sale_start_at, document_sale_end_at, clarification_start_at, clarification_end_at, bid_submission_start_at, pre_bid_meeting_at, pre_bid_meeting_place, bid_opening_place, inviting_authority_address). Append ?format=csv or ?format=xlsx for other formats.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Pages fetched, response classes, cost estimate and the quality-gate checks for this run.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("publicrows/cppp-tenders").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("publicrows/cppp-tenders").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 '{}' |
apify call publicrows/cppp-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/GCr84Zp1K1VdBUlPe/builds/FOP04LArUpp2tGdd1/openapi.json