Spain Public Procurement Scraper — PLACSP Tenders & Awards

Scrape all public tenders from Spain's official procurement portal (contrataciondelsectorpublico.gob.es) using official ATOM/CODICE XML feeds. Extract structured data on government contracts, awards, budgets, CPV codes, winner details, and bid counts — all without a browser.

No browser required. Uses direct HTTP requests to download official XML feeds — fast, reliable, and cost-effective.

Why use this scraper

• Official source — pulls directly from Spain's PLACSP platform, the authoritative registry for all public-sector procurement
• Deep award data — extracts winner name, winner NIF (tax ID), award amount, number of bids received, and SME indicator
• Powerful filters — narrow results by CPV code, region (CCAA/NUTS), minimum budget, and tender status
• Two feed types — standard tenders (perfiles) and minor contracts (contratos menores)
• Deduplication built in — when a tender appears across multiple months, only the latest version is kept
• Fast and cheap — HTTP-only extraction processes 12,000+ tenders per run at minimal cost (~$0.03 for 500 results)

Use cases

• Government sales prospecting — find open tenders matching your company's CPV codes and regions
• Procurement intelligence — monitor awarded contracts, winning prices, and competitive dynamics
• Market research — analyze public spending patterns by sector, region, and contract size
• Competitor tracking — identify which companies win government contracts in your industry
• Compliance and transparency — audit public procurement data for journalistic or regulatory purposes
• Lead generation — build targeted lists of contracting authorities and awarded companies with NIF identifiers

Supported data sources

Feed type	Description	Coverage
perfiles	Standard public tenders (contratos mayores)	Full procurement lifecycle
menores	Minor contracts (contratos menores)	Simplified procurement

Input parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
monthsBack	Months of data to download (each month ~100–300 MB ZIP)	1
desde / hasta	Date range in YYYYMM format (overrides monthsBack)	—
feedType	perfiles (standard) or menores (minor contracts)	perfiles
cpvFilter	CPV code prefix (e.g. 45 for construction, 72 for IT)	all
ccaaFilter	Region keyword in contracting authority name or NUTS code	all
importeMin	Minimum budget in EUR (tax-exclusive)	0
estadoFilter	Status: publicada, adjudicada, formalizada, resuelta, anulada	all
maxItems	Maximum items to return (0 = unlimited)	0

Output fields

Every result includes up to 20 structured fields:

Field	Description
expediente	Tender reference number
objeto	Contract description
organo_contratante	Contracting authority name
nif_organo	Contracting authority tax ID (NIF)
tipo_contrato	Contract type (Obras, Servicios, Suministros)
procedimiento	Procedure type (Abierto, Restringido, etc.)
estado	Status (Publicada, Adjudicada, Formalizada, etc.)
importe_sin_iva	Budget excluding VAT (EUR)
importe_con_iva	Budget including VAT (EUR)
cpv_principal	Main CPV classification code
nuts	NUTS region code
fecha_publicacion	Publication date
fecha_limite	Submission deadline
adjudicatario	Award winner name
nif_adjudicatario	Winner tax ID (NIF)
importe_adjudicacion	Award amount (EUR)
num_ofertas	Number of bids received
es_pyme	Whether the winner is an SME
url	Direct link to tender page
source	Data source identifier

Example input

{
  "monthsBack": 3,
  "feedType": "perfiles",
  "cpvFilter": "45",
  "importeMin": 100000,
  "estadoFilter": "publicada"
}

Example output

{
  "expediente": "168/2025",
  "objeto": "Proyecto constructivo de un nuevo Punto Verde O/1.301",
  "organo_contratante": "Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo",
  "nif_organo": "Q3667002D",
  "tipo_contrato": "Obras",
  "procedimiento": "Abierto",
  "estado": "Publicada",
  "importe_sin_iva": 124084.24,
  "importe_con_iva": 150141.93,
  "cpv_principal": "45232470",
  "nuts": "ES114",
  "fecha_publicacion": "2026-06-06",
  "fecha_limite": "2026-07-13",
  "adjudicatario": "",
  "nif_adjudicatario": "",
  "importe_adjudicacion": null,
  "num_ofertas": null,
  "es_pyme": null,
  "url": "https://contrataciondelestado.es/wps/poc?uri=deeplink:detalle_licitacion&idEvl=6Au3k6h85cH10HRJw8TEnQ%3D%3D",
  "source": "placsp"
}

Cost estimation

Scenario	Months	Items	Duration	Estimated cost
Quick check	1	~12,000	~80s	~$0.03
Quarterly scan	3	~35,000	~4 min	~$0.10
Annual archive	12	~150,000	~15 min	~$0.40

Memory: 4,096 MB recommended (ZIP files can be 100–300 MB each).

CPV code reference

Common CPV prefixes for filtering:

CPV prefix	Sector
45	Construction works
72	IT and computer services
71	Architectural and engineering
50	Repair and maintenance
33	Medical equipment
34	Transport equipment
79	Business services
85	Health and social services
90	Sewage and waste services
80	Education and training

Notes

• Each monthly ZIP can be 50–300 MB; download time varies with server load
• Records are deduplicated by expediente (latest version kept)
• The PLACSP portal occasionally has downtime; the scraper retries on failure
• No proxy required — datacenter IPs work fine with the official ATOM feed
• For continuous monitoring, schedule runs daily or weekly via the Apify Scheduler