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	Calendar months to download, counting back from the current month (each month ~100–300 MB ZIP)	1
fromMonth	First month, YYYYMM (e.g. 202509). Overrides monthsBack	—
toMonth	Last month, YYYYMM, inclusive. Empty = up to the current month	—
desde / hasta	Legacy aliases of fromMonth / toMonth	—
feedType	perfiles (standard) or menores (minor contracts)	perfiles
cpvFilter	CPV code prefix (e.g. 45 for construction, 72 for IT)	all
cpvMatchAll	Also match secondary and per-lot CPVs (cpv_all), not just the main CPV	false
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 21 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
cpv_all	All CPV codes of the tender (project and lots), main CPV first
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"
}

Downloading long periods

Each month takes a few minutes to download and parse, so a 12-month run can approach the default 1-hour timeout. Split it into one run per month (or quarter) and merge the datasets, deduplicating by expediente:

{ "fromMonth": "202507", "toMonth": "202509", "cpvFilter": "31" }

A month that is not yet published on PLACSP is skipped with a warning. If a month fails to download after 3 retries, the run ends as FAILED (after pushing the data it did collect) so a gap never goes unnoticed. The SUMMARY record in the key-value store lists per-month status and record counts.

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",
  "cpv_all": ["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; each month is retried 3 times, and the run fails if a month still cannot be downloaded
• The next month downloads in the background while the current one is parsed
• No proxy required — datacenter IPs work fine with the official ATOM feed
• For continuous monitoring, schedule runs daily or weekly via the Apify Scheduler

Pricing

The Spain Public Procurement Scraper uses a pay-per-event (PPE) pricing model on the Apify platform:

Cost component	Price
Actor start	$0.005 per run
Per result	$0.0009 per procurement record

Example: a run returning 500 tenders costs approximately $0.005 + (500 × $0.0009) = $0.455.

The Spain Public Procurement Scraper is optimized for cost efficiency — it uses direct HTTP requests instead of a browser, keeping compute costs minimal. For large-scale procurement data extraction, the Spain Public Procurement Scraper processes thousands of records per dollar.

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FAQ

Does the Spain Public Procurement Scraper require a proxy? No. The PLACSP portal serves data via official ATOM/XML feeds that work from datacenter IPs without any proxy.

How often is the data updated? The PLACSP platform publishes monthly feed archives. New tenders appear in the current month's feed within hours of publication. Schedule the Spain Public Procurement Scraper daily or weekly for continuous monitoring.

Can I filter tenders by CPV code or region? Yes. The Spain Public Procurement Scraper supports filtering by CPV code prefix, autonomous community (CCAA/NUTS), minimum budget, and tender status — all applied during extraction to minimize output size.

What is the difference between perfiles and menores feeds? The perfiles feed contains standard public tenders (contratos mayores) with the full procurement lifecycle. The menores feed contains minor contracts (contratos menores) with simplified procurement procedures and lower thresholds.

How much data does each monthly ZIP contain? Each monthly ZIP file is between 50 and 300 MB and typically contains 10,000–15,000 tender records. The Spain Public Procurement Scraper downloads, parses, and deduplicates these efficiently using streaming XML parsing.

Resumen en español

El Spain Public Procurement Scraper (Scraper de Licitaciones Públicas PLACSP) extrae datos estructurados de contratación pública del portal oficial español contrataciondelsectorpublico.gob.es. Descarga los feeds ATOM/CODICE mensuales en formato ZIP y los convierte en un dataset limpio con información detallada de cada licitación.

Datos extraídos: número de expediente, objeto del contrato, órgano de contratación, NIF, tipo de contrato, procedimiento, estado, importes (con y sin IVA), código CPV principal y todos los CPV (cpv_all), código NUTS, fechas, adjudicatario, NIF del adjudicatario, importe de adjudicación, número de ofertas recibidas e indicador PYME.

Rango de meses: fromMonth / toMonth (AAAAMM) para descargar un mes o periodo concreto; para periodos largos, lanzar un run por mes o trimestre y deduplicar por expediente.

Filtros disponibles: código CPV (por defecto solo el principal; con cpvMatchAll también los secundarios y de lotes), comunidad autónoma (CCAA/NUTS), presupuesto mínimo y estado de la licitación. Compatible con feeds de perfiles de contratante (contratos mayores) y contratos menores.

Para más información, consulte la documentación completa en inglés o ejecute el actor directamente en la plataforma Apify.