# TED Tenders API: EU Public Procurement Search (`rastriq/ted-tenders-api`) Actor

Search EU public tenders and award notices from TED's official API. Filter by keyword, CPV, country, value and deadline. No scraping, proxy or login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rastriq/ted-tenders-api.md
- **Developed by:** [Rastriq — Structured data from the world](https://apify.com/rastriq) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.80 / 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.
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

## TED Tenders API: EU Public Procurement Search

**TED Tenders API** searches European public-procurement notices on **TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)** through TED's **official Search API**. Filter by keyword, CPV code, buyer country, value, procedure and tender deadline, then export open tenders and award notices as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull them through the Apify API.

There is no HTML scraping, no browser, no proxy, no login and no API key. The Actor sends structured requests to `api.ted.europa.eu`, so runs are fast and cheap, and the data is the same that TED publishes.

### Why use this TED scraper?

- **Official API, not page scraping.** Fewer breakages when the TED website changes layout.
- **Guided filters or full expert queries.** Use simple inputs (keywords, countries, CPV, value, deadline), or paste a native TED expert-search expression.
- **Tenders and awards.** The `awards` preset adds winner names and awarded values.
- **CRM-ready output.** Readable `title`, `buyerNameDisplay`, numeric `estimatedValue`, `daysUntilDeadline`, direct TED, PDF and XML links, plus the untouched TED response in `raw`.
- **Multilingual notices handled.** Pick your preferred languages; the original multilingual values are always kept.
- **Predictable cost.** `maxItems` defaults to 1,000 so a forgotten empty filter cannot turn into an all-history run.
- **Privacy by design.** Contact and personal fields (emails, phones, persons, streets) are blocked.
- **Reproducible runs.** Each run stores the exact query, a query hash and progress records in the key-value store.

### Use cases

- Daily alerts of new open tenders in your sector (CPV) and countries.
- Competitor and buyer tracking: who buys what, how often and for how much.
- Award analysis: who wins contracts, at what value, under which procedure.
- Market sizing and procurement dashboards in BI tools.
- Feeding lead lists, CRMs or AI agents with public tender data.

### How to use

1. Open the Actor and click **Start** to test the prefilled input (10 open Spanish software tenders).
2. Adjust keywords, buyer countries, CPV codes, dates, notice types or value range.
3. Choose **Output fields**: `opportunities` (default) or `awards`.
4. Set **Maximum notices** to the volume you need.
5. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call it from your own code, Make, Zapier, n8n or an MCP client.

### Input example

```json
{
  "freeText": "software",
  "buyerCountry": ["ESP"],
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
  "onlyOpenDeadlines": true,
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

Expert query alternative (multiple values are separated by spaces):

```json
{
  "expertQuery": "FT=\"cloud\" AND buyer-country IN (ESP FRA) AND publication-date>=20261001",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

Leaving all filters empty returns notices published in the last 7 days.

### Output example

Shortened; `raw` (the full TED projection) is also included in every item.

```json
{
  "source": "ted",
  "publicationNumber": "599896-2026",
  "title": "Servicios de mantenimiento de aplicaciones",
  "buyerNameDisplay": "Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Servicios Centrales",
  "buyerCountry": ["ESP"],
  "noticeType": "can-standard",
  "publicationDate": "2026-09-01+02:00",
  "classificationCpv": ["72222300"],
  "contractNature": ["services"],
  "procedureType": "neg-wo-call",
  "estimatedValue": 3442500,
  "estimatedCurrency": "EUR",
  "daysUntilDeadline": null,
  "tedUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/599896-2026",
  "pdfUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/599896-2026/pdf",
  "xmlUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/599896-2026/xml",
  "queryHash": "...",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-10-10T08:00:00+00:00"
}
```

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `publicationNumber`, `noticeIdentifier`, `procedureIdentifier` | TED identifiers |
| `title`, `noticeTitle` | Readable title in your preferred language, and the raw multilingual title |
| `description` | Procedure or lot description, when TED returns it |
| `buyerNameDisplay`, `buyerName`, `buyerCountry` | Contracting authority and country |
| `noticeType`, `noticeSubtype`, `formType`, `procedureType`, `contractNature`, `legalBasis` | Notice and procedure classification |
| `classificationCpv` | CPV codes |
| `placeOfPerformance` | NUTS / country codes |
| `estimatedValue`, `estimatedCurrency` | Estimated procedure value, when published |
| `tenderDeadline`, `daysUntilDeadline` | Lot deadline(s) and days left (first deadline) |
| `documentUrls` | Tender document URLs, when published |
| `tedUrl`, `pdfUrl`, `xmlUrl` | Official TED links |
| `details` | Lot-level values (only with Include lot details) |
| `raw`, `queryHash`, `retrievedAt` | Source projection, query fingerprint, retrieval time |

Awards preset adds result fields (winner, awarded value, selection status) inside `raw`. Not every notice has every field; TED only returns what the buyer published.

### Pricing

Pay per result (Pay-per-event, one event per notice saved to the dataset). Platform usage is included.

| Plan | Price per 1,000 notices |
|---|---|
| Free | $3.00 |
| Bronze | $2.60 |
| Silver | $2.20 |
| Gold | $1.80 |

Example: 5,000 notices on the Free plan cost about $15. Use **Maximum notices** to cap spend; the Actor stops cleanly when your maximum charge is reached.

### FAQ

**Is it legal to use TED data?**
TED is the EU's public procurement journal and its data is published for reuse. This Actor uses TED's public API and excludes personal contact fields. You remain responsible for complying with TED's terms and with data-protection law in your use.

**Do I need an API key or proxy?**
No.

**How many results can I get?**
Up to your `maxItems`. Set `0` for no limit (full backfill). Large backfills are better split by publication date ranges.

**How often should I run it?**
For tender alerts, daily with `publicationDateFrom` set to yesterday. TED publishes new notices every working day.

**Why is some data empty?**
TED returns only fields the notice contains. Values and deadlines depend on the notice type; prior-information and award notices often have no deadline.

**The run says the query timed out.**
Narrow the date range or lower the page size and run again.

**Can I connect it to other tools?**
Yes: Apify API, webhooks, Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets and Apify's MCP server.

### Support

Found a bug or need a field added? Open an issue from the Actor page and include the run link.

# Actor input Schema

## `freeText` (type: `string`):

Words to find in the full notice text. Example: `software`. For several terms or exclusions use Guided filters (`filters.text.include` / `exclude`).

## `buyerCountry` (type: `array`):

Three-letter TED country codes of the contracting authority. Example: `ESP`, `FRA`, `DEU`.

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes (what is being bought). Example: `72000000` (IT services), `45000000` (construction works).

## `onlyOpenDeadlines` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only notices whose tender deadline is today or later. Useful to find live opportunities.

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

Stop after this many notices. Start small (10) to test. Default 1000; set 0 only for an intentional full backfill.

## `publicationDateFrom` (type: `string`):

First publication date, `YYYY-MM-DD`. Example: `2026-10-01`. If every filter is empty the last 7 days are used.

## `publicationDateTo` (type: `string`):

Last publication date (inclusive), `YYYY-MM-DD`. Example: `2026-10-31`.

## `noticeType` (type: `array`):

TED notice-type codes. Examples: `cn-standard` (contract notice), `can-standard` (contract award), `pin-only` (prior information).

## `procedureType` (type: `array`):

TED procedure codes. Examples: `open`, `restricted`, `neg-w-call`, `neg-wo-call`, `comp-dial`.

## `contractNature` (type: `array`):

One or more of `services`, `supplies`, `works`.

## `nutsCodes` (type: `array`):

NUTS region or country codes where the contract is performed. Example: `ES51` (Cataluna), `ESP`.

## `minValue` (type: `number`):

Minimum total contract value in the notice currency. Example: `100000`. Combine with Currencies for comparable values.

## `maxValue` (type: `number`):

Maximum total contract value in the notice currency. Example: `5000000`.

## `currencies` (type: `array`):

Currency codes for the value filters. Example: `EUR`.

## `expertQuery` (type: `string`):

Full TED expert-search expression instead of the filters above. Example: `FT="software" AND buyer-country=ESP`. Multiple values use spaces: `buyer-country IN (ESP FRA)`.

## `filters` (type: `object`):

Grouped filters. Example: {"text":{"include":\["cloud"],"exclude":\["hardware"]},"deadline":{"from":"2026-11-01"}}. Cannot be combined with Expert query.

## `advancedFilters` (type: `array`):

List of {"field","operator","value"}. Example: \[{"field":"buyer-name","operator":"=","value":"Ayuntamiento"}]. Operators: =, IN, >=, <=, >, <. Contact/PII fields are rejected.

## `fieldsPreset` (type: `string`):

Opportunities: tender fields. Awards: adds winner and awarded value. Custom: use the Custom fields list.

## `fields` (type: `array`):

Only for the Custom preset. Example: \["publication-number","notice-title","buyer-name"]. Contact/PII fields are rejected.

## `preferredLanguages` (type: `array`):

Three-letter TED language codes, in order of preference, used for the readable title, buyer and description. Example: `eng`, `spa`. Raw multilingual values are always kept.

## `withDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Adds a `details` object with the public lot-level values TED returned. Never includes contact data.

## `scope` (type: `string`):

ALL = every notice, ACTIVE = notices still open, LATEST = newest versions.

## `onlyLatestVersions` (type: `boolean`):

Skip superseded corrections of the same notice.

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

1-250. Leave at 100 unless TED times out; it is capped to Maximum notices on small runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "freeText": "software",
  "buyerCountry": [
    "ESP"
  ],
  "cpvCodes": [],
  "onlyOpenDeadlines": true,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "noticeType": [],
  "procedureType": [],
  "contractNature": [],
  "nutsCodes": [],
  "advancedFilters": [],
  "fieldsPreset": "opportunities",
  "fields": [],
  "preferredLanguages": [
    "eng"
  ],
  "withDetails": false,
  "scope": "ALL",
  "onlyLatestVersions": true,
  "pageSize": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Normalized public procurement notices retrieved from TED.

## `manifest` (type: `string`):

Applied query, filter plan, requested fields, and run configuration.

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

Final notice and page counts for the 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 = {
    "freeText": "software",
    "buyerCountry": [
        "ESP"
    ],
    "onlyOpenDeadlines": true,
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rastriq/ted-tenders-api").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 = {
    "freeText": "software",
    "buyerCountry": ["ESP"],
    "onlyOpenDeadlines": True,
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rastriq/ted-tenders-api").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 '{
  "freeText": "software",
  "buyerCountry": [
    "ESP"
  ],
  "onlyOpenDeadlines": true,
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call rastriq/ted-tenders-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/9DByaFPjm2ZrmrgxC/builds/TLT46HJkjjDO4RrzQ/openapi.json