# EU TED Tenders Scraper: Public Procurement by CPV & Country (`sefran1/eu-ted-tenders-search`) Actor

Scrape EU public tenders from TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) by keyword, CPV code and buyer country: deadline, estimated value, buyer, CPV, notice and PDF links. No API key. $2 per 1,000 notices.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sefran1/eu-ted-tenders-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Iberia Channel Desk](https://apify.com/sefran1) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 90.9% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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.

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.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## EU TED Tenders Scraper: public procurement notices by keyword, CPV code and country

**Export EU public tenders from TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)**, the EU's official procurement journal, without learning the TED expert query syntax. Filter by **keyword, buyer country, CPV code and publication date**, and get one clean row per notice: title, buyer, buyer country, publication date, **submission deadline**, **estimated value and currency**, CPV codes, procedure type, contract nature, place of performance (NUTS) and direct links to the notice page and PDF. No API key, no login. **$2 per 1,000 notices.**

Built for bid managers, tender alert services, procurement consultants and AI agents that need a simple **TED API / EU tenders API**.

### What this TED scraper does (and doesn't)

| | |
|---|---|
| Price | **$0.002 per notice ($2 per 1,000)**, pay per result, no subscription |
| Source | The official TED Search API (api.ted.europa.eu) of the EU Publications Office |
| Filters | Full-text keywords (any match), buyer country (ISO-3), CPV codes, published in the last 1 to 365 days, open calls only or all notice types |
| Speed | In our test runs: 54 to 100 notices in 5 to 9 s |
| Max per run | 5,000 notices, newest first |
| Not included | Tender documents, lot-by-lot breakdown, award winners as separate fields |

### Sample output (real run of the default input: "software", Spain, last 7 days, about 6 s)

| title | buyer | buyerCountry | deadline | estimatedValue | currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain – Software package and information systems – mixto de suminis... | Junta de Gobierno de la Diputación Provincial de Almería | ESP | 2026-11-13 |  |  |
| Spain – Car park management services – Control de accesos mediante ... | Área de Gobierno de Urbanismo, Medio Ambiente y Movilidad del Ayunt... | ESP | 2026-11-19 | 1003608.5 | EUR |
| Spain – Document management services – Contrato mixto de servicios ... | Consejo de Administración de la Empresa Municipal Saneamientos de C... | ESP | 2026-11-16 |  |  |
| Spain – Diagnostic devices – Expediente administrativo para la cont... | Gerencia de Servicios Sanitarios del Área de Salud de Lanzarote | ESP | 2026-11-13 | 0 | EUR |
| Spain – Information systems and servers – Contrato mixto de suminis... | Consejo de Administración de la Sociedad Municipal Zaragoza Viviend... | ESP | 2026-12-01 |  |  |

<details><summary>One full JSON row</summary>

```json
{
  "publicationNumber": "715143-2026",
  "title": "Spain – Software package and information systems – mixto de suministro suscripción Plataforma tecnológica de gestión de contenidos para gestión centralizada portales y páginas web para la Red Provincial de Comunicaciones de la Diputación de Almería, en modalidad de SAAS, con hosting y mantenimiento",
  "buyer": "Junta de Gobierno de la Diputación Provincial de Almería",
  "buyerCountry": "ESP",
  "publicationDate": "2026-10-16",
  "deadline": "2026-11-13",
  "noticeType": "cn-standard",
  "procedureType": "open",
  "contractNature": "supplies",
  "cpv": [
    "48000000"
  ],
  "estimatedValue": null,
  "currency": null,
  "placeOfPerformance": [
    "ES611",
    "ESP"
  ],
  "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/715143-2026",
  "pdfUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/715143-2026/pdf"
}
```

</details>

### Ready-made example inputs (copy into the Input JSON tab)

**IT services tenders in France and Germany, last 7 days**

```json
{"cpvCodes": ["72000000"], "countries": ["FRA", "DEU"], "daysBack": 7, "maxItems": 200}
```

**Cybersecurity tenders in Spain and Portugal, last 3 days**

```json
{"keywords": ["cybersecurity"], "countries": ["ESP", "PRT"], "daysBack": 3}
```

**Construction tenders anywhere on TED, last 24 hours (daily alert)**

```json
{"cpvCodes": ["45000000"], "daysBack": 1, "maxItems": 1000}
```

**Cleaning services in Italy, last 30 days**

```json
{"keywords": ["cleaning"], "countries": ["ITA"], "daysBack": 30, "maxItems": 500}
```

**Award and result notices too (not only open calls)**

```json
{"keywords": ["software"], "countries": ["ESP"], "daysBack": 7, "onlyContractNotices": false}
```

Common CPV codes: 72000000 IT services, 48000000 software packages, 45000000 construction work, 90910000 cleaning, 79000000 business services, 71000000 architecture and engineering, 33000000 medical equipment, 50000000 repair and maintenance, 80000000 education and training, 60000000 transport.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `keywords` | `["software"]` | Full-text search; a notice matches if it contains any keyword |
| `countries` | `["ESP","FRA"]` | Buyer country, 3-letter ISO codes. Empty = every country on TED |
| `cpvCodes` | `["72000000"]` | CPV codes. A parent code also matches its sub-codes (72000000 returns notices tagged 72200000, 72268000...). Short codes are padded with zeros (`72` becomes `72000000`) |
| `daysBack` | `7` | Published in the last N days (1 to 365) |
| `onlyContractNotices` | `true` | Default true: open calls for tender and prior information notices used as a call for competition. Set false to include award and result notices |
| `maxItems` | `100` | Newest first, up to 5,000 |

### Output fields

`publicationNumber`, `title`, `buyer`, `buyerCountry`, `publicationDate`, `deadline`, `noticeType`, `procedureType`, `contractNature`, `cpv`, `estimatedValue`, `currency`, `placeOfPerformance`, `url`, `pdfUrl`.

`title` and `buyer` are taken in English when TED has an English version, otherwise Spanish, French, German or the first language available. `deadline` is the first lot's tender submission deadline. `estimatedValue` is the sum of the lots' estimated values and is null when the buyer did not publish one. `placeOfPerformance` holds NUTS codes and country codes.

Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read through the API.

### Use cases

- **Daily tender alerts**: schedule with `daysBack: 1` and send new notices to email, Slack, Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or a webhook.
- **Bid pipeline**: every open call in your CPV codes and target countries, with deadlines and estimated values.
- **Market research**: count tenders per country, CPV code or buyer over the last year.
- **AI agents**: let an assistant answer "what IT tenders closed in Portugal this month?" from live TED data.

### Use from an AI agent (API or MCP)

Add `https://mcp.apify.com?tools=sefran1/eu-ted-tenders-search` to Claude, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client and the Actor becomes the tool `sefran1--eu-ted-tenders-search`. Or call the API:

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sefran1~eu-ted-tenders-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"keywords":["cybersecurity"],"countries":["ESP","PRT"],"daysBack":3}'
```

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$0.002 per tender notice ($2 per 1,000)**. No subscription. A search with no matches ends with a clear "0 results" message and costs only the tiny start fee. Example: 1,000 notices = $2.

### FAQ

**What is TED?** Tenders Electronic Daily, the EU's official journal for public procurement. EU buyers must publish tenders above the EU value thresholds there, and some publish smaller ones too.

**Do I need a TED API key?** No. The Actor uses the public TED Search API, which needs no key.

**Can I get a daily tender alert?** Yes. Schedule the Actor with `daysBack: 1` in Apify Schedules and connect an integration (email, Slack, Sheets, webhook).

**Award notices?** Set `onlyContractNotices` to false.

**Can it download tender documents?** No. Each row links to the notice page (`url`) and its PDF (`pdfUrl`); the tender documents themselves stay on the buyer's platform.

### Data source and legal note

Data: TED Search API (api.ted.europa.eu), published by the Publications Office of the European Union and reusable under the EU reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU). This Actor only reads official public open data through the publisher's own API. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Publications Office. Check the original notice before relying on any result.

# Actor input Schema

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

Full-text keywords (any match), e.g. software, cleaning services.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

3-letter codes, e.g. ESP, FRA, DEU, ITA, PRT. Empty = all EU/EEA.

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

e.g. 72000000 (IT services), 45000000 (construction). A parent code also matches its sub-codes.

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

No description

## `onlyContractNotices` (type: `boolean`):

Skip award and result notices.

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

No description

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "ESP"
  ],
  "cpvCodes": [],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "onlyContractNotices": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "software"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "ESP"
    ],
    "cpvCodes": [],
    "daysBack": 7,
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sefran1/eu-ted-tenders-search").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 = {
    "keywords": ["software"],
    "countries": ["ESP"],
    "cpvCodes": [],
    "daysBack": 7,
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sefran1/eu-ted-tenders-search").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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "ESP"
  ],
  "cpvCodes": [],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call sefran1/eu-ted-tenders-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sefran1/eu-ted-tenders-search"
        }
    }
}
```

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/keZoWg2vros3JMKyx/builds/ivs71Ur9h71gUL4TB/openapi.json