Public Tenders Monitor - EU TED, UK, Germany, France & Spain

Search and monitor public procurement tenders from five official portals in one normalized feed: the EU's TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), UK Find a Tender (every UK public notice since the Procurement Act 2023, above and below threshold) and Germany's oeffentlichevergabe.de (including national below-threshold tenders that never reach TED) and France's BOAMP (national and MAPA notices, the French contracts below EU thresholds) and Spain's PLACSP (Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público: state, regional and local tenders and awards, including simplified-open contracts below EU thresholds). Filter by keyword, CPV code, country, value and date, keep only smaller below-threshold contracts that SMEs can win, and switch on new-notices-only mode to get a daily tender alert that never repeats a notice. Add a procurement market report to see who buys, who wins, how many bids contracts get and where competition is weak. No login, no API key.

Why use it

• 🇩🇪 German below-threshold tenders (new) - most German public contracts are awarded under national rules (VOB/A, UVgO) and are not published on TED. The germany source reads Germany's official federal notice service, adds the submission deadline, buyer city, procurement-platform documentsUrl and a belowEuThreshold flag. With TED also selected, EU-level German notices come from TED only, so there are no duplicates.
• 🇫🇷 French national tenders (BOAMP) (new) - the france source reads the official BOAMP open data: national notices and MAPA (procédure adaptée) tenders under EUR 90k and up to the EU thresholds, which TED never shows. Rows add the buyer city, departments (e.g. ["75"]), contractTypes (TRAVAUX / SERVICES / FOURNITURES), BOAMP subject descriptors, the buyer platform documentsUrl, the published value range (valueRangeLow / valueRangeHigh) and award winners. With TED also selected, French EU-directive notices come from TED only.
• 🇪🇸 Spanish tenders and awards (PLACSP) (new) - the spain source reads the platform's official open-data feed: open tenders, prior notices and awards from buyers that publish on PLACSP, including the many simplified-open (abierto simplificado) and other below-EU-threshold contracts that never reach TED. Rows add the fileNumber (expediente), status (open / under evaluation / awarded / signed), contractType (works / services / supplies), region + nutsCode, value incl. VAT, number of lots, euFunded, a tender-documents link, and for awards the winners, awarded value, number of bids and whether an SME won. With TED also selected, Spanish above-threshold notices come from TED only.
• 📊 Procurement market report (new) - includeMarketReport: true adds one market-report row that sums up every matched notice: top winners (by number of awards and by awarded value, with share of awards and distinct buyers), competition level (single-bid share, median and average bids per award, bid distribution), SME win share, cross-border win share, award vs. estimate (median %), top buyers, value ranges, median days to respond, tenders closing this week, top CPV divisions, procedure mix and plain-English opportunity signals. marketReportOnly: true analyses up to thousands of notices for the price of one report.
• 🧩 Below-threshold (SME-sized) tenders - onlyBelowThreshold: true returns only contracts under the procurement thresholds, from UK Find a Tender (Procurement Act notices flagged below threshold), Germany (national VOB/VgV/UVgO notices), France (BOAMP national + MAPA notices) and Spain (PLACSP notices not flagged over threshold). Every UK and German notice carries a belowEuThreshold flag.
• 🏆 Contract awards with winners (new) - award notices now include winners (company name + country), awardValue, awardCurrency, bidsReceived and awardDate, plus winnerSizes (SME / large) on TED. Use winnerNames to track every contract your competitors win across the EU and UK.
• 🌍 One schema for EU, UK, Germany, France and Spain - EU/EEA (TED, 30+ countries), the UK (Find a Tender), Germany, France and Spain come back with the same fields: title, buyer, country, deadline, estimatedValue, currency, cpvCodes, url... Ready for a spreadsheet, CRM or Slack alert without per-portal parsing.
• 🔔 Monitoring built in - onlyNewNotices remembers what you already received (per stateKey), so a scheduled run returns only fresh notices. You never pay twice for the same tender.
• 🎯 Precise filters - keywords (TED searches every EU language), CPV prefixes (72 = IT services, 45 = construction...), buyer countries, min/max value, notice age, open tenders only.
• 🗂️ Tenders, pipeline or awards - open calls for competition (default), planning / prior-information notices, or contract award results.
• ⏰ Deadline aware - normalized ISO deadlines plus daysUntilDeadline; expired tenders are skipped by default.
• 🔓 Official public APIs only - TED Search API v3 and the UK government OCDS APIs. Reliable, no scraping of HTML, no CAPTCHA.

Use cases

• Bid / sales teams - get every new IT, consulting, construction or healthcare tender in your markets each morning.
• Lead generation - find public buyers actively spending in your category, with budget and deadline.
• Competitor tracking - winnerNames: ["Capgemini", "Sopra Steria"] returns each contract they won: buyer, value, number of competing bids.
• Market intelligence - track who buys what, who wins and at what price; see how many bids a buyer usually receives.
• Bid / no-bid and market entry - one market report per CPV code and country tells you whether a segment is crowded (many bids, incumbents win) or open (single bids, fragmented winners, SMEs win).
• Consultants & bid writers - run one monitor per client with separate stateKeys.
• AI agents & automations - feed normalized notices to an LLM for bid/no-bid scoring, or push them to Slack, email, Sheets via Apify integrations.

Input example

{
  "keywords": ["software", "cloud"],
  "sources": ["ted", "find-a-tender"],
  "noticeTypes": ["tender"],
  "cpvCodes": ["72", "48"],
  "countries": ["DE", "FR", "IE"],
  "minValue": 100000,
  "publishedWithinDays": 7,
  "maxResults": 200,
  "onlyNewNotices": true,
  "stateKey": "it-tenders-daily"
}

Field	Meaning
sources	ted, find-a-tender (default) germany, france and spain (opt-in); contracts-finder = legacy UK portal, see FAQ
noticeTypes	tender (open calls, default), planning, award
keywords	any word/phrase matches; TED searches all languages
strictKeywordMatch	TED: keep only notices with the keyword in title / CPV / summary (default true)
cpvCodes	CPV prefixes, e.g. 72, 4822, 45000000
countries	TED buyer countries, ISO-2 or ISO-3 (DE, FRA)
minValue / maxValue	estimated value in the notice's currency (EUR / GBP)
includeNoValue	keep notices without a published value when a value filter is set
excludeExpired	skip tenders whose deadline has passed (default true)
publishedWithinDays	1-90 (default 7)
onlyBelowThreshold	only notices below the procurement thresholds (UK Find a Tender, Germany, France, Spain; TED is skipped)
winnerNames	only awards won by companies whose name contains any of these words (adds award automatically)
onlyNewNotices + stateKey	monitor mode

Germany example (Ausschreibungen incl. unterschwellige Vergaben)

{
  "sources": ["ted", "germany"],
  "countries": ["DE"],
  "keywords": ["software", "IT-Dienstleistungen"],
  "publishedWithinDays": 3,
  "onlyNewNotices": true,
  "stateKey": "de-it-daily"
}

In a 5-day test window for "software" in Germany, TED returned 120 notices and the germany source added 23 national tenders that are not on TED.

France example (appels d'offres incl. MAPA)

{
  "sources": ["ted", "france"],
  "countries": ["FR"],
  "keywords": ["logiciel"],
  "publishedWithinDays": 7
}

In a 7-day test for "logiciel", TED returned 53 French notices and the france source added 17 national / MAPA notices that are not on TED (e.g. a Microsoft 365 licensing contract with a EUR 200k estimated value).

Tip: schedule it daily with onlyNewNotices: true and publishedWithinDays: 3 - each run delivers just the new tenders.

Spain example (licitaciones incl. procedimiento abierto simplificado)

{
  "sources": ["ted", "spain"],
  "countries": ["ES"],
  "keywords": ["software"],
  "noticeTypes": ["tender", "award"],
  "publishedWithinDays": 7
}

In a 7-day cloud test for "software", TED returned 36 Spanish open tenders and the spain source added 21 more that are not on TED, e.g. a queue-management and appointment software for the Calp town hall (simplified open, EUR 6,116) or SAS licences for the Asturias health department (EUR 46,308).

Example Spanish award row (real, October 2026): road resurfacing for the Concello de Negreira (A Coruña), simplified open procedure, budget EUR 87,358, 3 bids, won by an SME for EUR 83,864 - a contract TED never shows (belowEuThreshold: true).

Speed: the PLACSP feed is a change log of about 400 contract folders per page. A 3-day scan takes about 3 minutes, 7 days about 14 minutes (30 days ≈ 50 minutes, within the default 1-hour timeout); for daily alerts use publishedWithinDays: 2 with onlyNewNotices: true. The platform refreshes the feed about once a day, so Spanish notices appear with up to a day of delay.

Competitor tracking example: contracts won by named companies

{
  "sources": ["ted", "find-a-tender"],
  "noticeTypes": ["award"],
  "winnerNames": ["Capgemini", "Sopra Steria"],
  "publishedWithinDays": 30,
  "onlyNewNotices": true,
  "stateKey": "competitor-wins"
}

Award rows add these fields (real TED example):

{
  "noticeType": "award",
  "buyer": "Landbruksdirektoratet",
  "title": "Consultant for managing strategy work in the Norwegian Agriculture Agency",
  "country": "NO",
  "winners": [{ "name": "Sopra Steria AS", "country": "NO" }],
  "winnerSizes": ["large"],
  "awardValue": 7800000,
  "awardCurrency": "NOK",
  "bidsReceived": 7,
  "awardDate": null,
  "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/681489-2026"
}

Market report example: who wins EU IT-services contracts?

{
  "sources": ["ted"],
  "noticeTypes": ["tender", "award"],
  "cpvCodes": ["72"],
  "publishedWithinDays": 30,
  "maxResults": 800,
  "marketReportOnly": true
}

Real result (30 days to 2026-10-07, 982 TED notices, one row, shortened):

{
  "recordType": "market-report",
  "noticesAnalyzed": 982,
  "byNoticeType": { "tender": 592, "award": 390 },
  "topCountries": [{ "country": "DE", "notices": 149, "share": 15.2 }, { "country": "PL", "notices": 128, "share": 13 }],
  "topCpvDivisions": [{ "division": "48", "name": "Software packages and information systems", "notices": 260, "share": 26.5 }],
  "tenders": { "count": 592, "currency": "EUR", "medianEstimatedValue": 795448, "estimatedValueP25": 333597, "estimatedValueP75": 2700000, "closingNext7Days": 58 },
  "awards": {
    "count": 390, "distinctWinners": 555, "top5WinnersShare": 2.2,
    "medianAwardValue": 375540, "medianBidsReceived": 2, "averageBidsReceived": 2.9, "singleBidShare": 40.7,
    "bidsDistribution": { "1": 133, "2-3": 116, "4-9": 68, "10+": 10 },
    "smeWinShare": 69.9, "crossBorderWinShare": 6.6,
    "topWinners": [{ "winner": "SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH", "awards": 3, "distinctBuyers": 2, "buyerCountries": ["DE"] }],
    "topWinnersByValue": [{ "winner": "PROXIMUS", "awards": 2, "awardValue": 29085301, "currency": "EUR" }]
  },
  "topBuyers": [{ "buyer": "Bundesrepublik Deutschland ... Beschaffungsamt des BMI", "country": "DE", "notices": 13, "tenders": 7, "awards": 6 }],
  "opportunitySignals": [
    "58 open tenders close within 7 days.",
    "40.7% of awards with a bid count had only ONE bid - weak competition, an easier market to enter.",
    "The top 5 winners take only 2.2% of awards - a fragmented market with room for new suppliers.",
    "SMEs won 69.9% of awards with a known winner size."
  ]
}

The same report for UK, French and Spanish awards (3 days, 623 awards) showed 43% single-bid awards, a median award at 77% of the buyer's estimate and 52% of notices below the EU thresholds. The report is also saved as the MARKET_REPORT record in the key-value store.

Output example

{
  "source": "ted",
  "noticeId": "680245-2026",
  "title": "Ausschreibungsmodul für den deutschen Kapazitätsmarkt",
  "titleEnglish": "Germany – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – Ausschreibungsmodul für den deutschen Kapazitätsmarkt",
  "buyer": "TenneT TSO GmbH",
  "country": "DE",
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z",
  "deadline": "2026-10-30T22:59:00.000Z",
  "daysUntilDeadline": 27,
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
  "estimatedValue": 999999,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "procedureType": "neg-w-call",
  "noticeType": "tender",
  "noticeSubtype": "cn-standard",
  "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/680245-2026",
  "description": "Projektanlass TenneT soll zusammen mit den anderen deutschen Übertragungsnetzbetreibern ...",
  "matchedKeywords": ["software"]
}

UK notices have the same shape (source: find-a-tender, country: GB, values in GBP, procedureType such as "Open procedure", plus belowEuThreshold). Each run also writes a SUMMARY record to the key-value store with per-source counts.

FAQ

Which countries are covered? All EU/EEA countries via TED (above EU thresholds), the UK via Find a Tender (above and below threshold), Germany in full (above and below thresholds) via oeffentlichevergabe.de, France in full via BOAMP, and Spain via the PLACSP open-data feed (buyers that publish on PLACSP, which includes all central-government bodies and many regions and municipalities; some regions such as Catalonia, Madrid or the Basque Country also run their own platforms).

Why do I need the Germany source if TED covers Germany? TED only publishes contracts above the EU thresholds (about EUR 221k for services, EUR 5.5M for works). Most German municipal and state tenders are smaller and appear only on national portals. The germany source adds them.

Why add the France source if TED covers France? About 40% of what BOAMP publishes each week is national: notices between EUR 90k and the EU thresholds and MAPA notices under EUR 90k (around 800 open tenders a week). They are never sent to TED. Search them with French keywords ("logiciel", "nettoyage", "maintenance") or CPV codes. Not every MAPA notice has a CPV code, so a CPV-only filter can miss some of them; BOAMP's own subject tags are in boampDescriptors.

Why add the Spain source if TED covers Spain? In our 3-day test, PLACSP had about 3,000 updated contract folders; 700 were above-threshold notices that TED also has, the rest were national: simplified-open and other below-threshold tenders, contracts based on framework agreements and their awards. Spanish rows are in Spanish - use keywords like "software", "limpieza", "mantenimiento", "obras" or CPV codes.

Do German notices have a value? Only when the buyer publishes one (about 10-20% of notices). Deadlines are available for almost all open tenders.

Are the notices in English? Notices are in the original language. Search German notices with German keywords (e.g. "Reinigung", "Software", "Bauleistungen") for best results; CPV codes work in every language.

Can I see who won a contract? Yes. Select award in noticeTypes. TED award rows carry the winning companies (name, country, size), the awarded value, the number of bids received and the decision date. Spanish awards carry the winners, awarded value (excl. VAT), bids received, award date and an SME flag. UK and German awards carry the suppliers and awarded value published in the OCDS data. For TED, winnerNames is searched server-side, so even 90-day lookbacks are fast.

How do I find smaller tenders my company can realistically win? Set onlyBelowThreshold: true with sources: ["find-a-tender", "germany"]. In a 3-day test this returned 22 UK and 38 German below-threshold open tenders; add keywords or CPV codes to narrow it to your field.

What happened to UK Contracts Finder? Since the Procurement Act 2023 took effect (24 Feb 2025), new UK public notices of any value are published on Find a Tender, which this Actor covers. Contracts Finder's open-data feed currently returns no notices; if you still select contracts-finder, the Actor detects this in about a second, says so in the log and SUMMARY, and continues with your other sources.

What is in the market report and how big is the sample? One market-report row per run, built from every notice that matched your filters (up to maxResults per source). Values are summed in the most common currency of the sample (mixed EUR / GBP samples say how many values were in other currencies). Bid counts come from TED, Spain and UK OCDS data; winner size from TED and Spain. With marketReportOnly: true no notice rows are output or charged, so set maxResults to 1,000-2,000 for a solid sample. In onlyNewNotices mode the report describes only the new notices of that run.

How do I compare two markets? Run the Actor twice (e.g. CPV 72 in DE and in FR, or cpvCodes: ["45"] vs ["90"]) with marketReportOnly: true and compare singleBidShare, medianBidsReceived, top5WinnersShare and smeWinShare.

How do I get only new tenders every day? Turn on onlyNewNotices, set a stateKey, and schedule the Actor. Already-delivered notices are skipped and not charged.

Pricing

• $5 per 1,000 notices ($0.005 per notice) - you pay only for notices delivered to the dataset.
• In monitor mode, already-seen notices are free - they are filtered out before output.
• $0.05 per market report (one row per run, only when includeMarketReport or marketReportOnly is on). Report-only runs charge no notices.
• Set a maximum charge per run in Apify and the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached.

Notes

• Data comes from official open-data APIs: TED (© European Union, reuse under the EU open data policy), UK Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), oeffentlichevergabe.de, BOAMP (DILA open data, Licence Ouverte) and PLACSP (Ministerio de Hacienda open data, reuse permitted with attribution). This Actor is not affiliated with the EU Publications Office or the UK Cabinet Office.
• Only organisation-level data (public buyers and winning companies) is returned - no contact persons, emails or addresses.
• Notices are listed in their original language; TED also provides titleEnglish (country – CPV category – title).
• Find a Tender rate-limits heavy use (about 30 requests per few minutes). A 7-day UK scan takes under a minute; 30 days take roughly 10-15 minutes because the Actor waits out the limit automatically. Daily monitors with publishedWithinDays: 2-3 stay fast. Long runs stop cleanly before the run timeout (stoppedEarly in SUMMARY).

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