# TED EU Tenders – Daily Tender Alerts & Search (`tidelinedata/eu-tenders`) Actor

Search open EU tenders from TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) and get only new tenders every day. Filter by keyword, country, plain-English category or CPV code, deadline and value. One clean row per tender: buyer, value, deadline, bid links. No API key, no personal data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tidelinedata/eu-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [Tideline Data](https://apify.com/tidelinedata) (community)
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 tenders

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

**TED EU Tenders – Daily Tender Alerts & Search** finds open public tenders across the European Union and sends you only the **new** ones each day. It reads TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), the official EU journal where public buyers must advertise larger contracts. It returns one clean row per tender: buyer, country, category, estimated value, deadline, days left to bid, and links to the notice and the bidding portal.

No API key, no login and no coding needed. Pick your filters, press Start, and download the results as Excel, CSV or JSON, or send them to Google Sheets, Slack or email.

### Why use this EU tender search

- **Daily alerts without duplicates.** Turn on *Only new tenders* and schedule a daily run. Each run returns only tenders you haven't received before.
- **Filters that matter for bidding.** Set the minimum days left to the deadline and a minimum or maximum contract value in EUR. Values in other currencies are converted at approximate rates.
- **Plain-English categories.** Choose "IT, software and IT services" or "Construction works" instead of looking up CPV codes. Exact CPV codes are still available, and a broad code includes all its sub-codes.
- **Clean, flat output.** Ready for a spreadsheet or CRM, with an English category on every row.
- **Official, legal source.** Public procurement notices from TED, which the EU allows to be reused for commercial purposes.
- **No personal data.** Contact-person names, emails and phone numbers are never collected.

### How to get daily EU tender alerts

1. Click **Try for free** and open the **Input** tab.
2. Add **Keywords** (for example "software", "cleaning services") and/or pick **Categories**.
3. Add **Buyer countries** as 2-letter codes (DE, FR, IE…), or leave empty for all of Europe.
4. Optional: set **Minimum days left to bid** and a **value range**.
5. Turn on **Only new tenders** and give the search a **Monitor name**, for example `it-tenders-benelux`.
6. Click **Start**. The first run returns everything that matches from the last 7 days.
7. Click **Schedule** and choose *Daily*. From now on, each run returns only new tenders.
8. Optional: under **Integrations**, send each run's results to Google Sheets, Slack or email.

### How much does EU tender data cost?

You pay **$3 per 1,000 tenders** returned ($0.003 each), plus a tiny start fee per run. There are no extra platform costs.

- A daily alert that finds 20 new tenders costs about **$0.06 a day**, or under $2 a month.
- A one-off export of 1,000 tenders costs about **$3**.

Apify's free plan includes $5 of monthly credit, enough for about 1,500 tenders a month. Use *Maximum tenders* to cap the cost of any run.

### Input example

```json
{
  "keywords": ["software", "cloud"],
  "categories": ["it-software"],
  "countries": ["IE", "NL", "BE"],
  "minDaysToDeadline": 10,
  "minValueEur": 100000,
  "onlyNew": true,
  "monitorName": "it-tenders-benelux"
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "noticeId": "773448-2026",
  "title": "BHV-App ten behoeve van het Rijk",
  "category": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support",
  "buyerName": "Inkoop Uitvoeringscentrum Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen (IUC DJI)",
  "buyerCity": "Den Haag",
  "buyerCountry": "NLD",
  "contractType": "services",
  "procedure": "Open",
  "noticeType": "Contract notice",
  "cpvCodes": ["72000000"],
  "estimatedValue": 4860000,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "estimatedValueEur": 4860000,
  "deadline": "2026-12-01T11:00:00+01:00",
  "daysToDeadline": 25,
  "publishedDate": "2026-11-06",
  "language": "NLD",
  "noticeUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/773448-2026",
  "pdfUrl": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/773448-2026/pdf",
  "submissionUrl": "https://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/447904"
}
```

Each row also has a `description` (up to 2,000 characters), `placeOfPerformance` (country and region codes) and `documentsUrl`. The **Tenders** table view shows the key columns at a glance.

### Who uses EU tender data

- **Companies that bid on public contracts:** a morning list of new tenders in your sector and countries.
- **Bid writers and consultants:** monitor many clients' sectors from one schedule.
- **Sales and market research teams:** see which public buyers are buying what, and at what value.
- **Data teams:** feed public procurement data into dashboards or AI agents through the Apify API.

### FAQ

**Which tenders are included?**
Open calls for tenders (contract notices) published on TED, including design contests and social-services notices. You can also include *prior information notices* that invite interest early. Award results are not included.

**Why are some titles not in English?**
TED publishes titles and descriptions in the buyer's language. The `category` field is always in English. When searching by keyword, add local-language words too, for example "Reinigung" for cleaning in Germany or "nettoyage" in France.

**Why is the value or deadline sometimes empty?**
About half of notices don't publish an estimated value, and about 1 in 10 don't state the deadline in a structured way. When you set a value range, tenders without a stated value are skipped unless you turn off *Skip tenders without a stated value*. Tenders without a structured deadline are kept unless you turn on *Skip tenders without a stated deadline*.

**How does "Only new tenders" work?**
The Actor remembers which tenders each monitor has already returned, stored in your own Apify account. Use a different *Monitor name* for each saved search.

**How far back can I search?**
Up to 365 days. For very broad searches, the newest 15,000 matches are scanned, so add filters to narrow it down.

**Can I call it from code or an AI agent?**
Yes. Use the Apify API, the JavaScript or Python clients, or the Apify MCP server.

**Something's wrong or missing?**
Open an issue on the **Issues** tab. Requests for new filters or countries outside TED are welcome.

### Source and license

Data: TED – Tenders Electronic Daily, © European Union. It is reused under the European Commission's reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU), which allows procurement notices to be reused for commercial and non-commercial purposes. This Actor is independent, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Publications Office of the European Union.

# Actor input Schema

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

Words or phrases to look for in the tender. A tender matches if it contains any of them. Tip: tenders are written in the buyer's language, so also add local-language words (for example "Reinigung" for cleaning in Germany).

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Plain-English categories. Each one covers a group of EU CPV codes. Leave empty for all categories.

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

Exact EU CPV codes, for example 72000000. A broad code includes all its sub-codes. Combined with Categories (a tender matches either).

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

Countries of the public buyer, as 2- or 3-letter codes (DE or DEU, FR or FRA). Leave empty for all countries.

## `contractTypes` (type: `array`):

Leave empty for all.

## `publishedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only tenders published in the last N days (1–365). For a daily alert, 2 is enough together with "Only new tenders".

## `minDaysToDeadline` (type: `integer`):

Skip tenders whose deadline is sooner than this. 0 keeps everything still open.

## `excludeNoDeadline` (type: `boolean`):

About 1 in 10 notices don't state a tender deadline in a structured way.

## `minValueEur` (type: `integer`):

Only tenders with an estimated value of at least this amount. Other currencies are converted at approximate rates.

## `maxValueEur` (type: `integer`):

Only tenders with an estimated value of at most this amount.

## `excludeNoValue` (type: `boolean`):

Only applies when a value filter is set. About half of notices don't publish a value; turn this off to keep them.

## `includePriorInformation` (type: `boolean`):

Also include early notices that invite interest before the full tender.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Return only tenders this monitor hasn't returned before. Use it with a daily schedule to get just today's new tenders.

## `monitorName` (type: `string`):

Optional. Give each saved search its own name so their "already seen" lists stay separate. If empty, one is made from your filters.

## `failIfEmpty` (type: `boolean`):

Useful for monitoring: the run is marked as failed (and Apify can email you) when no tenders are found.

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

Stop after this many tenders (each one is billed).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "IE",
    "NL",
    "DE"
  ],
  "publishedWithinDays": 7,
  "minDaysToDeadline": 0,
  "excludeNoDeadline": false,
  "excludeNoValue": true,
  "includePriorInformation": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "failIfEmpty": false,
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `tenders` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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": [
        "IE",
        "NL",
        "DE"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tidelinedata/eu-tenders").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": [
        "IE",
        "NL",
        "DE",
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tidelinedata/eu-tenders").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": [
    "IE",
    "NL",
    "DE"
  ]
}' |
apify call tidelinedata/eu-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/lraLElCIyDkWBFvDd/builds/BkLtsFPZ2XG5TvR1e/openapi.json