# EU Tenders Scraper — TED Procurement Notices (`ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper`) Actor

Search EU public procurement notices from TED (480k+) by keyword — buyer, country, CPV, value, deadline, link. Official free EU API, newest first. No key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ponderable\_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ponderable Hydrometer](https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## EU Tenders Scraper — TED Public Procurement Notices

Search and extract **EU public procurement notices** from **TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)** —
the official EU tenders journal with 480,000+ notices. Find live contract opportunities by
keyword, filter by date, and get clean structured data: buyer, country, CPV codes, value,
deadline and a direct notice link.

Built on TED's **official public API** — no key, no proxies, no anti-bot. Newest notices first.

### Who it's for

- **Companies bidding on EU contracts** — find relevant open tenders in your sector.
- **Tender-alert / lead-gen services** — feed a monitoring product with fresh notices.
- **Market & competitive intelligence** — track who's buying what, and award values.
- **Procurement consultants & government contractors.**

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `searchText` | string | — | Keyword/phrase (full-text), e.g. `cloud computing` |
| `query` | string | — | Advanced: raw TED expert-search query (overrides `searchText`) |
| `dateFrom` / `dateTo` | string | — | Publication-date range (`YYYY-MM-DD`) |
| `maxResults` | integer | `200` | Cap on notices returned |

Provide at least one of `searchText` or `query`. Results are sorted **newest first**.

### Output

One row per notice:

```json
{
  "publicationNumber": "477851-2026",
  "title": "Ireland – Training services – Multi-Party Framework",
  "noticeType": "cn-standard",
  "contractNature": ["services"],
  "publicationDate": "2026-07-10",
  "deadline": "2026-07-22",
  "buyerName": "…",
  "buyerCountry": "IRL",
  "cpv": ["80000000"],
  "totalValue": "360000",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/477851-2026"
}
```

Multilingual fields (title, buyer name) are returned in English when available.

### Advanced: `query` (TED expert search)

Power users can pass a raw TED expert-search query for precise control, e.g.:

```
FT~"data center" AND PD>=20260101 AND buyer-country=DEU SORT BY publication-date DESC
```

### Notes & limits

- Official TED API — free, public, no key or anti-bot; covers the pan-EU procurement journal.
- `searchText` runs a full-text match; use `query` for field-level filters (country, CPV, etc.).
- Value/deadline fields are only present when the notice provides them.
- Public data; you are responsible for compliant use of the output.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchText` (type: `string`):

Keyword or phrase to full-text search across TED notices, e.g. "cloud computing".

## `query` (type: `string`):

Raw TED expert-search query (overrides Search text). Example: FT~"data center" AND PD>=20260101 AND buyer-country=DEU SORT BY publication-date DESC

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional earliest publication date.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional latest publication date.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Cap on notices returned (newest first).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchText": "artificial intelligence",
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchText": "artificial intelligence"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper").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 = { "searchText": "artificial intelligence" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchText": "artificial intelligence"
}' |
apify call ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ponderable_hydrometer/ted-tenders-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/OUEm0Gb1PjhcBllHg/builds/G2cc4tAgFaRecL82V/openapi.json