# Tenders Electronic Daily API

> Tenders Electronic Daily returns EU tender and contract award data as a workflow and API.

Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) finds EU procurement notices by purchase description, with optional country, date, value, and open-status filters. Search contract awards finds published awards by contract topic or winning company, with optional country and earliest publication date.

- Page: https://fous.com/workflows/tenders-electronic-daily
- Handle: `@tenders-electronic-daily`
- Category: [Government](https://fous.com/workflows/category/government)
- Source website: https://ted.europa.eu
- Last verified: Sep 29, 2026
- Fous is not affiliated with Tenders Electronic Daily.

## Methods

### Search contract awards

Operation `search_contract_awards`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

Find published EU contract award notices by topic or winning company, newest publication first. Values and tender counts are included when published; counts across lots are summed. Title and winner information can be in the notice language when no English version is published.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | yes | `"road maintenance"` | Words describing a contract or the name of a winning company, such as Siemens or road maintenance. |
| `country` | string | no | `"Germany"` | Buyer country name or two-letter code, such as Germany or DE. |
| `search_in` | string | no | `"contract"` | Search contract topics, winning companies, or both; for example winner. |
| `max_results` | integer | no | `10` | Maximum notices returned, such as 25 (up to 100). |
| `awarded_since` | string | no | `"2025-09-29"` | Earliest notice publication date, such as 2025-09-29; defaults to one year before the search. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Words describing a contract or the name of a winning company, such as Siemens or road maintenance.",
      "examples": [
        "road maintenance",
        "Siemens",
        "zzzxqvnotanaward988991"
      ]
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Buyer country name or two-letter code, such as Germany or DE.",
      "examples": [
        "Germany",
        "DE"
      ]
    },
    "search_in": {
      "enum": [
        "either",
        "contract",
        "winner"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "either",
      "description": "Search contract topics, winning companies, or both; for example winner.",
      "examples": [
        "contract",
        "winner",
        "either"
      ]
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 25,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum notices returned, such as 25 (up to 100).",
      "x-fous-developer": true,
      "examples": [
        10,
        5,
        2
      ]
    },
    "awarded_since": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Earliest notice publication date, such as 2025-09-29; defaults to one year before the search.",
      "examples": [
        "2025-09-29"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "query": "road maintenance",
      "search_in": "contract",
      "max_results": 10,
      "awarded_since": "2025-09-29"
    },
    {
      "query": "Siemens",
      "country": "Germany",
      "search_in": "winner"
    },
    {
      "query": "Siemens",
      "country": "DE",
      "search_in": "either",
      "max_results": 5
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `awards` | array |  | Newest award notices first. |
| `awards[].winners` | array |  | Names of winning companies followed by their country when published. |
| `awards[].currency` | string or null | `"EUR"` |  |
| `awards[].cpv_codes` | array |  |  |
| `awards[].buyer_name` | string or null | `"Dublin City Council"` |  |
| `awards[].notice_url` | string or null | `"https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/244221-2026"` |  |
| `awards[].awarded_value` | number or null | `2033000` |  |
| `awards[].buyer_country` | string or null | `"Ireland"` |  |
| `awards[].contract_title` | string or null | `"Dublin City Council is establishing a single-operator framework agreement for the supply and delivery of sub compact an` |  |
| `awards[].publication_date` | string or null | `"2026-04-10"` |  |
| `awards[].publication_number` | string or null | `"244221-2026"` |  |
| `awards[].number_of_tenders_received` | integer or null | `5` |  |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "query": "road maintenance",
  "search_in": "contract",
  "max_results": 10,
  "awarded_since": "2025-09-29"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "awards": [
    {
      "winners": [
        "Total Materials Handling Ltd — Ireland",
        "Westpark Motor Company Ltd — Ireland"
      ],
      "currency": "EUR",
      "cpv_codes": [
        "34921100",
        "34920000"
      ],
      "buyer_name": "Dublin City Council",
      "notice_url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/244221-2026",
      "awarded_value": 2033000,
      "buyer_country": "Ireland",
      "contract_title": "Dublin City Council is establishing a single-operator framework agreement for the supply and delivery of sub compact and compact sweepers, as well as winter maintenance vehicles (3 Lots)",
      "publication_date": "2026-04-10",
      "publication_number": "244221-2026",
      "number_of_tenders_received": null
    },
    {
      "winners": [
        "Mesta AS — Norway",
        "Kveen AS — Norway"
      ],
      "currency": "NOK",
      "cpv_codes": [
        "45000000",
        "45233000"
      ],
      "buyer_name": "Vestland fylkeskommune",
      "notice_url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/242858-2026",
      "awarded_value": 120000000,
      "buyer_country": "Norway",
      "contract_title": "Framework agreement road maintenance 2026 - 2028 - Stryn, Gloppen, Stad, Bremanger and Kinn nord-Mesta AS",
      "publication_date": "2026-04-09",
      "publication_number": "242858-2026",
      "number_of_tenders_received": 5
    }
  ]
}
```

### Search tenders

Operation `search_tenders`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

Find recently published EU public procurement notices matching what is being bought, with buyer, value, deadline, and TED notice link. Open-only results must have a future submission deadline; values and deadlines may be missing from published notices.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `what` | string | yes | `"school buses"` | What is being bought, such as cloud hosting or school buses. |
| `country` | string | no | `"Finland"` | Buyer country by name or two-letter code, such as Germany or DE. |
| `open_only` | boolean | no | `true` | Only notices whose submission deadline is still ahead; defaults to true. |
| `max_results` | integer | no | `5` | Maximum number of results, from 1 to 100; defaults to 25. |
| `published_since` | string | no | `"2026-09-01"` | Earliest publication date, YYYY-MM-DD; defaults to 30 days ago. |
| `minimum_value_eur` | number | no | `100000` | Minimum estimated value in euros, with published non-euro values converted at current reference rates. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "what"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "what": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "cloud hosting",
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "What is being bought, such as cloud hosting or school buses.",
      "examples": [
        "school buses",
        "cloud hosting"
      ]
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Germany",
      "description": "Buyer country by name or two-letter code, such as Germany or DE.",
      "examples": [
        "Finland"
      ]
    },
    "open_only": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "example": true,
      "description": "Only notices whose submission deadline is still ahead; defaults to true.",
      "examples": [
        true
      ]
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 25,
      "example": 25,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum number of results, from 1 to 100; defaults to 25.",
      "x-fous-developer": true,
      "examples": [
        5
      ]
    },
    "published_since": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "example": "2026-09-01",
      "description": "Earliest publication date, YYYY-MM-DD; defaults to 30 days ago.",
      "examples": [
        "2026-09-01"
      ]
    },
    "minimum_value_eur": {
      "type": "number",
      "example": 100000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Minimum estimated value in euros, with published non-euro values converted at current reference rates.",
      "examples": [
        100000
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "what": "school buses",
      "country": "Finland",
      "max_results": 5,
      "published_since": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "what": "cloud hosting"
    },
    {
      "what": "school buses",
      "open_only": true,
      "max_results": 5,
      "minimum_value_eur": 100000
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `tenders` | array |  |  |
| `tenders[].title` | string or null | `"Energy Management Information System"` |  |
| `tenders[].currency` | string or null | `"EUR"` |  |
| `tenders[].cpv_codes` | array |  |  |
| `tenders[].buyer_name` | string or null | `"Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail"` |  |
| `tenders[].notice_link` | string or null | `"https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/669698-2026"` |  |
| `tenders[].buyer_country` | string or null | `"Ireland"` |  |
| `tenders[].procedure_type` | string or null | `"Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition"` |  |
| `tenders[].estimated_value` | number or null | `770000` |  |
| `tenders[].publication_date` | string or null | `"2026-09-29"` |  |
| `tenders[].submission_deadline` | string or null | `"2026-10-21T12:00:00+01:00"` | ISO 8601 date-time with time zone offset. |
| `tenders[].category_description` | string or null | `"Energy-management services"` |  |
| `tenders[].notice_publication_number` | string or null | `"669698-2026"` |  |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "what": "school buses",
  "country": "Finland",
  "max_results": 5,
  "published_since": "2026-09-01"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "tenders": []
}
```

## Quick start

Call the API with a Fous API key (`FOUS_API_KEY`). To create one, turn on Developer mode in Fous Studio, then open Keys & connections → API keys (https://app.fous.com/keys).

```bash
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@tenders-electronic-daily",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "search_contract_awards",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "query": "road maintenance",
    "search_in": "contract",
    "max_results": 10,
    "awarded_since": "2025-09-29"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'
```

```python
# Save as fous.py and run with python3 fous.py. No packages needed.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
import json
import os
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

api_key = os.environ.get("FOUS_API_KEY")
if not api_key:
    raise RuntimeError("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example")

body = json.loads("{\n  \"api\": \"@tenders-electronic-daily\",\n  \"visibility\": \"public\",\n  \"operation\": \"search_contract_awards\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"input\": {\n    \"query\": \"road maintenance\",\n    \"search_in\": \"contract\",\n    \"max_results\": 10,\n    \"awarded_since\": \"2025-09-29\"\n  },\n  \"response\": {\n    \"format\": \"json\"\n  }\n}")
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.fous.com/v1/query",
    data=json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    method="POST",
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
        result = json.load(response)
except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
    raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP {error.code}: {error.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')}") from error
if result.get("success") is False:
    raise RuntimeError(result.get("error", {}).get("message", "Request failed"))
print(json.dumps(result["data"]["output"], indent=2))
```

```typescript
// Save as fous.mts and run with npx tsx fous.mts.
// First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
const apiKey = process.env.FOUS_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example");

const response = await fetch("https://api.fous.com/v1/query", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "api": "@tenders-electronic-daily",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "search_contract_awards",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "query": "road maintenance",
    "search_in": "contract",
    "max_results": 10,
    "awarded_since": "2025-09-29"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}),
});
type ApiResult = { success: boolean; data?: { output: unknown }; error?: { message: string } };
const result: ApiResult = await response.json();
if (!response.ok || result.success === false) {
  throw new Error(result.error?.message ?? `HTTP ${response.status}`);
}
if (!result.data) throw new Error("Missing API response data");
console.log(result.data.output);
```

Or describe the data in plain language: send `{"api":"@tenders-electronic-daily","prompt":"Describe the data you need, with every detail"}` to the same URL. Fous fills in the input, runs the method that fits and returns only the fields you asked for; `data.route.calls[].request` is the exact call it made. Routing is free; the run costs the same.

## Use cases

- Find open procurement opportunities by product, service, or country
- Track submission deadlines and estimated tender values
- Review recent contract awards by topic or winning company
- Identify winning companies and their countries
- Compare award notices by buyer and publication date

## FAQ

### Is Fous affiliated with Tenders Electronic Daily?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Tenders Electronic Daily. This workflow reads the public ted.europa.eu website and returns its data.

### How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

### Do I need a Tenders Electronic Daily account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

### How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from ted.europa.eu when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.

### Which EU tenders are open for a specific product?

Search tenders returns matching notices; open-only results require a future submission deadline.

### Who won contracts related to a topic?

Search contract awards finds published award notices by topic or winning company, with winner names when published.

### What is the estimated value of a tender?

Search tenders returns the estimated value and currency when published.

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