National Tenders MCP Server¶

The National Tenders MCP Server provides access to below-threshold public procurement tenders published on national platforms across Europe. It complements the TED server by covering smaller contracts that don't reach EU publication thresholds.

What You Can Do¶

Search Below-Threshold Procurement¶

• Search across 5 countries: France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands
• Find open opportunities: Discover active tenders ready for bidding
• Browse by deadline: Plan submissions with deadline-sorted results
• Analyze procurement trends: Get statistics by country, source, or status

Key Features¶

• Hybrid Search: Combine full-text (BM25) and semantic (vector) search with Reciprocal Rank Fusion
• Rich Filtering: CPV codes, NUTS regions, buyer name, value range, dates, and status
• Country-Specific Endpoints: Dedicated search for France and UK
• Similar Tenders: Find related opportunities using vector embeddings
• Multiple Data Sources: BOAMP (FR), Contracts Finder (GB), oeffentlichevergabe.de (DE), PLACSP (ES), TenderNed (NL)

Covered Countries & Sources¶

Who Should Use This¶

Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

• Companies seeking government contracts below EU thresholds
• Local businesses looking for opportunities in their region
• Suppliers wanting to expand across European national markets

Business Development

• Sales teams identifying smaller but accessible contracts
• Market analysts tracking national procurement trends
• Consultants advising clients on public sector opportunities

Procurement Professionals

• Officers benchmarking prices and market practices
• Researchers studying national procurement patterns
• Journalists investigating public spending

How It Works¶

graph LR
    A[You] -->|Search Query| B[National Tenders MCP Server]
    B -->|Search| C[National Procurement Databases]
    C -->|Results| B
    B -->|Tender Opportunities| A

    style C fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#00d4ff

The server indexes tenders from 5 national platforms into a unified database with full-text and vector search capabilities.

Quick Example¶

Find IT services tenders in France:

{
    "method": "search_france_tenders",
    "params": {
        "query": "services informatiques",
        "status": "active",
        "limit": 5
    }
}

Response:

{
    "result": {
        "data": [
            {
                "tender_id": "FR-24-0054321",
                "title": "Maintenance des systèmes d'information",
                "buyer_name": "Ville de Lyon",
                "country": "FR",
                "source": "BOAMP",
                "status": "active",
                "estimated_value": 85000.0,
                "currency": "EUR",
                "deadline": "2026-03-15T12:00:00+01:00",
                "nuts_codes": ["FRK26"],
                "cpv_codes": ["72000000"],
                "score": 0.89
            }
        ]
    }
}

Available Tools¶

1. search_tenders - Cross-Country Hybrid Search¶

Search below-threshold tenders across all 5 countries using hybrid (BM25 + vector) search with advanced filtering.

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2. search_france_tenders - France (BOAMP)¶

Search French below-threshold tenders specifically.

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3. search_uk_tenders - United Kingdom (Contracts Finder)¶

Search UK below-threshold tenders specifically.

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4. get_tender - Tender Retrieval¶

Get the full record of a specific tender by its ID.

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5. get_open_opportunities - Active Tenders¶

Get currently open/active tenders. Useful for bid/no-bid analysis.

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6. find_similar_tenders - Similar Tenders¶

Find tenders similar to a given tender using its stored embedding vector. No external API call needed.

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7. browse_by_deadline - Browse by Deadline¶

Browse tenders sorted by submission deadline (ascending). Defaults to deadlines from today onwards.

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8. search_by_buyer - Search by Contracting Authority¶

Search tenders by buyer / contracting authority name using full-text search.

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9. search_by_cpv - Search by CPV Code¶

Search tenders by CPV (Common Procurement Vocabulary) code. Optionally combine with a text query.

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10. search_by_nuts - Search by NUTS Region¶

Search tenders by NUTS code with prefix matching (FR matches all France, FR10 matches Ile-de-France, etc.).

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11. search_by_value_range - Search by Contract Value¶

Search tenders within an estimated contract value range.

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12. get_tender_statistics - Aggregated Statistics¶

Get aggregated statistics about the tenders database.

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13. get_stats - Database Statistics¶

Get technical statistics about the database (row count, storage info, embedding service status).

Parameters: None

TED vs National Tenders¶

Next Steps¶

• Quick Start: Learn how to connect and make your first query
• Examples: See practical usage scenarios
• TED Server: For above-threshold EU tenders