TenderAPI MCP server

Expose TenderAPI (French BOAMP + EU TED public procurement data) as MCP tools for AI agents — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue, Zed, etc.

A thin wrapper over the public REST API at https://tenderapi.fr.

Install

Requires Python 3.10+.

From PyPI (once published):

pip install tenderapi-mcp

From source:

git clone https://github.com/IDNSIDNS/tenderapi-mcp
cd tenderapi-mcp
pip install -e .

Configure

Get a free API key at https://tenderapi.fr/.

Set the env var:

export TENDERAPI_KEY=ta_your_key_here

Use with Claude Desktop

Edit your Claude Desktop config:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tenderapi": {
      "command": "tenderapi-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TENDERAPI_KEY": "ta_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The tenderapi server should appear in the tool picker.

Use with other MCP clients

Any MCP client supporting stdio transport. The binary tenderapi-mcp (installed by pip) is the entry point.

Tools exposed

Tool	Tier	Description
`search_tenders`	Free	Search BOAMP + TED tenders with typed filters (CPV, region, budget, deadline, source…)
`search_awards`	Starter	Search award notices (who won which contract, for how much)
`winner_intel`	Pro	Aggregated winner stats — top companies by CPV / region / year
`me`	—	Current key tier, quota remaining, available features

Tiers

Free: 100 req/day — tenders only
Starter (5 €/mo HT): 5 000 req/day — adds awards + webhooks
Pro (15 €/mo HT): 50 000 req/day — adds winner intelligence

See https://tenderapi.fr/#pricing.

Local development

Override the API base URL via TENDERAPI_BASE_URL (default https://tenderapi.fr).

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

tenderapi-mcp

Quick Install