How to find public tenders in Claude
Claude is one of the strongest models for reading dense procurement documents — but it needs live data to work from. TenderStack connects to Claude over the Model Context Protocol (MCP) so you can search and act on real public tenders across the EU, UK and US without leaving the chat.
Connect it in three steps
- Sign up at tenderstack.io/signup and copy your
sk_tdb_…API key. - In Claude.ai, open Settings → Integrations → Add integration.
- Paste your MCP URL —
https://mcp.tenderstack.io/sse?key=YOUR_API_KEY— and click Connect.
Claude discovers TenderStack's full tool catalogue automatically on connect. From then on, just describe what you need.
What you can do once it's connected
- Discover live tenders, contract awards and grants across the EU, UK and US with semantic search — no CPV codes required.
- Read deep — pull the full description and attached documents (with OCR) for any opportunity.
- Get intelligence — see who won past contracts and for how much, and forecast contracts that are expiring soon and likely to return to market, with the incumbent named.
- Act — save a scout profile, track a pipeline, and draft a first-pass proposal, all in the same conversation.
Example prompts
- "Find open healthcare tenders in France and Belgium, summarise the top five, and tell me the deadlines."
- "Pull the full documents for this TED notice and build me a requirements checklist."
- "Which DHS cybersecurity contracts are expiring in the next 12 months, and who holds them now?"
Why a dedicated tool beats raw Claude
Claude on its own can't see live notices, can't rank them against your business, and may confidently state a threshold or rule it can't cite. TenderStack grounds Claude in official sources — TED (all 27 EU states), the UK Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, TenderNed, BDA, oeffentlichevergabe.de, BOAMP and the US federal APIs — over a million notices refreshed every 8 hours. Prefer ChatGPT? The same key works in the TenderStack GPT. See the docs for the full tool list.
Try it free
Free plan: 200 actions a month (searches + skills) across the EU, UK and US. Pro is $49/month, unlimited.
Get your free API key →Frequently asked questions
How do I add a tender search tool to Claude?
TenderStack ships as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. In Claude.ai, go to Settings → Integrations → Add integration and paste your MCP URL: https://mcp.tenderstack.io/sse?key=YOUR_API_KEY. Get a free key at tenderstack.io/signup.
What is MCP and why does Claude use it?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools and data. TenderStack exposes its procurement database over MCP, so Claude can call it directly to fetch live tenders, awards and grants during a conversation.
Is searching tenders in Claude free?
Yes, to start. The free plan includes 200 actions per month (searches and skill calls). Pro ($49/month) is unlimited and Team ($199/month) includes 5 seats, then $39 per extra seat. The same key also works in ChatGPT and the web app.
Can Claude pull the full tender documents?
Yes. Beyond search, TenderStack can retrieve the full description and attached solicitation files (with OCR), forecast contracts likely to return to market, and draft a first-pass proposal — all from inside Claude.