Tender Database in Procurement Law 2026

Tender database: digital platform for searching and analysing public tenders. Overview of TED, DTVP, Ausschreibungen.at and other providers.

Definition: A tender database is a structured digital collection of notices from contracting authorities that enables undertakings to systematically search for relevant procurement procedures and analyse procurement patterns.

Last updated: January 2026 · Legal status: Directive 2014/24/EU, BVergG 2018, national publication rules

What is a tender database?

Tender databases aggregate notices from contracting authorities from various sources and make them accessible through a single search interface. They are indispensable tools for undertakings wishing to participate systematically in public tenders, as well as for market researchers and procurement advisers.

Modern tender databases offer:

Full-text search and structured filters (by CPV code, region, procedure type, contract value)
Automatic notifications (alerts) for matching new tenders
Historical data for market analysis
Export functions for CRM systems and bid software

Important tender databases

EU-wide: TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)

TED is the official tender database of the European Union and contains all notices that must be published under EU procurement law. It is freely accessible at ted.europa.eu and contains several thousand new notices each day from all EU Member States and EEA countries. Since October 2023, TED has been based on the new eForms standard forms, which provide significantly improved data quality and searchability.

Austria

Ausschreibungen.at: Central platform for Austrian procurement notices, operated by the Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag
ANKÖ (Austrian Contractor Register): Combination of suitability evidence database and tender search
Federal Procurement Portal: Information and notices of the federal government

Germany

DTVP (German Procurement Portal): One of the leading German procurement platforms with national and EU-wide notices
subreport ELVIS: Comprehensive database for public tenders in construction and services
Vergabe24: Another leading German tender database
Staatsanzeiger portals of the federal states

Data quality and standardisation

With the introduction of the eForms Regulation (EU) 2019/1780, the EU has significantly improved the data quality of tender notices. The structured mandatory fields allow machine-readable and comparable capture of all relevant procurement data, simplifying the analysis of large data volumes for market intelligence and compliance purposes.

FAQ

Are tender databases free of charge? The EU's TED database is free. National databases often offer free basic search; advanced functions (alerts, export, analysis) are usually paid.

How up to date is the data in tender databases? TED and most leading national databases update their data daily. A few hours to a day may elapse between publication by the contracting authority and indexing in the database.

Last updated: January 2026 All information without warranty. For legally binding advice, please consult a law firm specialising in procurement law.