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Where the tenders and documents come from

Tenders come from public data. The documents for each one (tender programme, specifications, clarifications) sit on the platform where the tender runs. Here you can see what each platform lets us read and how many open tenders already have their documents with us, counted every day. The documents themselves are in Portuguese.

Open tenders with documents obtained

Measured on 13 Nov 2026: 932 of 945 open tenders (98%), by platform.

Open tenders with documents obtained, by platform, on 13 Nov 2026
PlatformWith documents%
VORTAL457 of 46199%
acinGov405 of 40999%
anoGov58 of 6293%
comprasPT9 of 9100%
eSPap3 of 475%

We count a tender when the bid deadline has not passed yet and we have downloaded at least one document besides the notice. Percentages are rounded down. There are no estimates: it is the day's count, in our database.

What each platform allows

  • VORTAL

    Only when you ask

    The terms forbid automated collection without prior written permission (Terms of Use, 1.4 f) and k)). Until we have permission, we only read it when a person asks about a tender.

  • acinGov

    We read it every day

    The documents are public through the link in the notice, and the terms do not forbid automated access; they forbid copying, distributing or publishing what you get from the site. We read the documents to summarise and quote them and never redistribute them: the link always takes you to the platform.

  • anoGov

    We read it every day

    Each procedure's public page gives the documents without an account. There are no published terms of use for the portal (only for paid products), and no rule against automated access.

  • comprasPT

    We read it every day

    Each procedure's public page gives the documents without an account. The general conditions say nothing about automated access; they reserve the platform's intellectual property (not that of the documents).

  • eSPap

    We read it every day

    A public (State) platform. Each procedure's page gives the documents without an account; we found no published terms of use.

  • SaphetyGov

    We don't read it

    The documents can only be seen with an account and a request for access to the procedure; the platform is run by VORTAL, whose terms forbid automated collection. No open tender points to it.

When we don't read a tender's documents, its page says so and takes you to the platform; you can upload them yourself for the AI to read.

Where the notices come from

  • Portal BASE

    The notices and contracts of every public body, through open data. Each notice links to the documents on the platform where the tender runs.

  • Diário da República

    The published notice of each tender (the official gazette): deadlines, criteria, lots, deposit, qualifications. Read for open and recent tenders.

  • TED

    Notices from Portuguese public bodies in the EU Official Journal: tenders and prior information notices, the ones that warn a tender is on its way.

How we read

  • Only what the platform shows any visitor, without an account. We never get around logins, captchas or blocks.
  • We identify ourselves in every request and go slowly: at most one request every two seconds to each platform.
  • We follow each platform's terms. Where they forbid automated reading without permission, we only read when a person asks.
  • We don't redistribute the files: the AI reads them to summarise and quote them, and the link always takes you to the platform.

Are you from a platform and want to talk to us? Write to us.