LexSocket MCP Server

The LexSocket MCP Server provides access to European public procurement tenders — both EU above-threshold (TED) and below-threshold from 18 national sources.

What You Can Do

Find Procurement Opportunities

• Search EU tenders from TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)
• Search national tenders from 11 countries (FR, GB, DE, ES, IT, NL, IE, PT, DK, PL, AT)
• Discover open opportunities ready for bidding
• Analyze procurement trends by country, sector, and value

Key Features

• Single URL: One MCP endpoint for all European procurement data
• 23 Tools: 12 TED tools + 11 National Tenders tools
• Hybrid Search: Full-text (BM25) + semantic (BGE-M3) with Reciprocal Rank Fusion
• Powerful Filtering: CPV codes, NUTS regions, buyer name, value range, dates, and status
• Free Tier: 25 requests/hour without authentication

Quick Start

Add this to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lexsocket": {
      "url": "https://mcp.lexsocket.ai/"
    }
  }
}

No API keys required. Free tier available with 25 requests/hour. Subscribe at lexsocket.ai for unlimited access.

Quick Example

Find construction projects in Poland:

{
    "method": "search_ted",
    "params": {
        "query": "hospital construction",
        "country": "POL",
        "limit": 5
    }
}

Find IT services tenders in France:

{
    "method": "search_tenders",
    "params": {
        "query": "services informatiques",
        "country": "FR",
        "status": "active",
        "limit": 5
    }
}

Available Tools

TED (EU above-threshold, 12 tools)

#	Tool	Description
1	search_ted	Hybrid search with full filter support
2	search_ted_fts	Full-text keyword search (BM25)
3	search_ted_semantic	Semantic vector search
4	get_ted_notice	Get notice by ID (includes XML)
5	get_ted_stats	Database statistics
6	find_similar_ted_tenders	Find similar tenders
7	browse_ted_by_deadline	Browse by deadline
8	search_ted_by_buyer	Search by buyer name
9	search_ted_by_cpv	Search by CPV code
10	search_ted_by_nuts	Search by NUTS region
11	search_ted_by_value_range	Search by contract value
12	get_ted_statistics	Aggregated statistics

National Tenders (below-threshold, 11 tools)

#	Tool	Description
1	search_tenders	Hybrid search across 11 countries
2	get_tender	Get tender by ID (includes JSON)
3	get_open_opportunities	Active tenders for bid/no-bid
4	get_stats	Database statistics
5	find_similar_tenders	Find similar tenders
6	browse_by_deadline	Browse by deadline
7	search_by_buyer	Search by buyer name
8	search_by_cpv	Search by CPV code
9	search_by_nuts	Search by NUTS region
10	search_by_value_range	Search by contract value
11	get_tender_statistics	Aggregated statistics

Supported Countries

National Tenders

Country	Source
France	BOAMP
United Kingdom	Contracts Finder
Germany	oeffentlichevergabe.de
Spain	PLACSP
Italy	ANAC
Netherlands	TenderNed
Ireland	eTenders
Portugal	BASE
Denmark	udbud.dk
Poland	ezamowienia.gov.pl
Austria	ausschreibungen.usp.gv.at

TED

All EU/EEA countries — above-threshold procurement published on Tenders Electronic Daily.

Support

• Website: lexsocket.ai
• Email: support@lexsocket.ai