INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

search_tenders

Find open government tenders (calls for bids) by what is being bought and, optionally, the country.

asktender.orgnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://asktender.org/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for search_tenders and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.asktender]
url = "https://asktender.org/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asktender": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://asktender.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: asktender
Remote MCP URL: https://asktender.org/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asktender": {
      "url": "https://asktender.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "asktender": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://asktender.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "asktender",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://asktender.org/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

get_tender — The facts of one tender by its askTender id: title, buyer, country, deadline, value, status, and a plain-English brief where available, with its askTender link.
can_company_bid — Whether a company based in one country may bid for public tenders in another country (trade agreements, foreign-bidder rules, registrations needed).
find_guides — askTender's guides on how public procurement works: registering on portals (SAM.
compare_plans — askTender's plans (Pro, Intelligence, Business): prices, what each includes, who each is for, and which fits the user's situation.
check_my_eligibility — For the user's own company (askTender account): whether it can bid on a tender and qualifies, which requirements it meets, what is missing and how to close each gap.
get_requirements — Every requirement of a tender in the tender's own words (financial, experience, certifications, registrations, bid security, documents), routed to who handles each.
get_bid_kit — The submission checklist for a tender against the user's company: documents they already have, drafts askTender prepares for signature, and items to obtain with lead times.
my_matching_tenders — Open tenders for the user's company: found by what its askTender profile says the company does (its capabilities), or by a search phrase if given.