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Search results
Results list
The Search results page displays the notices which correspond to your search criteria. The search criteria you have defined are visible at the top of the page. You have the option to disable the display of the search criteria in the results list at any time, through the ‘Preferences’ section of your account.
The number of the displayed results per page are based on your preferences. As a signed in user, you can change the number of items per search results page (10, 25, 50, 100) in the ‘Preferences’ section of your account at any time. You may navigate to a next/previous page using the ‘Page navigator’ or by typing a specific page number into the Page number input box.
Edit search
To edit your search query, select the option Edit search. Then you navigate back to the ‘Advanced or Expert search page,’ depending on the search method you used to reach the search results page.
Save search (signed in users only)
You can save the search criteria you have entered, by selecting the Save search. You can save up to 25 search profiles. After reaching the maximum number, you can only save an additional search, if you overwrite an existing one. You can view and modify your saved searches at any time in the ‘My Dashboard’ section.
Create search alert (signed in users only)
You can create a search alert, to be notified about new results matching your search. You can select one of the following frequencies for the alert:
- Daily
- Weekly
- Fortnightly
- Monthly
You can have up to 25 search alerts. After reaching the maximum number, you can only save an additional alert, if you overwrite an existing one. You can view and modify your search alerts at any time in the ‘My Dashboard’ section.
Create notice alert (signed in users only)
After selecting at least one notice from your search results list, you can select the option to Create a notice alert. In this case, every time a related notice is published you will receive an email notification. You can view and modify your notice alerts at any time in the ‘My Dashboard’ section.
Download
You can download the entire search results list, or specific selected notices in:
- PDF in the browsing language
- PDF in the official language
- For signed in users the limit is 15,000 notices
- For guest users the limit is 3,000 notices
- XML
- For signed in users the limit is 45,000 notices
- For guest users the limit is 9,000 notices
Export list
You can export additional metadata for the entire list, or for specific selected notices in:
- Excel
- For signed in users the limit is 150,000 notices
- For guest users the limit is 30,000 notices
- PDF
- For signed in users the limit is 150,000 notices
- For guest users the limit is 30,000 notices
- CSV
- For signed in users the limit is 450,000 notices
- For guest users the limit is 90,000 notices
To export the list, you must select at least one metadata field. You can use the ‘Filter box’ to search for metadata.
Please note that it is possible that upon selection of certain metadata fields, an empty exported list is displayed for notices using the “TED Schema” format. This is because some metadata are not indexed for notices using the old format “TED schema”. However, in notices based on the eForms format, all the metadata are indexed.
Refine search
You by use the left part of the 'Search result' page, to refine the search results. You can narrow down the results by:
- business opportunity
- CPV
- nature of contract
- place of performance
- type of procedure
- publication date
- country of buyer
The number in brackets defines the amount of notices for every option. You can select an option and, depending on the criterion type, you can select further options deeper in the tree.
The options you have selected are displayed at the top. You can easily remove an option and apply a new one, to instantly refine your search results.
