Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about Tendervue and global public procurement data.

1. What is Tendervue?

Tendervue is a global public procurement transparency platform. We aggregate official contract award data published by governments in France, Europe and the United States to provide clear, consistent access to every awardee's contract history.

2. What are public contracts?

Public contracts are agreements between a private company and a public body (state, municipalities, agencies) for the supply of goods, services or works. Publication of these contracts above certain thresholds is mandatory in most democracies to ensure transparency of public spending.

3. Where does the data come from?

Three official sources: DECP (Donnees Essentielles de la Commande Publique) from the French Ministry of Economy for France, TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) from the EU Official Journal for the 27 EU countries, and USAspending.gov from the US Treasury Department for federal contracts.

4. How often is data updated?

DECP France is updated monthly by data.economie.gouv.fr. TED Europe publishes continuously but the bulk aggregate is quarterly. USAspending publishes each federal fiscal year (October to September). Tendervue refreshes after each official cycle.

5. How many companies are listed?

More than one million entities awarded with public contracts from over 200 countries, primarily the 27 EU member states and the United States. Each entity is identified by its national number (SIRET in France, UEI in the US, EUID or VAT in Europe) when available.

6. How do I find a company?

Use the search bar at the top of every page to type a company name (minimum 3 characters, autocomplete suggests the 10 most relevant). You can also browse by country or consult the global Top 100 awardees.

7. Is there an error on a company's page?

Data is sourced directly from official publications. If you find an error, report it to contact@tendervue.com with the URL of the affected page. We forward to source administrations when applicable.

8. Is the data free?

Yes. This is public data made available by governments, freely reusable for personal or commercial purposes subject to attribution of the source (DECP France, TED Europe, USAspending USA depending on the contract origin).

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