Knowledge Base

Finding tenders

The Pre-search tool: keywords, countries, classification codes and budget, what the results mean, and how a search becomes a filter.

  1. Article 1Using the Pre-search tool in Tender NavigatorThe Pre-search tool runs a live search across the Tender Navigator tender database by keywords, countries, classification codes and budget. Where it lives, what it returns, and how it becomes a filter.Read article
  2. Article 2Keywords, countries and codes: how search criteria workHow Tender Navigator combines keywords, countries and classification codes in a search: every list widens the search (OR), one constraint is required, and multi-word phrases stay intact.Read article
  3. Article 3CPV, NAICS and UNSPSC codes in Tender NavigatorThe three classification systems Tender Navigator supports: CPV for Europe, NAICS for the US and Canada, UNSPSC internationally. How the code fields work, how codes match, and how many you can use.Read article
  4. Article 4Filtering tenders by budgetHow the budget filter works in Tender Navigator searches and filters: minimum, maximum, currency, tenders without a published budget, and why most notices state no budget at all.Read article
  5. Article 5Reading Pre-search resultsWhat a Pre-search result row shows in Tender Navigator, what Not evaluated means, the five-result preview for visitors, paging in the dashboard, and the relevance indicator on the homepage.Read article
  6. Article 6Turning a search into a filter (Save as Filter)How Save as Filter in Tender Navigator turns a Pre-search query or an open notice into a paused filter with a seeded AI prompt, what carries over, and what to finish before switching it on.Read article