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 4 min read
  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 min read
  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 find tenders, and how many you can use.Read article 3 min read
  4. Article 4Why keyword and CPV searches miss relevant tendersWhy keyword and CPV code searches miss relevant public contracts - buyer vocabulary, broad codes, other languages, bundled lots - and how to close the gap.Read article 4 min read
  5. Article 5Filtering 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 2 min read
  6. Article 6Reading Pre-search resultsWhat a Pre-search result row shows in Tender Navigator: the time left to bid, Not evaluated, New and Deadline soon, highlighted keywords, the five-result preview for visitors, and paging in the dashboard.Read article 5 min read
  7. Article 7Turning 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 3 min read