A side-by-side look at the MCP Server and Tender MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Server for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Tender MCP for search & data extraction. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
ATLAS_API_BASE, ATLAS_API_KEY, ATLAS_TIMEOUT_MS, ATLAS_MAX_RETRIES.search_tenders, get_tender, get_buyer.search_tenders, get_tender_detail.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | ATLAS_API_BASEATLAS_API_KEYATLAS_TIMEOUT_MSATLAS_MAX_RETRIES | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 8 | 2 |
| Full listing | View MCP Server | View Tender MCP |
search_tendersSearch public procurement tenders from BZP (Biuletyn Zamówień Publicznych) and TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) via Atlas Przetargów. Returns a list with titles, buyers, locations, CPV codes, estimated values and deadlines. Use for queries like 'aktywne przetargi budowlane w Warszawie', 'zamówienia IT powyżej 500k PLN', 'co kupuje ZUS'.get_tenderRetrieve detailed information about a specific Polish public tender by its ID. Returns buyer, location, deadlines, estimated value, CPV codes, contractor (if awarded), notice type and a content excerpt. Optionally includes AI-generated summary points (requires ATLAS_API_KEY).get_buyerFetch a profile of a Polish public procuring entity (zamawiający) by its NIP (tax ID). Returns name, location, statistics, recent tenders, and top winning contractors. Use for due diligence on who buys what and from whom.get_contractorFetch a profile of a Polish tender contractor by its NIP. Returns name, location, total wins, total value and top buyers they win tenders from.search_entitiesSearch Polish public procurement entities (buyers / zamawiający) or contractors (wykonawcy) by name. Returns a list with NIP, location and volume. Useful to find the NIP for get_buyer / get_contractor tools.get_category_statsRetrieve aggregate statistics for a CPV category: count, average/median value, average number of offers, average deadline period. Based on historical BZP+TED data. Useful for market sizing and competitive benchmarking.get_province_statsRetrieve aggregate tender statistics by Polish province (all 16 voivodeships) or drill down to a specific city (top buyers, top CPV categories). Without arguments returns the full province ranking.search_cpvLook up CPV (Common Procurement Vocabulary — EU procurement category) codes by Polish keyword. Use this before search_tenders to find the right CPV filter. Returns code, name, division, and historical tender count.search_tendersSearch active government tenders across UK Contracts Finder, EU TED, and US SAM.gov simultaneously. Returns normalised results with source_url and checked_at.get_tender_detailFull details for a specific tender — complete description, all deadlines, contact details, award criteria.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"atlasprzetargow-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@atlasprzetargow/mcp"
],
"env": {
"ATLAS_API_BASE": "YOUR_ATLAS_API_BASE_HERE",
"ATLAS_API_KEY": "YOUR_ATLAS_API_KEY_HERE",
"ATLAS_TIMEOUT_MS": "YOUR_ATLAS_TIMEOUT_MS_HERE",
"ATLAS_MAX_RETRIES": "YOUR_ATLAS_MAX_RETRIES_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Tender MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
