search_doffin

Search Norwegian public procurement notices on Doffin.

Signature: search_doffin(query: string, optional, default ''; types: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; statuses: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; contract_nature: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; cpv_codes: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; locations: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; buyer: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; winner: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; date_from: string, optional, default None; date_to: string, optional, default None; sort_by: string, optional, default 'RELEVANCE'; include_placeholders: yes/no, optional, default False; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/doffin/search_doffin/?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {query}, {types}, {statuses}, {contract_nature}, {cpv_codes}, {locations}, {buyer}, {winner}, {date_from}, {date_to}, {sort_by}, {include_placeholders} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/doffin/search_doffin?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryoptionalstringFree-text search (Norwegian or English), e.g. "IT-drift", "snørydding", "rammeavtale konsulent". Start here.
typesoptionalunionFilter by notice type. Parent types: PLANNING, COMPETITION, RESULT. Specific types: ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION, DYNAMIC_PURCHASING_SCHEME, QUALIFICATION_SCHEME, ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_INTENT, PRE_ANNOUNCEMENT, ADVISORY_NOTICE, NOTICE_ON_BUYER_PROFILE, ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT, CHANGE_OF_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT, CANCELLED_OR_MISSING_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT. Use ["COMPETITION"] + statuses=["ACTIVE"] for open tenders.
statusesoptionalunionACTIVE (open for bids), EXPIRED, AWARDED, CANCELLED.
contract_natureoptionalunionWORKS, SERVICES and/or SUPPLIES.
cpv_codesoptionalunion8-digit CPV codes, e.g. ["45000000"]. Matches the code and its children. Find codes with search_cpv_codes(). Best combined with a free-text query.
locationsoptionalunionNUTS-style location ids, e.g. ["NO060"] (Trøndelag), or "anyw" for non-location-bound. See list_location_codes().
buyeroptionalunionBuyer organization full name(s) exactly as written on notices, e.g. ["Trondheim kommune"]. Resolved to Doffin's internal buyer id via a free-text lookup; names that match no buyer are reported in "note" and, if none match, no results are returned (rather than an unfiltered search). Pass the 32-hex buyer id from a result's buyer field directly to skip the lookup.
winneroptionalunionDoffin's internal supplier id (32-hex). Winner names cannot be used - they are not present in search results to resolve against.
date_fromoptionalunionPublication date lower bound, "YYYY-MM-DD".
date_tooptionalunionPublication date upper bound, "YYYY-MM-DD".
sort_byoptionalstringRELEVANCE (default), PUBLICATION_DATE_DESC, PUBLICATION_DATE_ASC, DEADLINE, ESTIMATED_VALUE_ASC, ESTIMATED_VALUE_DESC.
include_placeholdersoptionalbooleanBy default, hits whose buyer fields look like unfilled eForm template values (org id 123456789, placeholder buyer names) are dropped from the results as junk. Set True to keep them, each flagged with "possible_placeholder": true.
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber of list items to skip; default 0.
Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/doffin/search_doffin?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/doffin/search_doffin?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/doffin/search_doffin?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "doffin",
  "operation": "search_doffin",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}
Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Type: string. Free-text search (Norwegian or English), e.g. "IT-drift", "snørydding", "rammeavtale konsulent". Start here.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). Filter by notice type. Parent types: PLANNING, COMPETITION, RESULT. Specific types: ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION, DYNAMIC_PURCHASING_SCHEME, QUALIFICATION_SCHEME, ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_INTENT, PRE_ANNOUNCEMENT, ADVISORY_NOTICE, NOTICE_ON_BUYER_PROFILE, ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT, CHANGE_OF_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT, CANCELLED_OR_MISSING_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT. Use ["COMPETITION"] + statuses=["ACTIVE"] for open tenders.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). ACTIVE (open for bids), EXPIRED, AWARDED, CANCELLED.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). WORKS, SERVICES and/or SUPPLIES.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). 8-digit CPV codes, e.g. ["45000000"]. Matches the code and its children. Find codes with search_cpv_codes(). Best combined with a free-text query.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). NUTS-style location ids, e.g. ["NO060"] (Trøndelag), or "anyw" for non-location-bound. See list_location_codes().
Type: list of string (comma-separated). Buyer organization full name(s) exactly as written on notices, e.g. ["Trondheim kommune"]. Resolved to Doffin's internal buyer id via a free-text lookup; names that match no buyer are reported in "note" and, if none match, no results are returned (rather than an unfiltered search). Pass the 32-hex buyer id from a result's buyer field directly to skip the lookup.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). Doffin's internal supplier id (32-hex). Winner names cannot be used - they are not present in search results to resolve against.
Type: string. Publication date lower bound, "YYYY-MM-DD".
Type: string. Publication date upper bound, "YYYY-MM-DD".
Type: string. RELEVANCE (default), PUBLICATION_DATE_DESC, PUBLICATION_DATE_ASC, DEADLINE, ESTIMATED_VALUE_ASC, ESTIMATED_VALUE_DESC.
Type: yes/no. By default, hits whose buyer fields look like unfilled eForm template values (org id 123456789, placeholder buyer names) are dropped from the results as junk. Set True to keep them, each flagged with "possible_placeholder": true.

Result

Source: Doffin and TED. Retrieved 2026-11-04T21:48:17Z in 0.151 seconds.

total_count:
3
hits:

3 results

  1. id:
    2018-456934
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      a17f0c4d9b21ae6f264d342bcf640d49
      organization_id:
      985198292
      name:
      AVINOR AS
    heading:
    187536 - Alta lufthavn - Totalentreprise nytt sandlager
    description:
    Avinor AS planlegger å etablere et nytt sandlager ved Alta lufthavn. Sandlageret skal etableres på en frittstående tomt nær lufthavnas hovedport. Det nye sandlageret skal inneholde strøsand for bruk på lufthavnen om vinteren. Bygget skal utføres med en etasje og ha port mot rullebane. Det er tenkt et isolert betongbygg med sandwich-elementer hvor nedre del består av en 4,5 m høy betongmur som danner sandlageret. Inkludert i arbeidene er opparbeidelse (heving) av tomt og asfaltering.
    location_id:

    No results.

    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    2. COMPETITION
    status:
    EXPIRED
    issueDate:
    2018-05-30T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    2018-06-19T10:00:00Z
    sentToTed:
    yes
    publicationDate:
    2018-05-30
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

  2. id:
    2021-343945
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      62ed7a4eab708b7b199f26477cadb7a5
      organization_id:
      817920632
      name:
      Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    heading:
    Intensjon om å inngå kontrakt Coast Innovation AS. og Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    description:
    Trøndelag fylkeskommune har intensjon om inngå kontrakt med Coast Innovation AS om kjøp av ny flytende ferjekaibru på Eidshaug ferjekai. Verdi: NOK 5.000.000,- Slik Trøndelag fylkeskommune ser det er kontrakten unntatt regelverket etter FOA § 5-2 Unntak for del II. Del II anskaffelser gjelder ikke for kontrakter som a)Oppdragsgiveren bare kan inngå kontrakt med en bestemt leverandør i markedet. Innvendinger sendes oppdragsgiver i Mercell. Det gis en frist til mandag 29.11.2021 klokken 1200.
    location_id:

    1 results

    1. NO06
    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ADVISORY_NOTICE
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. ADVISORY_NOTICE
    2. PLANNING
    status:
    not reported by source
    issueDate:
    2021-11-19T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    not reported by source
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2021-11-19
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

  3. id:
    2021-336597
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      85a378918f7c90436242d6e1a12fd14c
      organization_id:
      936846777
      name:
      Vennesla kommune
    heading:
    Kjøp av eiendom
    description:
    Vennesla kommune har til intensjon å anskaffe lokaler til bruk for utvidelse av eksisterende legesenter og andre helse- og omsorgstjenester i tilknytning til eksisterende Helsehus i Sentrumsveien 41 i Vennesla kommune. Det vil bli gjennomført to typer anskaffelser: 1. Kjøp av to eierseksjoner i et råbygg, med tilhørende parkeringsplasser på bakkeplan og i parkeringsgarasje. Anslått samlet verdi 35750000.00 NOK. (det påløper ikke MVA på kjøp av eiendom) 2. Anskaffelse av ulike tjenester for å kunne avdele, ferdigstille og innrede eierseksjonene kjøpt som råbygg. Anslått verdi ekskl. MVA: 15000000.00 NOK. Dette vil bla omfatte: a. Arkitekttjenester b. Prosjektering c. Bygge- og anleggsarbeid Anskaffelsen nevnt under punkt 1 er en kontrakt om erverv av fast eiendom, unntatt fra regelverket for offentlige anskaffelser, jf. FOA § 2-4 bokstav a. Anskaffelsen(e) nevnt under punkt 2 er omfattet av regelverket for offentlige anskaffelser og vil bli kunngjort.
    location_id:

    No results.

    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ADVISORY_NOTICE
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. ADVISORY_NOTICE
    2. PLANNING
    status:
    not reported by source
    issueDate:
    2021-02-10T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    not reported by source
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2021-02-10
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

Show all fields in HTML
total_count:
3
hits:

3 results

  1. id:
    2018-456934
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      a17f0c4d9b21ae6f264d342bcf640d49
      organization_id:
      985198292
      name:
      AVINOR AS
    heading:
    187536 - Alta lufthavn - Totalentreprise nytt sandlager
    description:
    Avinor AS planlegger å etablere et nytt sandlager ved Alta lufthavn. Sandlageret skal etableres på en frittstående tomt nær lufthavnas hovedport. Det nye sandlageret skal inneholde strøsand for bruk på lufthavnen om vinteren. Bygget skal utføres med en etasje og ha port mot rullebane. Det er tenkt et isolert betongbygg med sandwich-elementer hvor nedre del består av en 4,5 m høy betongmur som danner sandlageret. Inkludert i arbeidene er opparbeidelse (heving) av tomt og asfaltering.
    location_id:

    No results.

    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    2. COMPETITION
    status:
    EXPIRED
    issueDate:
    2018-05-30T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    2018-06-19T10:00:00Z
    sentToTed:
    yes
    publicationDate:
    2018-05-30
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

  2. id:
    2021-343945
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      62ed7a4eab708b7b199f26477cadb7a5
      organization_id:
      817920632
      name:
      Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    heading:
    Intensjon om å inngå kontrakt Coast Innovation AS. og Trøndelag fylkeskommune
    description:
    Trøndelag fylkeskommune har intensjon om inngå kontrakt med Coast Innovation AS om kjøp av ny flytende ferjekaibru på Eidshaug ferjekai. Verdi: NOK 5.000.000,- Slik Trøndelag fylkeskommune ser det er kontrakten unntatt regelverket etter FOA § 5-2 Unntak for del II. Del II anskaffelser gjelder ikke for kontrakter som a)Oppdragsgiveren bare kan inngå kontrakt med en bestemt leverandør i markedet. Innvendinger sendes oppdragsgiver i Mercell. Det gis en frist til mandag 29.11.2021 klokken 1200.
    location_id:

    1 results

    1. NO06
    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ADVISORY_NOTICE
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. ADVISORY_NOTICE
    2. PLANNING
    status:
    not reported by source
    issueDate:
    2021-11-19T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    not reported by source
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2021-11-19
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

  3. id:
    2021-336597
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      85a378918f7c90436242d6e1a12fd14c
      organization_id:
      936846777
      name:
      Vennesla kommune
    heading:
    Kjøp av eiendom
    description:
    Vennesla kommune har til intensjon å anskaffe lokaler til bruk for utvidelse av eksisterende legesenter og andre helse- og omsorgstjenester i tilknytning til eksisterende Helsehus i Sentrumsveien 41 i Vennesla kommune. Det vil bli gjennomført to typer anskaffelser: 1. Kjøp av to eierseksjoner i et råbygg, med tilhørende parkeringsplasser på bakkeplan og i parkeringsgarasje. Anslått samlet verdi 35750000.00 NOK. (det påløper ikke MVA på kjøp av eiendom) 2. Anskaffelse av ulike tjenester for å kunne avdele, ferdigstille og innrede eierseksjonene kjøpt som råbygg. Anslått verdi ekskl. MVA: 15000000.00 NOK. Dette vil bla omfatte: a. Arkitekttjenester b. Prosjektering c. Bygge- og anleggsarbeid Anskaffelsen nevnt under punkt 1 er en kontrakt om erverv av fast eiendom, unntatt fra regelverket for offentlige anskaffelser, jf. FOA § 2-4 bokstav a. Anskaffelsen(e) nevnt under punkt 2 er omfattet av regelverket for offentlige anskaffelser og vil bli kunngjort.
    location_id:

    No results.

    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ADVISORY_NOTICE
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. ADVISORY_NOTICE
    2. PLANNING
    status:
    not reported by source
    issueDate:
    2021-02-10T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    not reported by source
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2021-02-10
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

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