What is Forastro?
Forastro is a web service that tracks European public procurement for construction and engineering firms. It does two things: it finds public contracts that were just awarded, showing who won, what the contract was worth and how to reach the winner, so you can offer subcontracting; and it matches open tenders to your sectors, budget and regions and emails you before deadlines.
Is Forastro free to use?
Yes. Forastro is free while it is in early access. You create an account, describe your company once (sectors, countries, budget range) and the matching, awarded-contract leads and deadline alerts are included. A paid tier for the deeper intelligence features is planned for later; accounts created during early access are recorded as such.
Where does the tender data come from?
From official public procurement publications across Europe — the notices public buyers are legally required to issue, which Forastro collects as structured data, classifies by sector and refreshes daily. Nothing is scraped from third-party tender portals, and nothing is typed in by hand.
Which countries does Forastro cover?
Buyers in all 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as far as they publish on the European notice system. Each country has a public page listing its open tenders, and members filter by the countries they actually work in.
Which industries and sectors are covered?
Forastro is built for construction and the trades around it: civil engineering and road works, building construction, electrical works, plumbing and HVAC, scaffolding, demolition, shipbuilding, energy and utilities, environmental works and defence infrastructure. Notices are classified by their CPV procurement codes into these sectors so you can subscribe to the ones you serve.
How do I find out who won a public tender in Europe?
When an EU public contract is awarded, the buyer must publish a contract award notice naming the winning company and, usually, the awarded value. Forastro captures these award notices daily and turns them into a feed of recently awarded contracts in your sectors and countries. Members see the winner's name and the contact details the notice published, plus whether the contract is flagged as open to subcontracting.
How can a subcontractor find work on public construction contracts?
Most public works contracts are won by a main contractor who then subcontracts large parts of the job. The moment to approach them is right after the award, before the supply chain is fixed. Forastro shows you contracts awarded in the last weeks in your trade and region, who won them, and how to reach the winner, so you can offer your capacity while it still matters.
What does "open to subcontracting" mean on a notice?
Some award notices state whether the winning bidder intends to subcontract part of the contract. When the notice says so, Forastro marks the lead as open to subcontracting. A lead without the flag is not closed to subcontractors; the notice simply did not say either way.
Can a company from another EU country bid on a public tender?
In general, yes. Public contracts above the EU thresholds are open to businesses established anywhere in the EU and the wider European Economic Area, and the notice has to be published EU-wide for that reason. Buyers can still require local registrations, language or qualifications for the work itself, and those requirements are in the notice documents. Forastro members can open the full notice to check them.
How do deadline alerts work?
After you describe your company, Forastro matches new notices against your sectors, countries and budget range and emails you a digest, daily or weekly as you prefer, with the best-fitting open tenders and the ones closing soon. You can also save individual tenders to watch. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.
How is Forastro different from searching the official portals directly?
The official portals are complete and free, and you can always read a notice there. What they do not do is tell you which of the thousands of notices published every day fit your trade and region, alert you before deadlines, or turn award notices into a list of contractors to contact. Forastro adds the classification, matching, alerts and the subcontracting angle on top of the official data, in one place instead of one portal per country.
Where is my data stored?
Forastro runs on servers in Nuremberg, Germany, and emails are sent from an EU region. The privacy policy lists every processor involved and the rights you have over your data.
How do I contact Forastro?
Email info@forastro.eu. Questions about coverage, data or partnerships are welcome.