# Netherlands Tenders (npm · @pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders)

Netherlands TenderNed MCP — Dutch government public procurement notices (keyless).

- Trust score: 82/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `gateway.pipeworx.io`: 77/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders/netherlands-tenders-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders/netherlands-tenders-mcp)
- npm · `@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders`: 82/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders/pipeworx-mcp-netherlands-tenders.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders/pipeworx-mcp-netherlands-tenders)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders`
- Version: `0.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to pipeworx-io/mcp-netherlands-tenders).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 1 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 62/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 953 tokens (~317/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Netherlands Tenders MCP server?

Netherlands Tenders runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders --command npx --arg -y --arg @pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders -t stdio -c npx -a -y @pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-05 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-04 (score 81, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-11-03 (score 66, −13)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.17
- [functional] Package version: 0.2.0 → 0.2.1

### 2026-10-30 (score 79, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-29 (score 79)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `nl_tender_search` (~482 tokens)

Search Dutch government public-procurement notices on TenderNed, the official national tender platform of the Netherlands. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for Dutch public tenders / aanbestedingen, contract notices, contract awards (gegunde opdrachten), market consultations, and rectifications. Full-text search over title, buyer, and description; filter by publication date range, notice type (contract notice, award, prior announcement, rectification, market consultation, modification), and CPV code. Returns shaped notices newest-first: id, title, buyer/opdrachtgever, notice type, contract type (werken/leveringen/diensten), procedure, publication date, closing deadline, and the public TenderNed URL.

Input parameters:

- `cpv_code` (string): CPV procurement-category code in full format with check digit, e.g. "48000000-8" (software), "45000000-7" (construction), "72000000-5" (IT services). Omit for all categories.
- `date_from` (string): Earliest publication date to include, YYYY-MM-DD, e.g. "2026-01-01". Omit for all time.
- `date_to` (string): Latest publication date to include, YYYY-MM-DD, e.g. "2026-07-19". Omit for up to today.
- `limit` (number|string): Number of notices to return (1-50). Default 10.
- `notice_type` (string): Filter by notice type. Accepts a TenderNed code or a plain word: "AAO"/"contract notice"/"tender", "AGO"/"award"/"gegund", "VAK"/"prior", "REC"/"rectification", "MAC"/"market consultation", "AAW"/"mo…
- `order` (string): "newest" (default) returns most recently published first; "relevance" ranks by match quality against the query.
- `page` (number|string): Zero-based results page for pagination. Default 0.
- `query` (string): Free-text search over notice title, buyer, and description (Dutch works best), e.g. "software", "ICT diensten", "wegenonderhoud", "catering". Omit to list all notices in the date range.

### `nl_tender_detail` (~155 tokens)

Fetch one Dutch public-procurement notice from TenderNed (Netherlands government tender platform) by its publication id, e.g. "433909". Returns the full shaped aanbesteding notice: title, buyer/opdrachtgever, complete description, notice type, procedure, legal framework, national/European scope, CPV codes with Dutch labels, NUTS region codes, keywords, award status (gegund), related publications, official PDF link, and the public TenderNed URL. Use the id from nl_tender_search or nl_tender_recent results.

Input parameters:

- `publication_id` (string|number, required): TenderNed publication id (publicatieId), e.g. "433909" or 433910.

### `nl_tender_recent` (~260 tokens)

List the latest Dutch government tenders and contract awards published on TenderNed (Netherlands public procurement / aanbestedingen platform) in the last N days. Great for monitoring new Dutch contract notices, fresh award announcements (gegunde opdrachten), and upcoming bid deadlines. Optionally filter to one notice type (contract notice, award, prior announcement, rectification, market consultation, modification). Returns shaped notices newest-first with id, title, buyer, closing deadline, days until closing, and TenderNed URL.

Input parameters:

- `days` (number|string): Lookback window in days (1-90). Default 7 — notices published in the last week.
- `limit` (number|string): Number of notices to return (1-50). Default 10.
- `notice_type` (string): Filter by notice type. Accepts a TenderNed code or a plain word: "AAO"/"contract notice"/"tender", "AGO"/"award"/"gegund", "VAK"/"prior", "REC"/"rectification", "MAC"/"market consultation", "AAW"/"mo…
- `page` (number|string): Zero-based results page for pagination. Default 0.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders/pipeworx-mcp-netherlands-tenders#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 82
- 2026-11-04: 81
- 2026-11-03: 66
- 2026-11-02: 79
- 2026-11-01: 79
- 2026-10-31: 79
- 2026-10-30: 79
- 2026-10-29: 79

## Common questions

### What is the Netherlands Tenders MCP server?

Netherlands Tenders is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pipeworx-io/netherlands-tenders. Netherlands TenderNed MCP, Dutch government public procurement notices (keyless). This page covers its npm package (@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders).

### Is the Netherlands Tenders MCP server safe to use?

Netherlands Tenders scores 82 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Netherlands Tenders MCP server expose?

Netherlands Tenders exposes 3 tools: nl_tender_search, nl_tender_detail, nl_tender_recent. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 897 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Netherlands Tenders MCP server still maintained?

Netherlands Tenders is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Netherlands Tenders MCP server under?

Netherlands Tenders declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@pipeworx/mcp-netherlands-tenders
- Repository: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-netherlands-tenders
- Website: https://pipeworx.io/packs/netherlands-tenders
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders/pipeworx-mcp-netherlands-tenders.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders/pipeworx-mcp-netherlands-tenders.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-netherlands-tenders/pipeworx-mcp-netherlands-tenders