fix: clean Apply Now URLs and disable TED demo scraper

- Strip tracking query params from find_tender URLs (?origin=SearchResults)
- Disable TED EU scraper (requires browser automation, was using demo data)
- Update 220 find_tender database records with clean URLs
- Delete 4 TED demo records from database
- Add URL_FIX_SUMMARY.md documentation

All 615 tenders now have direct links to tender detail pages.
Fixes Apply Now button UX issue.

URL_FIX_SUMMARY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# TenderRadar Apply Now Button - Fix Complete
+
+**Date:** 2026-02-15  
+**Status:** ✅ FIXED
+
+## Summary
+
+Fixed "Apply Now" button URLs for 615 tenders across 5 data sources. All URLs now link directly to tender detail pages instead of search portals.
+
+## Changes Made
+
+### 1. Find a Tender (220 tenders)
+- **Fixed:** Removed tracking query parameters from URLs
+- **Before:** `https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013656-2026?origin=SearchResults&p=1`
+- **After:** `https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013656-2026`
+- **Files:** `scrapers/find-tender.js`, database updated
+
+### 2. TED EU (4 demo records)
+- **Fixed:** Disabled scraper using hardcoded demo data
+- **Status:** Requires browser automation (Playwright/Puppeteer)
+- **Action:** Deleted 4 demo records, documented for future
+- **Files:** `scrapers/ted-eu.js` rewritten with documentation
+
+### 3. Other Sources (Already Working)
+These were already correct - no changes needed:
+- contracts_finder (364 tenders)
+- etendersni (11 tenders)
+- pcs_scotland (10 tenders)
+- sell2wales (10 tenders)
+
+## Database State After Fix
+
+Total tenders: 615  
+All URLs validated: ✅  
+No broken URLs: ✅  
+No tracking parameters (except legitimate notice IDs): ✅
+
+## Files Modified
+
+1. `scrapers/find-tender.js` - Strip query params
+2. `scrapers/ted-eu.js` - Disabled with documentation
+3. Database - 220 find_tender records cleaned, 4 TED records deleted
+
+## Backups Created
+
+- `scrapers/find-tender.js.bak`
+
+## Testing Completed
+
+✅ Verified all source URL patterns  
+✅ Checked for invalid/broken URLs  
+✅ Confirmed query parameters removed from find_tender  
+✅ Validated notice IDs in other sources
+
+## Result
+
+Users clicking "Apply Now" will now land directly on tender detail pages for all 615 active tenders.

scrapers/find-tender.js

@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ async function scrapeTenders() {
           const titleLink = element.find('.search-result-header a').first();
           const title = titleLink.text().trim();
           const rawHref = titleLink.attr('href') || '';
-          const noticeUrl = rawHref.startsWith('http') ? rawHref : 'https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk' + rawHref;
+          const rawUrl = rawHref.startsWith("http") ? rawHref : "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk" + rawHref;
+          // Strip query parameters to get clean notice URL
+          const noticeUrl = rawUrl.split("?")[0];
           
           // Extract source ID from URL
-          const urlMatch = noticeUrl.match(/\/([A-Z0-9-]+)$/);
+          const urlMatch = noticeUrl.match(/\/Notice\/([A-Z0-9-]+)/);
           const sourceId = urlMatch ? urlMatch[1] : noticeUrl;
           
           const authority = element.find('.search-result-sub-header').text().trim();

scrapers/ted-eu.js

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
-import { classifySector } from './classify-sector.js';
 import pg from 'pg';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 
@@ -9,189 +7,28 @@ const pool = new pg.Pool({
   connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL || 'postgresql://tenderpilot:tenderpilot123@localhost:5432/tenderpilot'
 });
 
-// Rate limiting
+/**
-const delay = (ms) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+ * TED EU Scraper - DISABLED
-
+ * 
-// Sample UK-relevant tender data for testing
+ * The TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) website uses JavaScript rendering,
-// In production, this would come from the TED API or web scraping
+ * which requires browser automation (Playwright/Puppeteer) to scrape effectively.
-const SAMPLE_TENDERS = [
+ * 
-  {
+ * For now, TED tenders are not included in TenderRadar.
-    title: 'Supply of office equipment and supplies - UK Procurement',
+ * 
-    description: 'UK Government Procurement: Supply of office equipment and supplies for government offices',
+ * TODO: Implement with Playwright when needed
-    authority: 'UK Government Procurement Service',
+ * API endpoint: https://api.ted.europa.eu/v3/notices/search (requires POST)
-    value: 150000,
+ * Browser scraping: https://ted.europa.eu/en/search/result?placeOfPerformanceCountry=GBR
-    published: new Date(Date.now() - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
+ */
-    deadline: new Date(Date.now() + 14 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    location: 'United Kingdom',
-  },
-  {
-    title: 'IT Infrastructure Services - UK NHS Trust',
-    description: 'UK NHS Trust seeks IT infrastructure and support services for healthcare delivery',
-    authority: 'National Health Service Trust',
-    value: 500000,
-    published: new Date(Date.now() - 5 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    deadline: new Date(Date.now() + 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    location: 'United Kingdom',
-  },
-  {
-    title: 'Transport Services for Local Authority',
-    description: 'UK Local Authority procurement of transport and logistics services',
-    authority: 'Local Authority Transport',
-    value: 250000,
-    published: new Date(Date.now() - 3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    deadline: new Date(Date.now() + 21 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    location: 'United Kingdom',
-  },
-  {
-    title: 'Construction Services - University Campus Expansion',
-    description: 'UK University seeks construction services for campus expansion project',
-    authority: 'Russell Group University',
-    value: 2500000,
-    published: new Date(Date.now() - 10 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    deadline: new Date(Date.now() + 60 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    location: 'United Kingdom',
-  },
-];
 
 async function scrapeTenders() {
-  try {
+  console.log('[TED EU] Scraper disabled - requires browser automation');
-    console.log(`[${new Date().toISOString()}] Starting TED EU scrape...`);
+  console.log('[TED EU] To enable: implement Playwright/Puppeteer scraping');
-    
+  await pool.end();
-    let insertedCount = 0;
+  return;
-    
-    // Attempt to fetch from TED API
-    // Note: The current TED web interface is JavaScript-rendered,
-    // so we'd need either headless browser (Puppeteer/Playwright) or the API to work
-    try {
-      const tedApiUrl = 'https://ted.europa.eu/api/v3.0/notices/search';
-      const params = {
-        country: 'GB',
-        limit: 100,
-        offset: 0,
-        sort: 'date_pub:desc'
-      };
-      
-      console.log(`Attempting to fetch from TED API: ${tedApiUrl}`);
-      const response = await axios.get(tedApiUrl, {
-        params,
-        timeout: 30000,
-        headers: {
-          'User-Agent': 'TenderRadar/1.0 (UK Public Procurement Aggregator; contact@tenderradar.co.uk)'
-        }
-      });
-      
-      console.log(`TED API returned ${response.data.notices?.length || 0} tenders`);
-      
-      if (response.data.notices && Array.isArray(response.data.notices)) {
-        for (const notice of response.data.notices) {
-          try {
-            const title = notice.title || 'Untitled';
-            const description = notice.description || notice.title || '';
-            const authority = notice.buyer_name || 'Unknown Authority';
-            const deadline = notice.deadline_date || null;
-            const publishedDate = notice.publication_date || new Date().toISOString();
-            const sourceId = `TED-${notice.id || encodeURIComponent(title).substring(0, 50)}`;
-            const valueLow = notice.estimated_value || null;
-            const location = notice.place_of_performance || 'United Kingdom';
-            const noticeUrl = `https://ted.europa.eu/Notice/${notice.id || sourceId}`;
-            
-            // Only insert if published within last 90 days
-            const publishDate = new Date(publishedDate);
-            const ninetyDaysAgo = new Date();
-            ninetyDaysAgo.setDate(ninetyDaysAgo.getDate() - 90);
-            
-            if (publishDate < ninetyDaysAgo) {
-              continue;
-            }
-            
-            await pool.query(
-              `INSERT INTO tenders (
-                source, source_id, title, description, summary, cpv_codes,
-                value_low, value_high, currency, published_date, deadline,
-                authority_name, authority_type, location, documents_url, notice_url, status, sector
-              ) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18)
-               ON CONFLICT (source_id) DO NOTHING`,
-              [
-                'ted_eu',
-                sourceId,
-                title.substring(0, 500),
-                description.substring(0, 5000),
-                description.substring(0, 500),
-                notice.cpv_codes || [],
-                valueLow,
-                valueLow,
-                'EUR',
-                publishedDate,
-                deadline,
-                authority.substring(0, 255),
-                'government',
-                location.substring(0, 255),
-                '',
-                noticeUrl,
-                deadline && new Date(deadline) > new Date() ? 'open' : 'closed',
-                classifySector(title, description, authority)
-              ]
-            );
-            insertedCount++;
-          } catch (e) {
-            console.error('Error inserting tender:', e.message);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (apiError) {
-      console.warn(`TED API not available: ${apiError.message}`);
-      console.log('Falling back to sample data for demonstration...');
-      
-      // Fallback: use sample data for demonstration
-      for (const tender of SAMPLE_TENDERS) {
-        try {
-          const sourceId = `TED-DEMO-${encodeURIComponent(tender.title).substring(0, 40)}`;
-          
-          const result = await pool.query(
-            `INSERT INTO tenders (
-              source, source_id, title, description, summary, cpv_codes,
-              value_low, value_high, currency, published_date, deadline,
-              authority_name, authority_type, location, documents_url, notice_url, status, sector
-            ) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18)
-             ON CONFLICT (source_id) DO NOTHING
-             RETURNING id`,
-            [
-              'ted_eu',
-              sourceId,
-              tender.title.substring(0, 500),
-              tender.description.substring(0, 5000),
-              tender.description.substring(0, 500),
-              [],
-              tender.value,
-              tender.value,
-              'GBP',
-              tender.published,
-              tender.deadline,
-              tender.authority.substring(0, 255),
-              'government',
-              tender.location.substring(0, 255),
-              '',
-              `https://ted.europa.eu/Notice/${sourceId}`,
-              'open',
-              classifySector(tender.title, tender.description, tender.authority)
-            ]
-          );
-          
-          if (result.rowCount > 0) {
-            insertedCount++;
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error('Error inserting sample tender:', e.message);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    
-    console.log(`[${new Date().toISOString()}] TED EU scrape complete. Inserted/updated ${insertedCount} tenders`);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error scraping TED:', error.message);
-  } finally {
-    await pool.end();
-  }
 }
 
-scrapeTenders();
+if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
+  scrapeTenders();
+}
+
+export { scrapeTenders };