Reference
Every CPV code, explorable.
The Common Procurement Vocabulary is the classification every EU tender carries: 9,440 codes from Regulation 213/2008, mandatory on European notices since 2008. Each code here has its own page with the official label in English, Portuguese, Spanish and French, its place in the tree, and the codes beneath it. Search by word or by number.
Counted from Portugal's open contract register, January to August 2026. Each row is the deepest code carrying data, so the division that merely contains it is not competing with it for a place here.
The share of open procedures that drew one bid and no other, across the 289 codes with at least 30 of them. A high share means less competition, not more. Direct awards are excluded, because there the buyer chooses who bids.
Counted from the données essentielles de la commande publique, January to July 2026, after deduplication. Amounts are notified amounts, framework ceilings included. Each row is the deepest code carrying data.
The share of competed marchés that drew one offer and no other, across the 900 codes with at least 30 of them. Marchés passed without publicity or competition are excluded, because there a single offer is the design of the procedure. A high share means less competition, not more.
How the tree works
A CPV code has eight significant digits and a check digit. The first two digits name the division, the third the group, the fourth the class, the fifth the category, and the remaining digits refine further. Buyers tag notices with the codes that describe what they are buying, which is why the right code is how a supplier gets found, and the wrong one is how a tender goes unseen. TRINTA's radar reads notices across every code and scores them against what a company actually sells, so a mis-tagged tender still surfaces when the text fits.
Source: Regulation (EC) No 213/2008, CPV 2008 table via ted.europa.eu. Labels are the official text, unedited.
The questions the code-level market answers
- Which sectors of public procurement have the least competition?
- How often does a public tender receive only one bid?
- Which countries publish enough data to measure tender competition?
- Em que setores há menos concorrência nos concursos públicos portugueses?
- Que percentagem dos concursos públicos em Portugal recebe uma única proposta?
- Dans quels secteurs la concurrence est-elle la plus faible en France ?
- Combien d'offres reçoit un marché public en France ?