# CPV 33160000-9: Operating techniques

Official label (Regulation (EC) No 213/2008):

- EN: Operating techniques
- PT: Técnicas cirúrgicas
- ES: Técnicas operatorias
- FR: Techniques opératoires

In the tree:
- 33000000-0 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (https://trinta.ai/cpv/33000000)
- 33100000-1 Medical equipments (https://trinta.ai/cpv/33100000)

Beneath this code (9):
- 33161000-6 Electrosurgical unit
- 33162000-3 Operating theatre devices and instruments
- 33163000-0 Tent for medical use
- 33164000-7 Coelioscopy devices
- 33165000-4 Cryosurgical and cryotherapy devices
- 33166000-1 Dermatological devices
- 33167000-8 Surgical lights
- 33168000-5 Endoscopy, endosurgery devices
- 33169000-2 Surgical instruments

The busiest codes beneath this one, in Portugal:
- 33162100-4 Operating-theatre devices (https://trinta.ai/cpv/33162100): 17 contracts, €5.9m
- 33162200-5 Operating-theatre instruments (https://trinta.ai/cpv/33162200): 14 contracts, €398.6k
- 33164100-8 Colposcope (https://trinta.ai/cpv/33164100): 3 contracts, €52.9k
- 33168100-6 Endoscopes (https://trinta.ai/cpv/33168100): 3 contracts, €75.9k
- 33169400-6 Surgical containers (https://trinta.ai/cpv/33169400): 3 contracts, €26.8k
- 33167000-8 Surgical lights (https://trinta.ai/cpv/33167000): 2 contracts, €163.4k
- 33169100-3 Surgical laser (https://trinta.ai/cpv/33169100): 2 contracts, €140k

Portuguese market, January to July 2026: 400 contracts signed under this code, €44.3m contracted. Counted from the open contract register, all procedure types.
Competition, open procedures only (91 with a published bidder list): 10.8 bids on average, median 7, 5.5% drew a single bid. Direct awards excluded, because there the buyer chooses who bids. All divisions ranked: https://trinta.ai/procurement-statistics

Who buys under it in Portugal (by NIF, contracts in the period):
- Estado-Maior General das Forças Armadas (EMGFA) (600010180): 127
- Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E. P. E. (510103448): 61
- Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre O Douro e Vouga, E.P.E (508878462): 41
- Unidade Local de Saúde de Gaia/Espinho, EPE (508142156): 30

French market, January to July 2026: 118 marchés notified under this code, €572.6m in notified amounts (framework ceilings included). Counted from the DECP consolidated files, deduplicated, all procedure types.
Competition, competed procedures only (97 declaring their offers, marchés passed without competition excluded): median 38 offers, mean 24 (an allotted marché repeats the consultation total on each lot, so the median is the figure to quote), 8.2% drew a single offer. Method: https://trinta.ai/barometre

Who buys under it in France (by SIRET, marchés in the period):
- CENTRE HOSPITALIER REGIONAL UNIVERSITAIRE DE TOURS (CHRU TOURS) (26370018900222): 38
- GROUPEMENT COOPERATION SANITAIRE - UNION DES HOPITAUX POUR LES ACHATS (GCS UNI.H.A.) (13000222300043): 28
- RESEAU DES ACHETEURS HOSPITALIERS (RESAH) (13000501000033): 20
- CHU NANTES (CHU) (26440013600471): 16

Market: Healthcare (https://trinta.ai/tenders-by-sector/healthcare)

Source: https://trinta.ai/cpv/33160000 · All codes: https://trinta.ai/cpv