Single-bid tenders in Belgium
25.3% of the 5,780 lots Belgium awarded through the EU Official Journal (TED) from January to July 2026 received one tender and no other, below the European 35.9%. The median lot drew 3. 16 countries leave more undisputed.
Data: TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested
By CPV division in Belgium
The 27 divisions carrying at least 30 Belgium lots, computed on that country's lots alone.
| CPV | Division | Single bid | Lots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | 49.2% | 140 |
| 35 | Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 44.4% | 54 |
| 66 | Financial and insurance services | 42.5% | 261 |
| 30 | Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages | 41.0% | 56 |
| 42 | Industrial machinery | 40.6% | 64 |
| 50 | Repair and maintenance services | 40.1% | 214 |
| 64 | Postal and telecommunications services | 38.7% | 31 |
| 44 | Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) | 36.7% | 106 |
| 34 | Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation | 33.8% | 198 |
| 48 | Software package and information systems | 32.6% | 101 |
| 77 | Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services | 29.3% | 279 |
| 72 | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 28.6% | 255 |
| 60 | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | 28.1% | 96 |
| 80 | Education and training services | 24.5% | 57 |
| 98 | Other community, social and personal services | 23.0% | 39 |
| 15 | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products | 22.7% | 237 |
| 33 | Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products | 22.1% | 627 |
| 22 | Printed matter and related products | 20.5% | 34 |
| 31 | Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting | 18.7% | 64 |
| 32 | Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment | 18.1% | 44 |
| 39 | Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products | 17.7% | 186 |
| 18 | Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories | 16.8% | 101 |
| 79 | Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security | 16.2% | 240 |
| 09 | Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy | 15.7% | 70 |
| 90 | Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services | 15.6% | 595 |
| 45 | Construction work | 12.2% | 359 |
| 71 | Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | 9.9% | 292 |
Code by code in Belgium
The 20 CPV codes carrying at least 30 Belgium lots from a notice that named exactly one code. Each opens its page in the CPV tree.
| Code | Description | Single bid | Lots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50000000 | Repair and maintenance services | 53.3% | 45 |
| 66510000 | Insurance services | 51.6% | 149 |
| 38000000 | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | 48.2% | 56 |
| 33690000 | Various medicinal products | 38.5% | 57 |
| 66000000 | Financial and insurance services | 29.5% | 44 |
| 33600000 | Pharmaceutical products | 29.4% | 95 |
| 48000000 | Software package and information systems | 29.3% | 58 |
| 77310000 | Planting and maintenance services of green areas | 25.0% | 144 |
| 90512000 | Refuse transport services | 25.0% | 32 |
| 18100000 | Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories | 20.0% | 50 |
| 90510000 | Refuse disposal and treatment | 19.6% | 56 |
| 72000000 | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 17.6% | 164 |
| 45000000 | Construction work | 15.5% | 103 |
| 33000000 | Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products | 12.8% | 39 |
| 71000000 | Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | 10.1% | 59 |
| 33140000 | Medical consumables | 7.6% | 65 |
| 90620000 | Snow-clearing services | 7.6% | 78 |
| 90000000 | Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services | 3.2% | 31 |
| 39100000 | Furniture | 3.2% | 31 |
| 90513000 | Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services | 0.0% | 44 |
How this is counted
The source is TED, the EU Official Journal, and the field is eForms BT-759, the count of submissions received, which every contract award notice must carry. Only the BT-760 total is read, never the electronic, SME or non-EEA subsets, because they overlap. The unit is the lot and not the notice: a notice can award many lots and each is a contract bid for on its own. A division or code appears only above 30 Belgium lots, and a notice counts towards a division only when all its CPV codes sit in one and towards a code only when it carries exactly one, because the CPV array does not line up with the lots. TED carries procurement above the EU thresholds, so this is the large end of the Belgium market and not the whole of it. Harvested 2026-09-08. The European table and the whole aggregate as one file carry the same numbers.
The same reading in Dutch: Aanbestedingen met één inschrijving in België.
Frequently asked questions
01What share of public tenders in Belgium receives only one bid?
25.3% of the 5,780 lots Belgium awarded through the EU Official Journal between January and July 2026 received exactly one tender. The median lot drew 3 and the mean was 3.3. That is below the European 35.9% and ranks 21 of 34 countries. Counted on eForms BT-759, the submission count every contract award notice must carry.
02Which sectors get the fewest bids in Belgium?
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses): 49.2% of 140 lots. Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment: 44.4% of 54 lots. Financial and insurance services: 42.5% of 261 lots. Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages: 41.0% of 56 lots. Industrial machinery: 40.6% of 64 lots. Repair and maintenance services: 40.1% of 214 lots. Postal and telecommunications services: 38.7% of 31 lots. Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus): 36.7% of 106 lots. Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation: 33.8% of 198 lots. Software package and information systems: 32.6% of 101 lots.
03Which CPV codes are least contested in Belgium?
50000000 Repair and maintenance services: 53.3% of 45 lots. 66510000 Insurance services: 51.6% of 149 lots. 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses): 48.2% of 56 lots. 33690000 Various medicinal products: 38.5% of 57 lots. 66000000 Financial and insurance services: 29.5% of 44 lots. 33600000 Pharmaceutical products: 29.4% of 95 lots. 48000000 Software package and information systems: 29.3% of 58 lots. 77310000 Planting and maintenance services of green areas: 25.0% of 144 lots. 90512000 Refuse transport services: 25.0% of 32 lots. 18100000 Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories: 20.0% of 50 lots.
How to cite
TRINTA, "Single-bid public tenders in Belgium", TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested 8 September 2026, https://trinta.ai/single-bid-europe/belgium (accessed [date]).