Single-bid tenders in Bulgaria
46.7% of the 13,222 lots Bulgaria awarded through the EU Official Journal (TED) from January to July 2026 received one tender and no other, above the European 35.9%. The median lot drew 2. 3 countries leave more undisputed.
Data: TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested
By CPV division in Bulgaria
The 32 divisions carrying at least 30 Bulgaria lots, computed on that country's lots alone.
| CPV | Division | Single bid | Lots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Collected and purified water | 100.0% | 44 |
| 92 | Recreational, cultural and sporting services | 97.3% | 76 |
| 70 | Real estate services | 96.6% | 30 |
| 22 | Printed matter and related products | 77.1% | 83 |
| 64 | Postal and telecommunications services | 71.1% | 59 |
| 72 | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 67.4% | 209 |
| 60 | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | 64.4% | 177 |
| 09 | Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy | 63.3% | 568 |
| 50 | Repair and maintenance services | 61.7% | 636 |
| 90 | Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services | 59.6% | 253 |
| 55 | Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services | 57.1% | 56 |
| 38 | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | 55.3% | 282 |
| 33 | Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products | 52.1% | 4,181 |
| 66 | Financial and insurance services | 51.0% | 98 |
| 34 | Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation | 50.5% | 493 |
| 42 | Industrial machinery | 49.4% | 186 |
| 48 | Software package and information systems | 46.3% | 82 |
| 24 | Chemical products | 45.3% | 86 |
| 18 | Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories | 43.8% | 73 |
| 71 | Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | 41.0% | 1,182 |
| 44 | Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) | 40.3% | 181 |
| 32 | Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment | 38.9% | 59 |
| 03 | Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products | 38.2% | 34 |
| 45 | Construction work | 35.8% | 929 |
| 79 | Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security | 34.0% | 326 |
| 35 | Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 32.7% | 55 |
| 30 | Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages | 30.7% | 484 |
| 98 | Other community, social and personal services | 27.2% | 33 |
| 77 | Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services | 26.3% | 110 |
| 39 | Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products | 24.5% | 351 |
| 15 | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products | 23.6% | 360 |
| 31 | Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting | 18.1% | 226 |
Code by code in Bulgaria
The 53 CPV codes carrying at least 30 Bulgaria lots from a notice that named exactly one code. Each opens its page in the CPV tree.
| Code | Description | Single bid | Lots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09123000 | Natural gas | 100.0% | 74 |
| 09323000 | District heating | 100.0% | 35 |
| 41110000 | Drinking water | 100.0% | 40 |
| 92210000 | Radio services | 100.0% | 34 |
| 22112000 | Textbooks | 100.0% | 54 |
| 30197644 | Xerographic paper | 98.1% | 53 |
| 33190000 | Miscellaneous medical devices and products | 93.3% | 45 |
| 09100000 | Fuels | 92.4% | 119 |
| 90620000 | Snow-clearing services | 90.5% | 53 |
| 33100000 | Medical equipments | 88.1% | 194 |
| 60112000 | Public road transport services | 82.8% | 64 |
| 60130000 | Special-purpose road passenger-transport services | 81.8% | 55 |
| 50000000 | Repair and maintenance services | 79.4% | 39 |
| 50400000 | Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment | 78.7% | 273 |
| 33141000 | Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables | 75.6% | 123 |
| 50100000 | Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment | 70.6% | 58 |
| 72000000 | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 69.6% | 79 |
| 45240000 | Construction work for water projects | 60.0% | 40 |
| 33694000 | Diagnostic agents | 59.5% | 42 |
| 71000000 | Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | 58.1% | 55 |
| 71200000 | Architectural and related services | 57.5% | 33 |
| 38000000 | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | 53.7% | 147 |
| 71530000 | Construction consultancy services | 53.5% | 84 |
| 45211340 | Multi-dwelling buildings construction work | 51.3% | 37 |
| 34100000 | Motor vehicles | 50.0% | 88 |
| 33140000 | Medical consumables | 49.3% | 866 |
| 33600000 | Pharmaceutical products | 49.2% | 1,659 |
| 66510000 | Insurance services | 46.6% | 60 |
| 71320000 | Engineering design services | 44.9% | 89 |
| 33696500 | Laboratory reagents | 42.2% | 412 |
| 34110000 | Passenger cars | 38.2% | 47 |
| 48000000 | Software package and information systems | 37.1% | 35 |
| 45000000 | Construction work | 36.8% | 385 |
| 71521000 | Construction-site supervision services | 34.1% | 299 |
| 30200000 | Computer equipment and supplies | 33.3% | 75 |
| 24455000 | Disinfectants | 32.2% | 31 |
| 34300000 | Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines | 31.7% | 41 |
| 33000000 | Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products | 30.6% | 189 |
| 34144900 | Electric vehicles | 30.0% | 30 |
| 45233120 | Road construction works | 29.7% | 37 |
| 45200000 | Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work | 27.2% | 44 |
| 30125100 | Toner cartridges | 26.6% | 45 |
| 30000000 | Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages | 26.5% | 49 |
| 33690000 | Various medicinal products | 26.1% | 42 |
| 71520000 | Construction supervision services | 25.0% | 208 |
| 79420000 | Management-related services | 23.3% | 60 |
| 39000000 | Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products | 20.7% | 77 |
| 39100000 | Furniture | 20.4% | 44 |
| 15000000 | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products | 13.7% | 58 |
| 79711000 | Alarm-monitoring services | 8.5% | 47 |
| 09310000 | Electricity | 6.3% | 188 |
| 50531100 | Repair and maintenance services of boilers | 1.5% | 64 |
| 30190000 | Various office equipment and supplies | 0.0% | 33 |
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 Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria 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 Bulgarian: Обществени поръчки с една оферта в България.
Frequently asked questions
01What share of public tenders in Bulgaria receives only one bid?
46.7% of the 13,222 lots Bulgaria awarded through the EU Official Journal between January and July 2026 received exactly one tender. The median lot drew 2 and the mean was 2.9. That is above the European 35.9% and ranks 5 of 34 countries. Counted on eForms BT-759, the submission count every contract award notice must carry.
02Which sectors get the fewest bids in Bulgaria?
Collected and purified water: 100.0% of 44 lots. Recreational, cultural and sporting services: 97.3% of 76 lots. Real estate services: 96.6% of 30 lots. Printed matter and related products: 77.1% of 83 lots. Postal and telecommunications services: 71.1% of 59 lots. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support: 67.4% of 209 lots. Transport services (excl. Waste transport): 64.4% of 177 lots. Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy: 63.3% of 568 lots. Repair and maintenance services: 61.7% of 636 lots. Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services: 59.6% of 253 lots.
03Which CPV codes are least contested in Bulgaria?
09123000 Natural gas: 100.0% of 74 lots. 09323000 District heating: 100.0% of 35 lots. 41110000 Drinking water: 100.0% of 40 lots. 92210000 Radio services: 100.0% of 34 lots. 22112000 Textbooks: 100.0% of 54 lots. 30197644 Xerographic paper: 98.1% of 53 lots. 33190000 Miscellaneous medical devices and products: 93.3% of 45 lots. 09100000 Fuels: 92.4% of 119 lots. 90620000 Snow-clearing services: 90.5% of 53 lots. 33100000 Medical equipments: 88.1% of 194 lots.
How to cite
TRINTA, "Single-bid public tenders in Bulgaria", TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested 8 September 2026, https://trinta.ai/single-bid-europe/bulgaria (accessed [date]).