Single-bid tenders in Estonia
32.5% of the 5,091 lots Estonia 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 2. 12 countries leave more undisputed.
Data: TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested
By CPV division in Estonia
The 20 divisions carrying at least 30 Estonia lots, computed on that country's lots alone.
| CPV | Division | Single bid | Lots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | 59.4% | 74 |
| 50 | Repair and maintenance services | 58.5% | 210 |
| 73 | Research and development services and related consultancy services | 45.4% | 55 |
| 33 | Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products | 42.0% | 2,157 |
| 24 | Chemical products | 41.4% | 41 |
| 48 | Software package and information systems | 37.7% | 53 |
| 32 | Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment | 29.0% | 31 |
| 39 | Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products | 28.5% | 70 |
| 72 | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 27.2% | 158 |
| 34 | Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation | 27.1% | 103 |
| 66 | Financial and insurance services | 24.2% | 33 |
| 30 | Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages | 23.8% | 42 |
| 31 | Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting | 19.2% | 57 |
| 15 | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products | 15.0% | 100 |
| 90 | Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services | 13.6% | 169 |
| 09 | Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy | 12.7% | 55 |
| 79 | Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security | 12.1% | 66 |
| 77 | Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services | 7.7% | 309 |
| 71 | Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | 5.7% | 174 |
| 45 | Construction work | 1.7% | 117 |
Code by code in Estonia
The 25 CPV codes carrying at least 30 Estonia lots from a notice that named exactly one code. Each opens its page in the CPV tree.
| Code | Description | Single bid | Lots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33692000 | Medical solutions | 76.1% | 42 |
| 48900000 | Miscellaneous software package and computer systems | 52.7% | 36 |
| 33100000 | Medical equipments | 49.1% | 114 |
| 50112300 | Car-washing and similar services | 48.4% | 33 |
| 33696000 | Reagents and contrast media | 46.6% | 75 |
| 33661000 | Medicinal products for the nervous system | 44.9% | 89 |
| 33622000 | Medicinal products for the cardiovascular system | 44.7% | 76 |
| 33600000 | Pharmaceutical products | 44.6% | 390 |
| 33632000 | Medicinal products for the musculo-skeletal system | 43.1% | 44 |
| 33141000 | Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables | 33.8% | 236 |
| 33700000 | Personal care products | 32.5% | 43 |
| 77312100 | Weed-killing services | 31.4% | 54 |
| 33141100 | Dressings; clip, suture, ligature supplies | 30.0% | 30 |
| 33661500 | Psycholeptics | 28.0% | 57 |
| 33141110 | Dressings | 27.8% | 61 |
| 33140000 | Medical consumables | 23.0% | 39 |
| 90620000 | Snow-clearing services | 22.8% | 70 |
| 73300000 | Design and execution of research and development | 21.8% | 32 |
| 72200000 | Software programming and consultancy services | 21.2% | 33 |
| 33184500 | Coronary endoprostheses | 19.0% | 105 |
| 77314000 | Grounds maintenance services | 13.3% | 30 |
| 33141800 | Dental consumables | 1.4% | 70 |
| 71520000 | Construction supervision services | 0.0% | 64 |
| 77230000 | Services incidental to forestry | 0.0% | 50 |
| 45112320 | Land-reclamation work | 0.0% | 60 |
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 Estonia 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 Estonia 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.
Frequently asked questions
01What share of public tenders in Estonia receives only one bid?
32.5% of the 5,091 lots Estonia awarded through the EU Official Journal between January and July 2026 received exactly one tender. The median lot drew 2 and the mean was 3.4. That is below the European 35.9% and ranks 15 of 34 countries. Counted on eForms BT-759, the submission count every contract award notice must carry.
02Which sectors get the fewest bids in Estonia?
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses): 59.4% of 74 lots. Repair and maintenance services: 58.5% of 210 lots. Research and development services and related consultancy services: 45.4% of 55 lots. Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: 42.0% of 2,157 lots. Chemical products: 41.4% of 41 lots. Software package and information systems: 37.7% of 53 lots. Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment: 29.0% of 31 lots. Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products: 28.5% of 70 lots. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support: 27.2% of 158 lots. Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation: 27.1% of 103 lots.
03Which CPV codes are least contested in Estonia?
33692000 Medical solutions: 76.1% of 42 lots. 48900000 Miscellaneous software package and computer systems: 52.7% of 36 lots. 33100000 Medical equipments: 49.1% of 114 lots. 50112300 Car-washing and similar services: 48.4% of 33 lots. 33696000 Reagents and contrast media: 46.6% of 75 lots. 33661000 Medicinal products for the nervous system: 44.9% of 89 lots. 33622000 Medicinal products for the cardiovascular system: 44.7% of 76 lots. 33600000 Pharmaceutical products: 44.6% of 390 lots. 33632000 Medicinal products for the musculo-skeletal system: 43.1% of 44 lots. 33141000 Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables: 33.8% of 236 lots.
How to cite
TRINTA, "Single-bid public tenders in Estonia", TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested 8 September 2026, https://trinta.ai/single-bid-europe/estonia (accessed [date]).