Single-bid tenders in Norway
19.5% of the 1,435 lots Norway 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. 22 countries leave more undisputed.
Data: TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested
By CPV division in Norway
The 8 divisions carrying at least 30 Norway lots, computed on that country's lots alone.
| CPV | Division | Single bid | Lots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services | 38.4% | 130 |
| 34 | Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation | 25.0% | 48 |
| 38 | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | 23.8% | 42 |
| 72 | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 16.2% | 37 |
| 33 | Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products | 10.8% | 46 |
| 79 | Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security | 9.5% | 63 |
| 71 | Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | 2.8% | 71 |
| 45 | Construction work | 1.2% | 77 |
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 Norway 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 Norway 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.
How to find and bid for these tenders, in Norwegian: Offentlige anbud i Norge: slik finner du konkurransene og leverer tilbud.
Frequently asked questions
01What share of public tenders in Norway receives only one bid?
19.5% of the 1,435 lots Norway awarded through the EU Official Journal between January and July 2026 received exactly one tender. The median lot drew 3 and the mean was 4. That is below the European 35.9% and ranks 28 of 34 countries. Counted on eForms BT-759, the submission count every contract award notice must carry.
02Which sectors get the fewest bids in Norway?
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services: 38.4% of 130 lots. Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation: 25.0% of 48 lots. Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses): 23.8% of 42 lots. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support: 16.2% of 37 lots. Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: 10.8% of 46 lots. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security: 9.5% of 63 lots. Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services: 2.8% of 71 lots. Construction work: 1.2% of 77 lots.
How to cite
TRINTA, "Single-bid public tenders in Norway", TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested 8 September 2026, https://trinta.ai/single-bid-europe/norway (accessed [date]).