EU Official Journal · Sweden · January to July 2026

Single-bid tenders in Sweden

22.7% of the 7,868 lots Sweden 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. 19 countries leave more undisputed.

Data: TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested

22.7%of lots drew a single bid
3tenders on the median lot
7,868lots with a readable count
25 / 34rank among EU countries

By CPV division in Sweden

The 28 divisions carrying at least 30 Sweden lots, computed on that country's lots alone.

Single-bid share by CPV division in Sweden: Sweden lots awarded through the EU Official Journal (TED), January to July 2026, divisions with at least 30 lots.
CPVDivisionSingle bidLots
38Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)57.7%135
09Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy48.9%49
24Chemical products46.5%88
34Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation36.1%346
42Industrial machinery35.8%53
72IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support35.3%294
15Food, beverages, tobacco and related products33.3%111
48Software package and information systems32.5%83
50Repair and maintenance services30.5%167
18Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories30.3%56
14Mining, basic metals and related products30.0%30
92Recreational, cultural and sporting services30.0%30
98Other community, social and personal services29.7%74
31Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting28.2%39
33Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products26.3%787
03Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products24.3%41
85Health and social work services23.0%117
66Financial and insurance services21.3%75
39Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products21.1%85
44Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)19.7%71
77Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services18.0%94
60Transport services (excl. Waste transport)17.8%146
90Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services15.8%504
71Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services15.6%960
79Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security15.5%361
55Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services15.0%40
80Education and training services13.0%84
45Construction work10.0%566

Code by code in Sweden

The 15 CPV codes carrying at least 30 Sweden lots from a notice that named exactly one code. Each opens its page in the CPV tree.

Single-bid share by CPV code in Sweden: Sweden lots from notices naming one code, EU Official Journal (TED), January to July 2026, codes with at least 30 lots.
CodeDescriptionSingle bidLots
38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)59.2%76
48000000Software package and information systems38.7%31
72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support36.2%196
90620000Snow-clearing services35.7%56
33140000Medical consumables33.3%150
33000000Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products31.4%54
33100000Medical equipments30.4%46
71000000Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services18.3%398
33183100Orthopaedic implants15.1%33
45000000Construction work13.4%97
90000000Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services10.5%38
45233222Paving and asphalting works10.5%38
71310000Consultative engineering and construction services8.8%45
33183000Orthopaedic support devices8.4%95
71300000Engineering services8.0%50

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 Sweden 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 Sweden 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 Swedish: Upphandlingar med ett enda anbud i Sverige.

How to find and bid for these tenders, in Swedish: Offentliga upphandlingar i Sverige: så hittar du dem och lämnar anbud.

Frequently asked questions

01

What share of public tenders in Sweden receives only one bid?

22.7% of the 7,868 lots Sweden awarded through the EU Official Journal between January and July 2026 received exactly one tender. The median lot drew 3 and the mean was 4.7. That is below the European 35.9% and ranks 25 of 34 countries. Counted on eForms BT-759, the submission count every contract award notice must carry.

02

Which sectors get the fewest bids in Sweden?

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses): 57.7% of 135 lots. Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy: 48.9% of 49 lots. Chemical products: 46.5% of 88 lots. Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation: 36.1% of 346 lots. Industrial machinery: 35.8% of 53 lots. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support: 35.3% of 294 lots. Food, beverages, tobacco and related products: 33.3% of 111 lots. Software package and information systems: 32.5% of 83 lots. Repair and maintenance services: 30.5% of 167 lots. Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories: 30.3% of 56 lots.

03

Which CPV codes are least contested in Sweden?

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses): 59.2% of 76 lots. 48000000 Software package and information systems: 38.7% of 31 lots. 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support: 36.2% of 196 lots. 90620000 Snow-clearing services: 35.7% of 56 lots. 33140000 Medical consumables: 33.3% of 150 lots. 33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: 31.4% of 54 lots. 33100000 Medical equipments: 30.4% of 46 lots. 71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services: 18.3% of 398 lots. 33183100 Orthopaedic implants: 15.1% of 33 lots. 45000000 Construction work: 13.4% of 97 lots.

How to cite

TRINTA, "Single-bid public tenders in Sweden", TED, the EU Official Journal, harvested 8 September 2026, https://trinta.ai/single-bid-europe/sweden (accessed [date]).