Public procurement

Who wins the public contracts?

The state, municipalities and health trusts announce large purchases in Doffin. See who buys, who wins and how much competition there really is.

How much competition is there?

Average number of tenders and share of contracts with only one tender, by category. Per buyer, see Buyers.

In Postal and telecommunications, 29% of the contracts got only one tender (of 21 contracts with a stated number of tenders).
Announced purchases in Doffin, 2019. Source: Doffin (DFØ), processed by Morning Analytics.

Category	Contracts ↓	With tender count	Avg. tenders	One tender	Estimated value
Construction work	481	306	4.3	11%	–
Business services: consulting, legal, marketing, staffing	289	247	8.2	7%	–
Architecture, engineering and inspection	256	231	9.9	7%	–
IT services	222	189	4.3	21%	168 m NOK
Transport equipment	165	149	2.8	28%	–
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environment	164	154	8.4	17%	–
Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals	145	141	9.1	11%	–
Software	133	110	3.0	23%	–
Furniture, furnishings and cleaning products	95	90	4.7	9%	–
Laboratory and precision equipment	80	68	2.9	18%	–
Research and development	76	67	4.7	13%	–
Office and computing machinery	75	69	4.7	9%	–
Transport services	74	70	4.8	27%	–
Construction materials	67	61	3.3	16%	–
Repair and maintenance	66	59	4.6	12%	–
Health and social services	65	58	20.1	17%	32 m NOK
Industrial machinery	54	46	3.1	20%	–
Radio, television and communication equipment	51	47	4.6	11%	–
Other community services	50	46	4.7	20%	–
Fuel, petroleum products and electricity	40	36	3.5	17%	–
Food, beverages and tobacco	37	35	4.5	17%	–
Education and training	36	31	8.9	23%	–
Clothing, footwear and accessories	33	29	6.8	10%	–
Electrical equipment and lighting	32	29	3.3	17%	–
Financial and insurance services	30	23	4.6	17%	–
Printed matter	26	25	3.6	24%	–
Hotel, restaurant and catering	26	23	8.3	13%	–
Travel agency and transport support	26	23	2.9	9%	–
Postal and telecommunications	25	21	2.4	29%	–
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence	18	15	3.3	27%	–
Sports, music and toys	18	16	4.9	6%	–
Mining and construction machinery	17	10	8.3	20%	–
Real estate	16	13	11.1	15%	–
Agricultural, forestry and gardening services	15	13	3.2	15%	–
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	14	14	2.9	43%	–
Chemical products	14	13	2.8	23%	–
Public administration and social security	11	6	5.5	0%	–
Recreation, culture and sport	11	10	11.6	30%	–
Mining and minerals	10	9	2.2	22%	–
Agricultural machinery	8	5	3.4	20%	–
Installation services	8	5	3.6	0%	–
Utilities	6	4	3.0	0%	–
Leather, textiles, plastic and rubber	2	1	6.0	0%	–
Oil and gas services	2	2	3.0	0%	–

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How the figures are made

Values are the buyer's estimate in the notice. Many do not state a value, and for framework agreements the value is a ceiling.
“One tender” counts only contracts where the number of tenders is stated. A stated 0 is treated as not stated.
The cancelled share is cancellations divided by awards and cancellations in the same period.
Only notices in Doffin are included. Call-offs on framework agreements and purchases below the publication threshold are missing.
Suppliers that may be private persons are never shown by name and cannot be searched for.

Source: Doffin, Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ), NLOD 2.0. Last fetched –. The statistics were computed 30 October 2026.