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 Laboratory and precision equipment, 35% of the contracts got only one tender (of 103 contracts with a stated number of tenders).
Announced purchases in Doffin, Last 12 months. Source: Doffin (DFØ), processed by Morning Analytics.

Category	Contracts ↑	With tender count	Avg. tenders	One tender	Estimated value
Water	1	1	3.0	0%	–
Utilities	2	2	3.0	0%	5.0 m NOK
Installation services	6	5	3.0	20%	102 m NOK
Agricultural machinery	7	2	1.0	100%	13 m NOK
Leather, textiles, plastic and rubber	7	7	4.0	0%	947 m NOK
Sports, music and toys	12	7	3.6	29%	17 m NOK
Mining and minerals	13	9	2.8	44%	377 m NOK
Recreation, culture and sport	13	6	7.3	33%	39 m NOK
Postal and telecommunications	15	14	2.4	29%	1.2 bn NOK
Fuel, petroleum products and electricity	16	8	4.5	25%	2.7 bn NOK
Printed matter	16	10	1.9	50%	238 m NOK
Real estate	18	10	3.7	10%	162 m NOK
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence	19	13	4.2	8%	711 m NOK
Agricultural, forestry and gardening services	23	15	4.3	20%	224 m NOK
Clothing, footwear and accessories	25	14	4.2	14%	422 m NOK
Chemical products	27	10	2.7	30%	472 m NOK
Hotel, restaurant and catering	27	15	4.9	27%	2.3 bn NOK
Travel agency and transport support	27	19	2.5	32%	4.2 bn NOK
Mining and construction machinery	28	17	2.6	6%	2.7 bn NOK
Financial and insurance services	33	23	2.7	30%	7.8 bn NOK
Education and training	34	24	4.8	12%	355 m NOK
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	35	25	3.0	24%	1.5 bn NOK
Other community services	36	27	3.5	7%	566 m NOK
Radio, television and communication equipment	37	28	4.2	4%	1.1 bn NOK
Electrical equipment and lighting	40	27	4.4	22%	612 m NOK
Software	44	34	4.1	24%	682 m NOK
Office and computing machinery	50	35	3.2	23%	3.7 bn NOK
Food, beverages and tobacco	51	36	5.5	6%	1.9 bn NOK
Public administration and social security	55	31	8.9	16%	7.0 bn NOK
Transport services	56	33	2.8	21%	13.6 bn NOK
Research and development	56	46	4.1	13%	174 m NOK
Health and social services	71	44	5.4	11%	10.1 bn NOK
Industrial machinery	78	66	3.9	14%	383 m NOK
Furniture, furnishings and cleaning products	81	59	4.3	14%	2.0 bn NOK
Construction materials	82	54	3.1	15%	1.6 bn NOK
Repair and maintenance	97	63	4.7	17%	1.7 bn NOK
Laboratory and precision equipment	120	103	2.7	35%	178 m NOK
Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals	124	90	8.5	24%	5.8 bn NOK
Architecture, engineering and inspection	202	135	9.6	9%	12.4 bn NOK
Business services: consulting, legal, marketing, staffing	206	140	5.8	14%	7.2 bn NOK
Transport equipment	217	137	3.1	26%	12.8 bn NOK
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environment	264	199	4.6	23%	2.9 bn NOK
Construction work	412	309	4.8	10%	16.3 bn NOK
IT services	414	255	5.0	16%	20.8 bn NOK

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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 31 October 2026.