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
Construction work4143114.810%16.4 bn NOK
IT services4122535.016%20.7 bn NOK
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environment2672014.623%3.1 bn NOK
Transport equipment2171373.126%12.8 bn NOK
Business services: consulting, legal, marketing, staffing2071416.214%7.3 bn NOK
Architecture, engineering and inspection2021359.69%12.4 bn NOK
Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals123898.524%5.8 bn NOK
Laboratory and precision equipment1201032.735%178 m NOK
Repair and maintenance97634.717%1.7 bn NOK
Construction materials81533.215%1.6 bn NOK
Furniture, furnishings and cleaning products80584.314%2.0 bn NOK
Industrial machinery76644.012%377 m NOK
Health and social services71445.411%10.1 bn NOK
Research and development56464.013%173 m NOK
Transport services55322.822%13.6 bn NOK
Public administration and social security54309.213%7.0 bn NOK
Food, beverages and tobacco51365.56%1.9 bn NOK
Office and computing machinery50353.223%3.7 bn NOK
Software45354.026%698 m NOK
Electrical equipment and lighting39264.523%612 m NOK
Radio, television and communication equipment37284.24%1.1 bn NOK
Other community services36273.57%566 m NOK
Agriculture, forestry and fishing35253.024%1.5 bn NOK
Education and training34244.812%355 m NOK
Financial and insurance services33232.730%7.8 bn NOK
Mining and construction machinery28172.66%2.7 bn NOK
Chemical products27102.730%472 m NOK
Hotel, restaurant and catering27154.927%2.3 bn NOK
Travel agency and transport support27192.532%4.2 bn NOK
Clothing, footwear and accessories25144.214%422 m NOK
Agricultural, forestry and gardening services22144.514%224 m NOK
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence19134.28%711 m NOK
Real estate19113.79%184 m NOK
Fuel, petroleum products and electricity1684.525%2.7 bn NOK
Printed matter1592.044%138 m NOK
Postal and telecommunications15142.429%1.2 bn NOK
Mining and minerals1392.844%377 m NOK
Sports, music and toys1383.425%17 m NOK
Recreation, culture and sport1367.333%39 m NOK
Agricultural machinery721.0100%13 m NOK
Leather, textiles, plastic and rubber774.00%947 m NOK
Installation services653.020%102 m NOK
Utilities223.00%5.0 m NOK
Water113.00%–

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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.