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, 36% of the contracts got only one tender (of 74 contracts with a stated number of tenders).
Announced purchases in Doffin, 2020. Source: Doffin (DFØ), processed by Morning Analytics.

Category	Contracts ↓	With tender count	Avg. tenders	One tender	Estimated value
Construction work	388	233	8.3	7%	–
IT services	308	289	9.7	14%	–
Business services: consulting, legal, marketing, staffing	268	240	8.7	4%	–
Architecture, engineering and inspection	251	225	14.7	3%	–
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environment	224	200	7.7	13%	–
Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals	171	163	8.7	17%	–
Transport equipment	140	130	3.3	18%	–
Furniture, furnishings and cleaning products	107	101	5.1	10%	–
Repair and maintenance	100	94	9.1	5%	–
Health and social services	99	81	56.6	10%	25 m NOK
Transport services	83	79	5.6	8%	–
Laboratory and precision equipment	81	74	3.8	36%	–
Fuel, petroleum products and electricity	71	66	3.1	15%	–
Office and computing machinery	68	61	3.6	13%	–
Research and development	67	57	5.0	21%	–
Construction materials	62	59	3.5	24%	–
Software	56	49	3.3	22%	–
Education and training	54	47	6.1	19%	–
Electrical equipment and lighting	43	39	4.2	5%	–
Printed matter	42	40	3.3	30%	–
Financial and insurance services	42	36	3.4	11%	–
Industrial machinery	35	32	4.3	12%	–
Other community services	35	34	3.1	29%	–
Food, beverages and tobacco	32	32	7.3	28%	–
Postal and telecommunications	32	28	2.6	25%	–
Recreation, culture and sport	31	22	12.5	23%	–
Radio, television and communication equipment	27	24	4.4	25%	–
Hotel, restaurant and catering	27	15	5.5	20%	–
Clothing, footwear and accessories	26	25	7.2	4%	–
Chemical products	25	25	6.6	28%	–
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence	21	19	5.4	21%	–
Travel agency and transport support	21	21	3.7	5%	–
Real estate	20	17	4.9	12%	–
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	19	18	2.3	33%	–
Agricultural, forestry and gardening services	17	10	4.2	10%	–
Mining and construction machinery	16	15	3.9	13%	–
Installation services	13	13	4.6	15%	–
Public administration and social security	13	10	6.0	0%	–
Mining and minerals	10	9	1.9	44%	–
Sports, music and toys	9	5	4.2	20%	–
Utilities	9	8	3.6	25%	–
Agricultural machinery	4	2	3.0	0%	–
Leather, textiles, plastic and rubber	3	3	4.3	0%	–
Oil and gas services	3	3	8.0	0%	–
Water	1	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.