Tenders in Cyprus

Public procurement in Cyprus

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

Main procurement law

Law 73(I)/2016 on the Regulation of Public Procurement Procedures and Related Matters (2016) — implements the EU public procurement directives

Regulator

Public Procurement Directorate, Treasury of the Republic of Cyprus

Official portal

Cyprus eProcurement System (e-PPS)

WTO procurement agreement

Cyprus is covered by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) through the EU: above set value thresholds, suppliers from other GPA parties must be treated like local ones.

Foreign bidders

As an EU member state, Cyprus applies the EU procurement directives, so operators from other EU/EEA states (and from countries covered by the WTO GPA or EU trade agreements, for covered contracts) can bid on equal terms.

Notice languages

Greek, English

Currency

EUR

Good to know

Law 73(I)/2016 transposes Directive 2014/24/EU; utilities procurement falls under the separate Law 140(I)/2016.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$41.2 billion

Exports (2025)

US$40.2 billion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$37.9 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

189% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

1.3% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Cyprus on FreeTender right now

106 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (18), healthcare & pharma (17), it & telecom (14), financial & professional services (12) and water & environment (7).

Most active buyers: Οργανισμός Κρατικών Υπηρεσιών Υγείας (16), UNDP (10), Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (8), Τμήμα Αναπτύξεως Υδάτων (6), Τμήμα Υπηρεσιών Πληροφορικής (6).

Sources: publicprocurement.gov.cy · eprocurement.gov.cy · treasury.gov.cy

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