Tenders in Czechia

Public procurement in Czechia

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

Act No. 134/2016 Coll., on Public Procurement (zákon o zadávání veřejných zakázek) (2016) — implements the EU public procurement directives

Regulator

Ministry for Regional Development (methodology) and Office for the Protection of Competition – ÚOHS (supervision)

Official portal

Věstník veřejných zakázek (Public Procurement Bulletin) and NEN national e-tool

WTO procurement agreement

Czechia 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

Section 6(3) of the Act guarantees equal treatment to suppliers from EU and EEA states, Switzerland, and countries with an agreement giving them access to Czech or EU public procurement. Contracting authorities may exclude suppliers from other third countries.

Notice languages

Czech

Currency

CZK

Good to know

Notices are published in the Public Procurement Bulletin. Procedures can be run electronically through NEN (nen.nipez.cz), the national electronic tool run by the Ministry for Regional Development.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$391.0 billion

Exports (2025)

US$261.8 billion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$238.9 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

128% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

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

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

Czechia on FreeTender right now

1,434 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (364), healthcare & pharma (290), it & telecom (178), manufacturing & supply (173) and transport & logistics (80).

Most active buyers: Ředitelství silnic a dálnic s. p. (85), Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové (44), Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc (41), Správa železnic, státní organizace (40), Fakultní nemocnice Motol a Homolka (36).

Sources: portal-vz.cz · vvz.nipez.cz · eur-lex.europa.eu · havelpartners.cz

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