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Public procurement in Portugal

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
Public Contracts Code (Código dos Contratos Públicos), Decree-Law 18/2008 (2008) — implements the EU public procurement directives
Regulator
IMPIC – Instituto dos Mercados Públicos, do Imobiliário e da Construção
Official portal
Portal BASE
WTO procurement agreement
Portugal 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.
Notice languages
Portuguese
Currency
EUR
Good to know
Decree-Law 111-B/2017 transposed the 2014 EU directives into the Code. Decree-Law 177/2026 then revised and republished it in full, effective 1 October 2026. Portal BASE, run by IMPIC, gathers procurement notices from the Diário da República together with data on awarded contracts.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)
US$346.6 billion
Exports (2025)
US$151.3 billion in goods and services
Imports (2025)
US$148.2 billion in goods and services
Trade share (2025)
86% of GDP
Average tariff (2022)
1.3% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

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

Portugal on FreeTender right now

1,591 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (458), healthcare & pharma (252), it & telecom (165), transport & logistics (115) and financial & professional services (105).

Most active buyers: Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, EPE (40), Município de Sintra (37), Infraestruturas de Portugal, SA (36), Águas do Centro Litoral, SA (24), Águas do Norte, SA (20).

Sources: base.gov.pt · diariodarepublica.pt · diariodarepublica.pt · impic.pt

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