Tenders in Portugal

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

1,561 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (448), healthcare & pharma (252), it & telecom (162), transport & logistics (113) and manufacturing & supply (104).

Most active buyers: Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, EPE (42), Município de Sintra (35), Infraestruturas de Portugal, SA (31), Águas do Centro Litoral, SA (24), SPMS- Serviços Partilhados do M. da Saúde, E.P.E. (20).

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

About tenders in Portugal

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