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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

1,512 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (434), healthcare & pharma (257), it & telecom (157), transport & logistics (106) and manufacturing & supply (99).

Most active buyers: Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, EPE (43), Município de Sintra (35), Infraestruturas de Portugal, SA (26), Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, EPE (22), Águas do Centro Litoral, SA (22).

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

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