Tenders in Romania

Public procurement in Romania

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 No. 98/2016 on public procurement (Legea nr. 98/2016 privind achizițiile publice) (2016) — implements the EU public procurement directives

Regulator

National Agency for Public Procurement (ANAP – Agenția Națională pentru Achiziții Publice)

Official portal

SEAP / SICAP – Electronic Public Procurement System (operated by the Authority for the Digitalization of Romania)

WTO procurement agreement

Romania 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

Romania applies the EU procurement directives, so operators from the EU/EEA and WTO GPA parties can bid. Economic operators, including foreign ones, must register in SEAP/SICAP to take part in electronic procedures.

Notice languages

Romanian

Currency

RON

Good to know

Procedures are run electronically through SEAP/SICAP; above-threshold notices also appear on TED.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$428.7 billion

Exports (2025)

US$152.1 billion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$174.6 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

76% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

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

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

Romania on FreeTender right now

1,218 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (323), healthcare & pharma (248), it & telecom (111), manufacturing & supply (102) and agriculture & food (85).

Most active buyers: COMPANIA NATIONALA DE ADMINISTRARE A INFRASTRUCTURII RUTIERE S.A. (42), REGIA NATIONALA A PADURILOR - ROMSILVA RA (38), SPITAL CLINIC JUDETEAN DE URGENTA BIHOR (15), INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII CRIOGENICE SI IZOTOPICE - ICSI RM. VALCEA (12), SPEEH HIDROELECTRICA SA (11).

Sources: anap.gov.ro · anap.gov.ro · e-licitatie.ro

About tenders in Romania

Public bodies and private organisations in Romania publish tenders to procure goods, works and services. On FreeTender you can browse open opportunities by sector, read the full notice and key dates, and go to the official source to verify and apply. Set up a free alert to be notified as soon as new Romania tenders that match your keywords are published.

Browse Romania tenders by sector