Tenders in Slovakia

Public procurement in Slovakia

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. 343/2015 Coll. on Public Procurement (2015) — implements the EU public procurement directives

Regulator

Office for Public Procurement (Úrad pre verejné obstarávanie, ÚVO)

Official portal

Public Procurement Bulletin (Vestník verejného obstarávania), ÚVO

WTO procurement agreement

Slovakia 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

Slovakia applies the EU procurement directives, so foreign suppliers can bid. Before signing a public contract, the winning supplier, including a foreign one, must be entered in the Register of Public Sector Partners (beneficial-ownership register) run by the Ministry of Justice.

Notice languages

Slovak

Currency

EUR

Good to know

Notices are published in ÚVO's electronic bulletin, submitted through eForms. The procedures themselves run on separate electronic tools listed by ÚVO.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$154.5 billion

Exports (2025)

US$131.5 billion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$131.7 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

170% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

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

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

Slovakia on FreeTender right now

380 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (84), it & telecom (47), healthcare & pharma (45), energy & power (39) and manufacturing & supply (35).

Most active buyers: Železnice Slovenskej republiky (15), Východoslovenská vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s. (15), Ústredná vojenská nemocnica SNP Ružomberok - FN (14), LESY Slovenskej republiky, štátny podnik (14), Jadrová a vyraďovacia spoločnosť, a.s.; skrátený názov: JAVYS, a. s. (10).

Sources: uvo.gov.sk · uvo.gov.sk · trade.gov · slov-lex.sk

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