Procurement in your industry
The validait criteria catalogue is built to work across all industries. The rules under which contracts are awarded are not. Here you will find what applies in your field.
Where contracts are being awarded right now.
Choose an industry and see where in Europe activity is concentrated. Above-threshold procedures come from the EU's Official Journal, German procedures below the EU threshold from the German public procurement data service (Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf).
VOB/A
Construction and planning
Its own deadline logic, new value limits since January 2026, prequalification and the question of what the relaxed lot division principle means for medium-sized firms.
EVB-IT
IT and software
How to work with the fixed EVB-IT contract templates, what digital sovereignty means as an award criterion and why framework agreements are the real market.
Wage compliance
Facility management
The Federal Collective Wage Compliance Act (Bundestariftreuegesetz) since May 2026, performance ratios in your pricing and how lots help you win contracts that would be too large as a whole.
AÜG
Temporary agency work
The licence under the AÜG as the first selection criterion, equal pay and the maximum assignment period in your pricing and why framework agreements with lots are the real market.
Medical devices
Healthcare
Hospitals and purchasing groups as contracting authorities, proof of conformity under the MDR and framework agreements with lots by product group.
§ 130 GWB
Education
Further training as a social service, provider accreditation under the AZAV and data protection for learning platforms and school IT.
§ 31 VgV
Supplies
Product-neutral specifications with “or equivalent”, framework agreements of up to four years and sustainability as an award criterion.
Trade lots
Skilled trades and fit-out
How trade lots and regional procurements help you win contracts, which evidence is required and how prequalification takes recurring work off your hands.
DGE standards
Catering and food services
Schools, nurseries, canteens and hospitals: how quality and sustainability feed into the evaluation and how to present your catering concept convincingly.
Where public buyers go to tender
EU-wide calls for competition with place of performance in Germany, October 2025 to September 2026, by CPV division
Construction works34,120
Architecture and engineering14,882
Waste, cleaning and environment5,687
Vehicles and transport equipment5,095
IT services3,792
Business services3,765
Software2,928
Medical equipment2,698
Construction materials2,469
Furniture and furnishings2,020
Source: Publications Office of the European Union, Tenders Electronic Daily (TED). Our own analysis via the public TED search interface, as of 2 October 2026. The count covers EU-wide calls for competition with place of performance in Germany. National procurements below the EU thresholds come on top, so the figures are a lower bound. A contract notice can be assigned to several CPV divisions.
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