Data and public procurement · Cresques
Tomasz covers the data: how award notices are structured, what CPV codes mean, where framework values mislead and how Cresques turns notices into evidence. He explains what the models do and where a person still decides.
Public procurement as market intelligenceBelow-threshold procurement covers public contracts under the EU thresholds; national law governs them and they appear on national portals, not always on TED.
Public procurement as market intelligenceA contract notice invites tenders before a purchase; a contract award notice, sent within 30 days of the contract, names the winner and the value.
Public procurement as market intelligenceA contracting authority is a public body buying under Directive 2014/24/EU; a contracting entity buys for water, energy, transport or postal services.
Public procurement as market intelligenceeForms is the EU standard for procurement notices on TED since 25 October 2023: every field is a coded business term, so buyers, winners and values become data.
Public procurement as market intelligenceFrom 1 January 2026, EU rules apply to supply contracts from EUR 140,000 (central government) or EUR 216,000 (other buyers), excluding VAT.
Public procurement as market intelligenceA procedure is split into lots, companies submit tenders, and each award links one winner to one lot or contract. Awards are the unit to count.
Public procurement as market intelligenceThe single-bid rate is the share of public contracts or lots that got exactly one tender; a high rate signals weak competition and room for a new supplier.
Public procurement as market intelligenceTED is the online Supplement to the EU Official Journal, where public buyers must publish tenders and awards above the EU thresholds.
Tools and comparisonsTo see who wins public supply contracts in a category and country, start from award data: TED is free; other tools differ in coverage, licence and price.
AI in exportWhat the models do, what counts as evidence, what you confirm yourself, how AI costs and personal data are handled, and where the limits are.
AI in exportFive checks for any AI-made distributor list — notice link, distributor or manufacturer, registry, product fit, lawful channel — and why a chat answer differs.
Tools and comparisonsEuropages shows who says they sell a category; an award notice shows who sold it to a public buyer. Criteria, sources and when Europages is the better choice.
Tools and comparisonsFairs, agencies, EEN, directories, trade-data tools, prospecting databases, AI assistants, consultants and Cresques on one table — and when not to use Cresques.
Tools and comparisonsVolza indexes customs and bill-of-lading records; between EU countries none exist. What each source shows, and when Volza is the better choice.
Tools and comparisonsAI assistants draft, translate and summarise well but can invent company names. What OpenAI, Anthropic and Google say, and a workflow that starts from evidence.
Tools and comparisonsTrade-data tools run on customs records. Between EU states there are none: Intrastat measures the trade and publishes only aggregates. What that means for you.
Public procurement as market intelligenceAward notices record contract durations and renewals; count back from the end date to see when a buyer will re-tender and its supplier will need an edge.
Public procurement as market intelligenceCPV is the eight-digit classification every EU public tender uses; find the codes buyers use for your products and you can search the market by category.
For US manufacturersUnder DAP your EU distributor imports the goods and deducts the import VAT; under DDP you become the importer and need an EORI number and VAT advice.
For US manufacturersSAM.gov posts federal opportunities and USAspending shows who won; TED does both for EU tenders above thresholds. What each one reveals about distributors.
Public procurement as market intelligenceA framework agreement's published value is a ceiling for up to four years and often several suppliers; actual orders are placed later and rarely published.
Public procurement as market intelligenceAn award notice names the buyer, the winner, the lot and the value of a public contract; read across many of them and you see who already sells your category.
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BlogEU public buyers spent about €2.9 trillion in 2025, 15.5% of GDP. About a quarter of that value falls under the EU directives and reaches TED.
Blog7,202 German medical supply awards on TED in 12 months: 73% from health insurers' drug rebate tenders, 5.2% to foreign-registered firms.
BlogPolish public buyers made 103,076 medical supply awards on TED in 12 months; 98.6% went to companies registered in Poland, often distributors.
Blog548 US-registered firms won 760 EU public supply awards in three years, mostly instruments and software. Everyday goods arrive via distributors.
BlogLuxembourg, Ireland and Austria award 17% to 31% of supply contracts abroad; Spain, Poland and Romania almost none. What that means for US firms.
BlogPoland publishes smaller public contracts in its national bulletin, the BZP. What the law requires, what a result notice holds, what a year of awards shows.
BlogAn award notice is a public record that a named company sold a category in a country. What it proves, what it only suggests, and what it leaves out.
BlogOn a framework award, the value shown is often the most the buyer may spend over the whole term, sometimes repeated per winner. How to tell it from a price.
BlogA distributor needs no EU company; a subsidiary needs capital, a notary and payroll; online sales need VAT and an EU responsible person.
BlogSince July 22, 2026, a partner search costs $2,500 and a Gold Key $3,250 for every US firm. What you get, what the alternatives cost, and when to pay.
BlogFive markets next to the EU publish public contract awards on their own portals. Where each record lives, what a notice shows, how to search it, and the catch.
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