What is healthcare and medical procurement?

Healthcare & Medical procurement is how public buyers — ministries, agencies, and state-owned enterprises — purchase goods and services in this sector through competitive government tenders. Vendors compete for those contracts by responding to published tender notices.

Who are the buyers in healthcare and medical?

Buyers are public-sector bodies that procure in this sector: government ministries, regulatory and operational agencies, and state-owned enterprises. Typical buyers include National health service central procurement agencies, Regional and district hospital authorities, Ministries of Health and social care departments.

How do I find healthcare and medical government tenders?

Sell to State lists 433 procurement portals that publish healthcare and medical tenders; the country list on this page links to each country. In the 73 countries where we hold award notices, describe the work you sell in plain English and get tender IDs, buyers, values and dates.

Do medical devices need specific certifications to be considered in government tenders?

Yes. Most jurisdictions require devices to carry recognized conformity marks—CE marking in Europe, FDA clearance in the US, or equivalent national approvals elsewhere. Tenders typically specify the required standard in the technical specification, and non-compliant products are excluded at the evaluation stage.

What is a framework agreement in healthcare procurement?

A framework agreement is a master contract between a buying authority and one or more suppliers establishing pre-agreed terms, pricing bands, and quality standards. Individual hospitals or health bodies then place call-off orders against it without running a full tender each time. Being on a framework is often the key to winning recurring public healthcare revenue.

How can a foreign medical supplier access public health tenders?

Most countries allow foreign suppliers to bid directly, but may require a local distributor or registered representative for product support and regulatory compliance. EU public procurement law explicitly prohibits discrimination by nationality for above-threshold contracts. Check whether the target country has signed the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

Where are healthcare tenders published?

Central purchasing bodies often maintain dedicated supplier portals. Regional health authorities publish on general national e-procurement systems. In Europe, high-value contracts appear on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily). Aggregators like Sell to State let you search across portals using clinical or product terminology rather than CPV codes.

Are there procurement preferences for domestic manufacturers in healthcare?

Several governments have introduced domestic manufacturing preferences for pharmaceuticals and medical devices post-COVID, citing supply security. These range from soft evaluation preferences to explicit reserved lots. Review each tender's award criteria carefully, especially for essential medicines and PPE categories.

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Healthcare & Medical government tenders.

Public hospitals, health agencies, and national health systems procuring clinical services, equipment, and supplies globally.

Healthcare is a perennial top-three category in public procurement worldwide. Governments procure an enormous range of goods and services: diagnostic imaging systems, surgical instruments, consumables, patient monitoring equipment, laboratory reagents, hospital linen, catering, facility management, and clinical IT systems. Long-term service contracts—hospital management concessions, specialist clinical services, and maintenance agreements—sit alongside high-volume framework agreements for routine medical supplies renewed annually or biennially.

Buying is fragmented by design in many systems. Centralized purchasing bodies (group purchasing organizations, national health service procurement arms) handle bulk commodity contracts, while individual hospital trusts and regional health authorities run their own tenders for specialized services and capital equipment. This dual structure means vendors must monitor both central and local channels simultaneously.

Healthcare procurement carries additional compliance requirements: CE/FDA/ISO certification of devices, cold-chain logistics standards for biologics, pharmacovigilance obligations for medicines, and increasingly stringent data-protection rules for health IT. Framework agreements with multiple call-off slots are common, enabling health authorities to maintain supply diversity while reducing re-tendering overhead. Vendors that understand these structures—and can demonstrate clinical evidence alongside price—consistently outperform on evaluation scoring.

CPV families

33 — Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
85 — Health and social work services
45 — Construction work
72 — IT services

Typical buyers

• National health service central procurement agencies
• Regional and district hospital authorities
• Ministries of Health and social care departments
• Military medical services and defense health agencies
• Public health emergency stockpile agencies
• Municipal primary care networks and polyclinics
• International humanitarian health organizations (WHO, UNICEF, MSF supply arms)

Example contracts

• Supply and maintenance of MRI and CT scanning systems — national framework
• Provision of outsourced hospital sterilization and decontamination services
• Supply of disposable surgical consumables — multi-year call-off agreement
• Electronic patient records system implementation across regional hospital network
• Construction and equipping of new district general hospital
• National ambulance fleet replacement and telematics integration
• Supply of blood glucose monitoring devices and test strips
• Provision of physiotherapy and rehabilitation services — community contracts

Healthcare & Medical tenders by country

Sell to State lists 433 procurement portals that publish healthcare and medical contracts. Explore the markets:

פירוט בפרוטוקול₪4,193,443,000 פירוט בפרוטוקול₪4,038,000,000 רכישת ריאגנטים ומתכלים למעבדות ברה"צ₪3,779,965,398 שרותי אשפוז גריאטריים₪2,412,541,000 הארכת מכרז הקודים₪2,400,050,000 התקשרות עם 4 קופות החולים לצורך מתן הנחה בתרופות.₪2,110,155,000 הארכת התקשרות עם מוסדות אשפוז גריאטריים , סיעודיים ותשושי נפ₪2,000,000,000 מערכת צביעה OMNIS₪1,830,000,000 הארכת התקשרות עם מוסדות אשפוז גריאטריים , סיעודיים ותשושי נפ₪1,829,263,708 המשך התקשרות עם ש.ר.א.ל₪1,627,900,000

Top suppliers

מדטכניקה בע'מ בפקס בעמ צמל יעקובסון בע"מ מדטרוניק טריידינג בע"מ א.מ.י. טכנולוגיות רפואיות בע"מ ג'יי-סי הלת' קר בע"מ אלדן ציוד אלקטרוני בע"מ לבנט טכנולוגיות בע"מ

sihtasutus Põhja-Eesti Regionaalhaigla sihtasutus Tartu Ülikooli Kliinikum Aktsiaselts Lääne-Tallinna Keskhaigla Aktsiaselts Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla Tervisekassa Elektrilevi OÜ Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus Sihtasutus Tallinna Lastehaigla

🇱🇻EIS award data

Healthcare & Medical in Latvia — 1,833 awards, Nov 2024 – Oct 2026

The count is the CPV sector: awards whose CPV code is in healthcare and medical, in the latest 24 months of data. The lists below use our keyword sector labels, so they can hold other awards.

Top suppliers

Generis Farmacêutica, S.A.MYLAN, LDA.SANDOZ FARMACÊUTICA, LDA.LABESFAL-LAB. ALMIRO, SA.GENERIS – FARMACEUTICA, S.A.B. Braun Medical, Unipessoal Lda.Cencora 3PL Portugal, S.A.ACCORD HEALTHCARE , UNIPESSOAL LDA

Top buyers

Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, EPE Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, E. P. E.Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Alentejo, EPE Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, E. P. E.Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Alentejo E.P.E Unidade Local de Saúde do Médio Tejo, EPE Unidade Local de Saude Amadora/Sintra, E.P.E.Unidade Local de Saúde de Lisboa Ocidental, E. P. E.

🇮🇹TED award data

Healthcare & Medical in Italy — 342 awards, Nov 2024 – Oct 2026

The count is the CPV sector: awards whose CPV code is in healthcare and medical, in the latest 24 months of data. The lists below use our keyword sector labels, so they can hold other awards.

Top awards

Italy – Diagnostic systems – PROCEDURA APERTA TELEMATICA PER€164,644,092 Italy – Pharmaceutical products – PROCEDURA APERTA PER L'AFF€12,148,789 Italy – Health and social work services – SERVIZI SANITARI, €5,821,169 Italy – Miscellaneous medical devices and products – P.A. Co€4,545,360 Italy – Miscellaneous medical devices and products – Gara Eu€3,535,164 Italy – Ambulance services – AFFIDAMENTO DEI SERVIZI DI TRAS€3,530,671 Italy – Health and social work services – PROCEDURA APERTA P€3,245,150 Italy – Miscellaneous health services – Servizio di presidio€3,055,200 Italy – Medical analysis services – AFFIDAMENTO DEL SERVIZIO€2,602,950 Italy – Medical insurance services – PROCEDURA APERTA AI SEN€2,396,000

Top suppliers

TELEFLEX MEDICAL SRL AMBU SRL FIAB SPA Hollister S.p.A.LICKSON S.R.L.ABBOTT MEDICAL ITALIA SRL SMITH & NEPHEW SRL SCOGNAMIGLIO srl

Top buyers

SCR PIEMONTE SPA A.O. DEI COLLI A.S.L. NAPOLI 1 CENTRO UOC Acquisti e Logistica AreaCom - Agenzia regionale dell'Abruzzo per la Committenza Südtiroler Sanitätsbetrieb - Abteilung Einkäufe A.O. SAN GIUSEPPE MOSCATI ASL Roma 1

🇬🇷TED award data

Healthcare & Medical in Greece — 3,056 awards, Nov 2024 – Oct 2026

The count is the CPV sector: awards whose CPV code is in healthcare and medical, in the latest 24 months of data. The lists below use our keyword sector labels, so they can hold other awards.

What is healthcare and medical procurement?: Healthcare & Medical procurement is how public buyers — ministries, agencies, and state-owned enterprises — purchase goods and services in this sector through competitive government tenders. Vendors compete for those contracts by responding to published tender notices.
Who are the buyers in healthcare and medical?: Buyers are public-sector bodies that procure in this sector: government ministries, regulatory and operational agencies, and state-owned enterprises. Typical buyers include National health service central procurement agencies, Regional and district hospital authorities, Ministries of Health and social care departments.
How do I find healthcare and medical government tenders?: Sell to State lists 433 procurement portals that publish healthcare and medical tenders; the country list on this page links to each country. In the 73 countries where we hold award notices, describe the work you sell in plain English and get tender IDs, buyers, values and dates.
Do medical devices need specific certifications to be considered in government tenders?: Yes. Most jurisdictions require devices to carry recognized conformity marks—CE marking in Europe, FDA clearance in the US, or equivalent national approvals elsewhere. Tenders typically specify the required standard in the technical specification, and non-compliant products are excluded at the evaluation stage.
What is a framework agreement in healthcare procurement?: A framework agreement is a master contract between a buying authority and one or more suppliers establishing pre-agreed terms, pricing bands, and quality standards. Individual hospitals or health bodies then place call-off orders against it without running a full tender each time. Being on a framework is often the key to winning recurring public healthcare revenue.
How can a foreign medical supplier access public health tenders?: Most countries allow foreign suppliers to bid directly, but may require a local distributor or registered representative for product support and regulatory compliance. EU public procurement law explicitly prohibits discrimination by nationality for above-threshold contracts. Check whether the target country has signed the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).
Where are healthcare tenders published?: Central purchasing bodies often maintain dedicated supplier portals. Regional health authorities publish on general national e-procurement systems. In Europe, high-value contracts appear on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily). Aggregators like Sell to State let you search across portals using clinical or product terminology rather than CPV codes.
Are there procurement preferences for domestic manufacturers in healthcare?: Several governments have introduced domestic manufacturing preferences for pharmaceuticals and medical devices post-COVID, citing supply security. These range from soft evaluation preferences to explicit reserved lots. Review each tender's award criteria carefully, especially for essential medicines and PPE categories.