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Public construction tenders in Norway: how to find and win them
Building and civil-engineering works are published on Doffin under CPV division 45. Tenderen finds them by region and trade, helps you read the tender documents and qualification requirements, and keeps track of the deadlines.
Best for: Contractors and subcontractors that bid on public building, road and installation works.
Live figures from Doffin
- Notices published in the last 12 months
- 808
- Competitions open right now
- 122
Buyers with the most notices in the last 12 months
- Forsvarsbygg (49 notices)
- Statens vegvesen (27 notices)
- STATSBYGG (25 notices)
- Trondheim kommune (19 notices)
- Helse Sør-Øst RHF (18 notices)
Counted from the Doffin notices in Tenderen's index that carry at least one code in the CPV groups 45. TED copies of Norwegian notices are not counted twice. A notice can carry codes from several industries. Refreshed every hour.
CPV codes to watch
Start your alert with these codes from the EU's CPV vocabulary, then add keywords. Look up more codes in the free CPV tool.
- 45000000Construction work
- 45200000Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45210000Building construction work
- 45230000Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45300000Building installation work
- 45400000Building completion work
Download them as a CPV watchlist →CPV code lookup (free tool) →
What to watch for
- Norwegian construction contracts are usually based on the NS standards — NS 8405 or NS 8406 when the buyer has done the design, NS 8407 for design and build. Reservations against the standard terms are risky.
- Public contracts in construction must include requirements on pay and working conditions, and many larger works also require the use of apprentices.
- Most works are local, so filter alerts by county and municipality as well as by CPV code.
How Tenderen helps
- Alerts on division 45 filtered by region and keywords for your trade.
- AI extraction of qualification requirements, deadlines and award criteria from long tender documents (Pro and Enterprise).
- A calendar feed with the deadlines of the tenders you save.
- Consortium bids when you join forces with other contractors.
Choose something else if
- You need the buyer's bill of quantities or price schedule filled in automatically; Tenderen does not do that.
Frequently asked questions
- Which CPV codes cover construction works?
- Division 45 (construction work). Building construction sits under 45210000, roads and pipelines under 45230000, installation work under 45300000 and completion work under 45400000.
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Start freeLast reviewed 4 October 2026