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Find out a few facts on public procurement. Including who bought the most in Portugal, the sectors that stood out and other details.

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Facts are facts

Transparency in all procurement proceedings for goods, services and public works in Portugal is key to fighting corruption, whose impact on the economy and society is felt most acutely.

Here you can find out which figures have stood out in recent years. Straightforward facts and trivia on contracts, buyers, suppliers and some of the figures that have gone down in history.

What the figures tell us On Public Procurement
Number of rendered services

Total number of suppliers that entered into individual contracts in 2025

2 602
Entities with the highest purchasing volume

  • Águas do Centro Litoral, S. A.

    36,2 million €

  • Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, E. P. E.

    19,8 million €

  • EDIA - Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra Estruturas do Alqueva, S. A.

    14,6 million €

  • Município de Fafe

    11,6 million €

  • Município do Seixal

    10,7 million €

Supplier with the most individual contracts in 2025

PETROGAL, S.A

57

Contracts signed

6,2 million €

Total amount earned

Number of purchasing organisations

Number of organisations using public contracts to meet an identified need.

841

Data of 2025

Suppliers that earned the most

  • Oliveiras SA

    35,9 million €

  • Consórcio: Domingos da Silva Teixeira, SA + DTE, INSTALAÇÕES ESPECIAIS, S.A.

    14,6 million €

  • Consórcio: BERNARDINO TEIXEIRA lDA + Ramos, Araújo e Fernandes, S.A. - Tecnibuild®

    10,9 million €

  • Gertal - Companhia Geral de Restaurantes e Alimentação, S.A.

    9,3 million €

  • Tecnifeira - Engenharia & Construção, S.A.

    6,6 million €

Evolution of the volume of contracts

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Evolution of the volume of contracts

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Year Total amount invested
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020

Evolution of the volume of contracts

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2025

Total amount invested

Year

2024

Total amount invested

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2023

Total amount invested

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2022

Total amount invested

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2021

Total amount invested

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2020

Total amount invested

Digital is here to stay

There are already 5 certified electronic platforms for public procurement. Without paper and travel, the entire process can be done digitally since 2008.

Source IMPIC
17.06.2025
Important note

The information presented is based on data collected by IMPIC from Portal BASE, reported up to 17.06.2025.
Due to the constant updating of data, and the possibility of changes being made by entities to contracts already existing in BASE.GOV, there may be some discrepancy with the data presented on the Mais Transparência portal.