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Bidding on tenders in Norway.
How public procurement works in Norway — registration, eligibility, bid security and submission — checked against the official rules.
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How to bid for public tenders in Norway
A 2026 guide to Norwegian public procurement for Norwegian and foreign companies, updated for the reform in force from 1 July 2026: the Public Procurement Act and regulation, the new NOK 500,000 entry threshold and NOK 1.3 million Doffin threshold, the 2026–2027 EEA thresholds in NOK, which foreign firms have rights under the new section 3, language and the ESPD, the 30% climate and environment weighting, Norwegian pay, HSE-card and apprentice rules, e-invoicing and 30-day payment, and challenges in the district court or at KOFA.
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Can companies from outside the EU bid for EU public tenders? Country by country
Which non-EU companies have a right to bid for public contracts in the EU, EEA and Switzerland in 2026: the 22 WTO GPA parties, trade agreements with procurement chapters (CETA, Japan, UK, Singapore, Viet Nam, Chile, New Zealand, Ukraine, Mercosur), what the EU Court's Kolin ruling means for Chinese, Indian and Turkish bidders, the China medical-devices exclusion, foreign-subsidy notifications, Russia sanctions, practical steps, and the proposed EU Public Procurement Act.
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