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Bidding on tenders in Romania.
How public procurement works in Romania — registration, eligibility, bid security and submission — checked against the official rules.
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How to bid for public tenders in Romania
A 2026 guide to Romanian public procurement for Romanian and foreign companies: Law 98/2016 and its implementing norms, the mandatory SEAP/SICAP platform (e-licitatie.ro) and how foreign companies register, direct-purchase limits of RON 270,120 and RON 900,400, the 2026–2027 EU thresholds in RON, which countries' companies are eligible, bid and performance guarantees, 30-day payment, award criteria and abnormally low prices, and challenges through the CNSC or the courts.
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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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