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Selling software as a service to the European public sector
Public buyers spend heavily on software and are obliged to buy it in the open. Most vendors still lose these contracts for reasons that have nothing to do with the product. A guide for software vendors, edition 2026.
One market, one rulebook: inside the leaked EU procurement regulation
The EU spent a decade trying to open up public buying. Competition fell anyway. A leaked draft would now replace three directives with a single regulation, and make bidding across Europe feel like bidding in one market.
Louna Klemetti
Request for tender vs. request for information (RFI): the differences
A request for tender asks for a binding bid. An RFI surveys the market with no commitment. Here is how to tell them apart and respond to each correctly.
Iivo Angerpuro
News
Product updates and company announcements.
- 28 July 2026
Viran now screens public tenders across 70+ markets
Coverage spans national procurement, EU-wide notices and multilateral institutions including NATO, the UN and the World Bank. Viran screens more than 100,000 tenders every week and matches each one against the supplier's capability profile.
- 24 July 2026
Viran now covers Islamic Development Bank tenders
IsDB approved $13.2 billion for its member countries in 2024. Viran now screens those calls alongside national and EU procurement, and flags the eligibility rule that decides whether a supplier can bid at all.
- 21 July 2026
Viran now covers European Space Agency tenders
ESA procures through its own system, esa-star, outside both national procurement and the EU directives. Viran now screens those calls alongside national and EU procurement, matched against the supplier's capability profile.
- 18 July 2026
Viran now covers public tenders across Asia
South Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines and Kazakhstan, plus the prefectural and municipal layer in Japan beneath the national one. All are now part of Viran's coverage.
Guides
Selling software as a service to the European public sector
Public buyers spend heavily on software and are obliged to buy it in the open. Most vendors still lose these contracts for reasons that have nothing to do with the product. A guide for software vendors, edition 2026.
Tools
Calculators and references for public procurement.
CPV Code Finder
CPV codes (Common Procurement Vocabulary) are the EU standard for classifying the subject of procurement notices. Search by keyword or code number to browse the hierarchy, compare alternatives, and copy or export codes directly into your notice.
NUTS Code Finder
NUTS codes (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) are the EU regional classification used to specify the place of performance in procurement notices. Search by name or code, filter by level and country, and copy the code straight into your notice.
Threshold Calculator
Determine public procurement thresholds and notification channels in minutes.
Procurement Glossary
Key public procurement terms explained clearly in three languages. Search by term, filter by category, or browse alphabetically.
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