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HRCroatia · Varaždin

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 30 November at 09:00 — 29 days left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
  3. Offer and evidence in: Croatian.
  4. Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The subject of procurement are Foodstuffs, annual supply by types and quantities as specified in the cost statements for each individual group. · Flour · Soups and dishes · Pasta · Oil, margarine and mayonnaise · Other food products · Frozen fish, frozen vegetables and other frozen products · Preserved fruit and vegetables · Bread and bakery products

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated value€380,000
Published30 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Contract period1 Jan 2027 → 31 Dec 2027
20 lotsReserved for SMEs

Type of service

15 · Food & beverages
CPV 15800000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 68% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (70 awards since 2018, spread over 22 companies). 32% went to new names.n = 70 awards since 2018
  • The award came in at a median 55% of the estimated value (30 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 73%.n = 30
  • The median procedure drew 5 bids (25 procedures with a bid count); 0% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 25
  • 54% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (25 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 69%.n = 25
  • Not one of the 70 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 0%.n = 70

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.

Clement
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

What you must prove — eligibility criteria

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Trade register enrolment
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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References: supplies
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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Trade register enrolment
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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References: supplies
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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Trade register enrolment
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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References: supplies
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
›
Trade register enrolment
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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References: supplies
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
›
Trade register enrolment
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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References: supplies
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
›
Trade register enrolment
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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References: supplies
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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Trade register enrolment
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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References: supplies
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
Requirement texts are quoted in the notice's original language — only the official wording is binding.

Tender documents — direct download

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Annex 1
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Administrative conditions
The full notice, official wording

Who has won at this buyer so far

Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Vindija d.o.o.122018–2023
Vugrinec d.o.o.82018–2025
PERT D.O.O.ILOK PODRUŽNICA RIJEKA42024
DENI PEK d.o.o.42024–2025
Trgovačko poduzeće Varaždin42021–2024
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

2
2024
3
2025
1
2026
6 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Monday 30 November at 09:00

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 25 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 31 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 30 (median of 387 procedures). A normal window for this market.

The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.

Foreign bidders

Among 1,647 recorded awards in Croatia · Food & beverages over 3 years, no foreign winner yet — bidding here means being a pioneer.

Submission language: Croatian.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents
Goes directly to this tender on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily. The full specification and all annexes are there.
Put together the evidence — in Croatian
The 14 criteria on the left, plus your price.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.
To the procurement portal →Official notice on TED →
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