CPV 30xxxxx — Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies under CPV division 30 cover EU public procurement of computers, servers, printers, photocopiers, office machines, storage media, and consumables. This is one of the highest-volume supply categories in EU public procurement, with nearly every contracting authority in all 27 member states procuring IT hardware on regular replacement cycles. Central purchasing bodies (CPBs) play a dominant role — national CPBs in France (UGAP), Italy (CONSIP), and Germany (BeschA) run multi-billion euro IT hardware frameworks accessed by thousands of public bodies.

Sustainability requirements are transforming CPV 30 procurement. EU Green Public Procurement criteria for IT equipment specify minimum Energy Star or equivalent energy performance, TCO Certified or EPEAT certification for environmental performance, hazardous substance restrictions beyond RoHS minimums, repairability and spare parts availability requirements, and take-back schemes for end-of-life equipment. The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation is introducing mandatory performance minimums for IT hardware that will progressively raise the baseline above which EU public buyers can accept products. Suppliers should prepare technical documentation demonstrating Energy Star, EPEAT, and TCO Certified compliance as these are increasingly mandatory in major IT hardware frameworks.

Contract notices under CPV division 30 are published by contracting authorities across all 27 EU member states on TED Europa. Verify current deadlines directly on TED before beginning bid preparation, as corrigenda (correction notices) may have modified the original published deadline. Estimated values shown are from the original contract notice — final awarded values are disclosed in Contract Award Notices published after the procedure concludes.

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