CPV 50 — Repair and maintenance services Tenders 2026

Repair and maintenance services under CPV division 50 is one of the most active service categories in EU public procurement, covering maintenance of vehicles, buildings, machinery, IT hardware, medical equipment, and infrastructure assets. Contracting authorities — spanning every public body — allocate significant budgets to maintaining their asset base. Vehicle maintenance frameworks for public fleet managers, elevator and HVAC maintenance for facility management, medical equipment maintenance for hospitals, and IT hardware maintenance for public authorities are among the most frequently recurring contract types in this division.

Long-term framework agreements — often 4 years with renewal options — are the dominant contract model in CPV 50. They allow contracting authorities to manage day-to-day maintenance needs without repeated competitive tendering for each repair event. Multi-lot frameworks by asset type or geographic zone, with call-off procedures for individual maintenance orders, are standard. The EU Green Deal's emphasis on asset longevity and circular economy is pushing contracting authorities towards maintenance and repair over replacement — procurement practices increasingly include life-extension requirements, spare parts availability guarantees, and manufacturer-authorised maintenance as award criteria.

Contract notices under CPV division 50 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.

Frequently Asked Questions — CPV 50

What types of maintenance services are covered under CPV 50?

CPV 50 includes: vehicle maintenance and repair (CPV 50110000–50190000), computer and IT hardware maintenance (CPV 50300000), office equipment maintenance (CPV 50310000), medical equipment maintenance (CPV 50420000), building services maintenance including elevator, HVAC, fire systems (CPV 50700000), and industrial machinery maintenance (CPV 50530000). Building fabric repair and maintenance may fall under CPV 45 (construction works) or CPV 50 depending on the extent of works.

Are original manufacturer maintenance contracts exempt from EU tendering?

No — maintenance contracts above threshold must be competitively tendered regardless of whether the equipment manufacturer offers a maintenance service. Negotiated procedure without prior publication (NPWP) is only justified for genuine technical monopoly situations where only one supplier can provide maintenance without voiding warranties. Courts and procurement review bodies have consistently held that manufacturer exclusivity must be specifically justified — most equipment can be maintained by authorised service providers as an alternative to the OEM.

How do public authorities manage predictive maintenance procurement?

Predictive maintenance using IoT sensors and condition monitoring data is increasingly embedded in maintenance framework requirements for critical infrastructure (rail, utilities, medical equipment). Contracting authorities are beginning to specify data rights, sensor protocol standards (OPC-UA, MQTT), and cybersecurity requirements for connected maintenance management systems. Some frameworks include both reactive repair call-offs and predictive maintenance performance-based elements, with incentive payments linked to asset uptime metrics.

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France – Lift-maintenance services – Maintenance, entretien et travaux sur les ascenseurs, plateforme PMR et SFA du parc de la SFHE.

Poland – Repair and maintenance services of machinery – Likwidacja górniczego wyciągu szybowego szybu III przedziału wschodniego wraz z dostosowaniem w przedziale zachodnim szybu III klatki wschodniej do robót szybowych” dla Polskiej Grupy Górniczej S.A. Oddział KWK Sośnica

Poland – Repair and maintenance services – Demontaż i montaż ścian szczelnych kotła bloku nr 14 dla PGE GiEK S.A. Oddział Elektrownia Bełchatów

Slovakia – Repair and maintenance services of locomotives – Nižšie druhy údržby a opráv na ŽKV II

Poland – Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment – Przeglądy okresowe sprzętu medycznego i aparatury medycznej.

Sweden – Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment – Korttidshyra av fordon

Netherlands – Street-lighting maintenance services – Onderhoud Openbare Verlichting

Hungary – Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations – Épületgépészeti berendezések karbant. VKT részére

Bulgaria – Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups – "Техническа поддръжка и ремонт на климатична техника за нуждите на РДСП - Плевен и ДСП на територията на област Плевен"

Germany – Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment – A8, Nebelwarnanlage, Tausch von Sichtweitensensoren

Spain – Vehicle towing-away services – Prestación de servicio de retirada de vehículos de la vía pública y su depósito en el Ayuntamiento de Torrelavega

Czechia – Recording systems and exploration devices – Jícnová manometrie včetně pozáručních činností

Germany – Repair and maintenance services – Wartung und Instandhaltung im Bereich der Mess-, Steuer- und Regeltechnik der technischen Anlagen im JRC Karlsruhe

France – Preventive maintenance services – Maintenance préventive et corrective des équipements de laboratoire pour l’EFS Occitanie Pyrénées Méditerranée (EFS-OCPM)

Spain – System maintenance services – Mantenimiento de instalaciones de los sistemas de control centralizado de los inmuebles de gestión unificada del Gobierno Vasco.

Italy – Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus – Servizio di noleggio operativo quinquennale comprensivo di manutenzione full-risk per tutto il periodo di 2 ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma con rivelatore ottico) da installare presso le sedi labo

Denmark – Lift-maintenance services – Udbud af Elevatorservice ved Esbjerg Kommune

Germany – Escalator installation work – CN Fahrtreppen

Hungary – Repair and maintenance services of locomotive brakes and brake parts – 81.2K fékhengerek felújítása, javítása

Italy – Lift-maintenance services – PROCEDURA APERTA DI RILEVANZA EUROPEA AI SENSI DELL&#8217;ART. 71 DEL D.LGS. n. 36/2023, PER L&#8217;AFFIDAMENTO DEI SERVIZI DI MANUTENZIONE ORDINARIA PREVENTIVA E/O A GUASTO E DI MANUTENZIONE STRAORDINARIA DEGLI IMPIANTI ELEVATORI DI &#8220;EUR S.p.A.&#8221;

France – Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups – Maintenance des installations frigorifiques des sites gérés par le CROUS de Limoges

Ireland – Repair and maintenance services of machinery – TR4739 - Specify, Supply, Install and Maintain for Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) pursuant to a framework agreement.

Poland – Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment – 13/PN/ZP/U/2026 - Usługa przeprowadzania przeglądów, konserwacji, kontroli bezpieczeństwa aparatury medycznej wraz z naprawami dla Uniwersyteckiego Szpitala Klinicznego nr 2 Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi

Poland – Repair and maintenance services – SERWISOWANIE STACJI HYDROLOKACYJNYCH SHL-101/TM W LATACH 2026-2028

France – Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment – 25GHT117 - Entretien et CT des véhicules du GHT 18

France – Repair and maintenance services of central heating – Entretien des installations individuelles de chauffage, eau chaude sanitaire individuelle et ventilation (3 lots)

Hungary – Street-lighting maintenance services – Közvilágítási üzemeltetése, karbantartása

Poland – Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment – 41/PN/ZP/U/2026 - Usługa przeprowadzania przeglądów, konserwacji, kontroli bezpieczeństwa aparatury medycznej wraz z naprawami dla Uniwersyteckiego Szpitala Klinicznego nr 2 Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi

Poland – Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock – Wykonanie czynności utrzymania z zakresu czwartego (P4) i piątego (P5) poziomu utrzymania pojazdów kolejowych dla Zakładu Linii Kolejowych w Zielonej Górze

Spain – Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery – Servicio de mantenimiento integral de máquinas autoventas multiproducto de Renfe Viajeros, S.M.E., S.A.

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Italy – Lift-maintenance services – PROCEDURA APERTA DI RILEVANZA EUROPEA AI SENSI DELL’ART. 71 DEL D.LGS. n. 36/2023, PER L’AFFIDAMENTO DEI SERVIZI DI MANUTENZIONE ORDINARIA PREVENTIVA E/O A GUASTO E DI MANUTENZIONE STRAORDINARIA DEGLI IMPIANTI ELEVATORI DI “EUR S.p.A.”