CPV 98xxxxx — Other community, social and personal services

Other community, social and personal services under CPV division 98 is a catch-all category covering services not classified elsewhere — including trade union, political, and professional membership organisation services, repair services for personal goods, spa and wellness services, funeral services, and miscellaneous personal and community services procured by public bodies. Despite its miscellaneous character, CPV 98 captures some significant procurement activity. Funeral and bereavement services procured by local authorities for indigent residents, or for public cemetery management, represent a recurring procurement need across EU municipalities.

Wellness and occupational health services for public sector employees (employee assistance programmes, physical wellness provision) are increasingly procured as staff wellbeing investments, classified under CPV 98 when they do not fit more specific health or social care categories. Trade and professional body services procured by public institutions — conference management by professional associations, trade body membership for public enterprises — also appear in this category. Many services in CPV 98 qualify as Annex XIV light-touch services, allowing simplified procurement procedures above the light-touch threshold.

Contract notices under CPV division 98 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 98

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