EU Procurement Glossary
DEFINITION

NUTS Code

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics — the EU's hierarchical geocoding standard for regions and sub-regions. TED notices include NUTS codes to indicate the location of contract performance, enabling geographic filtering of procurement opportunities.

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Mutual RecognitionNegotiated Procedure Without Prior PublicationOJEU (Official Journal of the EU)Open Procedure
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