Guides to Swedish public procurement
What you need to know to sell to Swedish municipalities, regions and agencies, explained without legal jargon. Written for companies that bid.
AI for bid writing in Swedish public tenders
How to use AI to find tenders, read tender documents and write bids for Swedish public procurement: what AI can do, the risks, ChatGPT versus bid tools and a checklist.
Read the guideLOU – the Swedish Public Procurement Act, explained
What LOU is, who it applies to, its five principles and how it differs from LUF, LUK, LUFS and LOV. A guide for companies bidding on Swedish tenders.
Read the guideDirect awards in Sweden: the 2026 limit and rules
The Swedish direct award limit in 2026 is SEK 700,000 under LOU and SEK 1,200,000 under LUF. How direct awards work and how to get a share of them.
Read the guideSwedish procurement thresholds 2026
The 2026–2027 EU procurement thresholds in Swedish kronor for LOU, LUF, LUK and LUFS: SEK 2,451,816 for goods and services, SEK 61,340,804 for works.
Read the guideFramework agreements and call-offs in Sweden
What a framework agreement (ramavtal) is, how call-offs and mini-competitions work, how long a framework may last and what it means for suppliers.
Read the guideBids in Swedish tenders: what an anbud is and how to write one
What an anbud is, how it differs from a quote, how to write and submit a bid for a Swedish public tender step by step, and the most common mistakes.
Read the guideTender documents (förfrågningsunderlag): how to read them
What Swedish tender documents contain, the difference between mandatory and desirable requirements, evaluation models and how to read them quickly.
Read the guideESPD and the declaration of truth
What the ESPD is, when Swedish buyers use it, how to fill it in part by part and how it differs from a sanningsförsäkran.
Read the guideAward decisions, standstill and appeals in Sweden
What a Swedish award decision must contain, how long the standstill period is and how to ask the administrative court to review a procurement.
Read the guideProcurement procedures in Sweden
The difference between open, restricted, negotiated and simplified procedures, the selection procedure and dynamic purchasing systems in Sweden.
Read the guideHow to find Swedish public tenders
Where Swedish public tenders are published: TED, registered Swedish notice databases and buyers' own websites, and how to pick the ones worth bidding on.
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