Figure 3.
The line chart displays the number of contract notices issued annually from 2012 to 2022. The horizontal axis represents the years, and the vertical axis shows the number of notices. The trend remains relatively stable between 2012 and 2015, with values around 150,000 to 160,000, followed by steady growth from 2016 onward. The count exceeds 200,000 after 2017 and continues increasing to approximately 270,000 by 2022. This consistent upward trend indicates expanding procurement activity over the decade.Number of contract notices published in TED
Source(s): Figure courtesy of data from European Commission (2016a, 2016b, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024); adapted by the author