For Greek procurement, use KIMDIS to research published procurement acts and ESIDIS to follow electronic competitions. A bid team needs to connect those records to the buyer, lot and current documents before deciding that a result is an open opportunity.
Source guidance checked: 13 September 2026. Editorial owner: Antoine Simon. Next review: 13 December 2026, or sooner if a source or procedure changes. The worked example is illustrative, not a live tender.
Where to find opportunities and evidence
| Source | Use it for | Boundary to check |
|---|---|---|
| KIMDIS government service | Published procurement decisions and acts | An approval, contract or award is not necessarily an invitation to bid. |
| ESIDIS portal | Electronic procurement systems and instructions | Select the correct subsystem and follow its access requirements. |
| TED | EU-level notices and standardized searching | Greek records and tender documents remain necessary for qualification. |
Separate search access from bid access
The KIMDIS search interface exposes filters including buyer, date, CPV description and ADAM identifier. Use the identifier to reconnect a downloaded record with its public source. Retain the ESIDIS tender reference as a separate field when provided; do not substitute one system's identifier for another.
The Greek government's online bidding requirements distinguish access to the goods-and-services subsystem from public works. A supplier preparing its first bid should identify the correct route and test credentials, signature and file requirements early.
Monitor by CPV, buyer and place of delivery
Start with the CPV hierarchy, then add Greek buyer vocabulary and a named-buyer list. Preserve both the original title and any working translation. Technical scope and allowed response language must be read in the actual tender documents.
Geography requires care: buyer headquarters is not necessarily the project site. If the portal's filters cannot express the intended service area, search the relevant authorities and inspect each lot's performance location. Record excluded opportunities with a reason so that the next search becomes more precise.
Keep three queues: open competitions with sufficient response time, early signals requiring follow-up, and awards for research. A KIMDIS entry that records expenditure or a signed contract belongs in research even when it was published yesterday.
What open data can establish
Public access to records is evidence of transparency, not proof that a single export contains all Greek procurement or every attachment. Before building a market estimate, document the source, date range, record type, identifiers and missing fields. Check the portal's current terms and published data-access guidance before automated reuse. Do not infer an API, bulk licence or update guarantee from a searchable page.
A practical monitoring routine
- Define the products or services you can deliver, the viable locations and the buyers you want to serve.
- Run a classification search and a separate keyword search. Review the overlap and the useful results that either search misses.
- Record each candidate's source URL, identifier, lot, status, deadline, delivery location and reason for fit.
- Read the current documents and amendments. Assign one person to watch questions, changes and submission requirements.
- Keep historical awards and early signals outside the active-bid queue. Review them for buyer context and follow-up dates.
- Each week, inspect a sample of rejected results and known relevant notices. Adjust the search for demonstrated misses rather than tightening every filter at once.
Worked supplier example
A civil-engineering consultancy serving Attica can begin with CPV 71000000-8, then narrow to the relevant engineering branches and named regional or municipal buyers. Separate design studies from construction works and inspection assignments. Inspect the actual project location and Greek qualification documents before assigning a technical lead.
Three public records: what goes into the queue?
These are source-reading examples checked on 13 September 2026, not a list of currently open tenders. Follow subsequent notices and the latest documents before acting.
| Public record | What it establishes | Monitoring decision |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Education, 7 September 2026 | Maintenance and repair of the ministry building's automatic fire-extinguishing systems in Marousi | A potential facilities-services lead in Attica. Read the declaration and deadline; do not label it design consultancy merely because engineering is involved. |
| Technical Chamber of Greece decision Α3/Σ4/2026, PDF page 6 | An award decision for road-network mapping in Chalkidiki; ESIDIS reference 211918 | Historical buyer research, not an open bid. The location also falls outside an Attica-only delivery scope. |
| TED 163844-2026 | A Lithuanian snow-clearing competition; the electronic sender has an Athens address | Reject from a Greece delivery search. A Greek sender address is not the buyer's country or the place of performance. |
Reproduce the review with the editable monitoring log. Record the query and filters before collecting results, then retain each source ID, buyer, lot, actual delivery location, notice stage and exclusion reason. A colleague should be able to repeat the search and understand why a record was retained.
Check coverage before relying on Duke
This guide documents official sources; it does not certify that Duke currently imports every source, attachment, amendment or local procurement described here. Before using Duke as your monitoring routine, compare several known notices from your target buyers with the results available in your account. Check publication dates, lots, deadlines, source links and changes. Keep an official-source check for anything not demonstrated.
Bring that sample and your buyer list to a Duke discussion. Ask which parts of the workflow and source coverage can be shown for your market today.
Your next decision
Use the tender notice reading guide to turn a candidate into a qualification record. For restricted buying routes, read how framework agreements work. Continue with Italy supplier playbook if that market or sector is part of your expansion.