The website simap.ch offers a large number of public calls for tender in which private companies can take part. Here is an introduction.
SIMAP is the online platform used by the Confederation, cantons and communes in the public procurement sector. Public sector authorities awarding contracts can use the platform very easily to publish calls for tender and various related documents.
SMEs and other interested tenderers benefit from an overview of calls for tender throughout Switzerland. They can download publications and documentation or ask questions directly through a forum.
Thresholds for 2024-2025
The Confederation sets threshold values for contracts subject to international agreements (PPA, Annex 4, ch. 1) and for the Swiss domestic market (PPA, Annex 4, ch. 2). The Intercantonal Agreement on Public Procurement (IAPP) also sets out these threshold values (IAPP Annex 1 – subject to adaptation every two years and IAPP Annex 2) to determine the procedure to be followed at the cantonal level.
All public contracts that reach the following thresholds should be published on SIMAP:
- CHF 230,000 for supplies
- CHF 230,000 for services
- CHF 2 million for civil engineering structures.
The threshold values correspond to a single public mandate and are expressed free of taxes, that is, excluding VAT.
