CPV 983 – Miscellaneous Personal Services

What does CPV 983 cover?

CPV group 983 covers a variety of personal and community services that cannot be assigned to a more specific category. These include commercial laundry services, hairdressing and personal care services, pet care, typing and secretarial services, photography, funeral services, and other personal services procured by public contracting authorities for their establishments or clients. Uniform cleaning and service clothing management for public authorities also falls within this area.

Public contracting authorities use CPV 983 for a wide variety of procurements. Hospitals and care homes procure laundry services for bed linen and workwear. Federal authorities award cleaning and maintenance of service clothing and uniforms. Educational institutions commission photography services for graduation events. Municipalities tender funeral services for persons without surviving relatives or means (statutory authority burials). Animal shelters may procure animal care services.

Digitalisation is making inroads in these areas too: online clothing care services with app-controlled collection, digital service clothing management systems, and digital appointment booking systems for hairdressing provision in care facilities are increasingly being procured. Sustainability is also relevant to laundry services, with contracting authorities increasingly requiring environmentally friendly detergents, energy efficiency, and low-water processes. Further information on the CPV system is available from the European Commission (SIMAP) and Regulation (EC) No 213/2008.

Typical Services in CPV 983

Service	Description
Laundry services	Commercial laundry for public institutions
Uniform service	Cleaning, maintenance, and issue of uniforms
Hairdressing services	Mobile hairdressing for care facilities
Photography services	Event photography, passport photo services
Statutory authority burials	Burial of indigent or unidentified persons
Animal care services	Care of animals in municipal establishments

Examples of Tenders with CPV 983

• Laundry services for a municipal hospital: A municipal hospital procures laundry, drying, and return of bed linen, patient clothing, and operating theatre linen for 600 beds — with daily logistics, hygiene certification to EN 14065, RFID textile management, and compensation for lost items.
• Uniform service for a federal authority: A federal authority with 800 uniformed staff procures the cleaning, maintenance, and issue of service clothing and protective equipment — with individual clothing accounts, an online ordering portal, 48-hour return turnaround, and storage services.
• Statutory authority burials for a municipal office: A municipal authority procures the performance of statutory authority burials for up to 50 cases per year — with earth burial and urn interment, dignified conduct, administrative coordination, and documentation for billing to the social welfare office.

Current tenders with CPV 983 are published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) and on national procurement platforms.

Who is CPV 983 relevant for?

Public Contracting Authorities

Municipal hospitals, care homes, federal authorities with uniformed staff (Federal Police, Customs, Bundeswehr), municipal offices, and public establishments of all kinds are the contracting authorities for miscellaneous personal services. Animal shelters and veterinary offices may procure animal care services. Municipal offices tender statutory authority burial services as part of their public welfare remit.

Companies and Bidders

Commercial laundries, funeral directors, textile service providers, photographers, and animal care companies are the typical bidders. Requirements vary by service type: hygiene certifications for hospital laundry (EN 14065), funeral trade licence for funeral services, and professional competence evidence for animal care. Further information on eligibility requirements and procurement procedures is available from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

How does Bond help with CPV 983?

Tender Match – Automatically Find Tenders (CPV 983)

With tender.match, personal service companies automatically receive all relevant tenders with CPV 983 directly in their dashboard. BOND indexes tenders from over 1,000 procurement portals in the EU – from TED to national platforms and regional contracting authorities. Instead of manually searching dozens of portals every day, matching personal service contracts are filtered and delivered by industry, competency, region, and company profile. An automated gap analysis immediately shows where the company meets the requirements and where gaps exist. This ensures companies never miss a deadline and can focus on preparing their bids.

Company Match – Find the Right Partners (CPV 983)

For companies looking for suppliers, subcontractors, or consortium partners for personal service projects, company.match provides direct access to qualified firms from an EU-wide database of over 28 million companies. Especially for larger laundry or uniform management contracts that a single company cannot handle alone, company.match automatically identifies suitable partners for bidding consortia and partial services – increasing the chances of winning the contract.

Frequently Asked Questions about CPV 983

What does the CPV code 98300000 mean?

The CPV code 98300000 designates the group of miscellaneous personal services in the European classification system for public contracts. It covers a broad range of personal services procured by public authorities — from commercial laundry and hairdressing to funeral services and animal care — where no more specific CPV group applies.

How do I find tenders with CPV 983?

Tenders with CPV 983 are published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) for EU-wide procedures for national tenders. Bond automatically aggregates all relevant tenders from over 1,000 portals and delivers them filtered by company profile.

What requirements apply to laundry services for hospitals?

Hospital laundry services require compliance with EN 14065 (microbiologically controlled laundry processes), capacity evidence for the required volume, collection and delivery logistics, hygiene concept documentation, and quality assurance systems. Funeral services require the applicable trade licence under state funeral legislation. The VgV governs above-threshold awards; the UVgO applies below threshold.