Italy's Codice dei Contratti Pubblici fully implements the EU directives. But Italy layers its own procedures: ANAC (national anti-corruption authority) tightly supervises, AVCPass registration is mandatory, and antimafia certificates apply to every contract. Heavier paperwork than most EU peers.
Where notices are published
- TED + serviziocontrattipubblici.it
- MePA — small tenders
- Consip — central purchasing (~€130B managed)
- Regional: SinTeL (Lombardy), Empulia (Apulia), MePAT (Tuscany)
Five practical tips
- Codice fiscale + Partita IVA — Italian tax IDs via Agenzia delle Entrate.
- AVCPass — mandatory per-tender code. Documents verified through one gateway.
- Antimafia documents — pre-contract. Public prosecutor record + criminal record + apostille.
- Cassa Edile — construction workers' social fund. Mandatory if you employ local labour.
- RTI (temporary business grouping) — consortium with an Italian firm. Verticale (specialty) or orizzontale (equal) formats.
Large Italian buyers
- ANAS — motorway + roads
- RFI — rail infra
- ENAV — air traffic control
- Consip — central framework agreements
- ENEL, Terna, Snam — energy (utility)