Most government tenders are announced on the Electronic Procurement Service (LPSE), yet the data can look dense to newcomers. In this explainer IPW walks through the fields that matter most: the announcement, the owner's estimate reference, the list of bidders, the winning value, and the award date. Reading these together lets a citizen spot a tender that moved unusually fast, attracted only one bidder, or closed far below or above its estimate — the starting points for any deeper question.
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Explainer: How to Read Tender Data on LPSE
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