Definition
CPV Classification or CPV Taxonomy is the classification system embedded in the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV), the European statistical classification of goods, services and works procured by the public sector.
Structure
The Main Vocabulary currently consists of about 9454 terms, listing goods, works and services commonly used in public Procurement. The CPV does not offer a structured description for each code, the scope of each term must be inferred from the string (text) comprising its name. The CVP name text contains parts (or combinations) of information, such as the main name of a product and its type, and sometimes other details.
The system is hierarchical with the following overall shape:
- 45 Divisions
- 272 Groups
- 1002 Classes
- 2379 Categories
- 5756 Sub-categories
Procurement Type
- CPV-codes that start with 0 up to and including 44 or 48 : Deliverables (Goods)
- CPV-codes that start with 50 up to and including 98: Services
- CPV-codes that start with 45: Works
NB: There are no codes that start with 46, 47 or 49.
Encoding
The coding structure of the CPV Vocabulary uses a nine-digit code. The digit is a control digit that serves to verify the previous digits.
- The first two digits come in a block, so as to accommodate 99 Divisions (XX000000-Y)
- The next six digits each represent one level of classification, so there cannot be more than 9 groups at a given level of classification.
- The first three digits together identify Groups (XXX00000-Y) (so there can be 10 groups per division)
- The first four digits together identify Classes (XXXX0000-Y) (so there can be 10 classes per group)
- The first five digits identify Categories (XXXXX000-Y) (so there can be 10 categories per class)
- The last three digits give further precision within each category (Subcategories)
Zeros are placed at the end of codes, except for the first two digits, and they indicate the level of accuracy of the code (the more zeros it has, the more general it is). Where a given level of classification is not further subdivided, a ‘0’ is used in the position for the next more detailed level.
Example
As an example, a dental X-ray device would be classified with increasing accuracy as follows:
- Division 33 (33000000-0): Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- Group 33-1 (33100000-1): Medical equipments
- Class 33-1-1 (33110000-4): Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
- Category 33-1-1-1 (33111000-1): X-ray devices
- Subcategory 33-1-1-1-2 (33111200-3): X-ray workstations
Top Level CPV Divisions
This is the CPV 2008 highest level segmentation [1]
Division Code |
Description
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CPV Division 03
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Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
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CPV Division 09
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Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
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CPV Division 14
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Mining, basic metals and related products
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CPV Division 15
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Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
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CPV Division 16
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Agricultural machinery
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CPV Division 18
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Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
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CPV Division 19
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Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
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CPV Division 22
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Printed matter and related products
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CPV Division 24
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Chemical products
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CPV Division 30
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Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
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CPV Division 31
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Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
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CPV Division 32
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Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
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CPV Division 33
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Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
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CPV Division 34
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Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
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CPV Division 35
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Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
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CPV Division 37
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Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
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CPV Division 38
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Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
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CPV Division 39
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Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
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CPV Division 41
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Collected and purified water
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CPV Division 42
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Industrial machinery
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CPV Division 43
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Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
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CPV Division 44
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Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
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CPV Division 45
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Construction work
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CPV Division 48
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Software package and information systems
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CPV Division 50
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Repair and maintenance services
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CPV Division 51
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Installation services (except software)
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CPV Division 55
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Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
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CPV Division 60
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Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
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CPV Division 63
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Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
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CPV Division 64
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Postal and telecommunications services
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CPV Division 65
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Public utilities
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CPV Division 66
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Financial and insurance services
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CPV Division 70
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Real estate services
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CPV Division 71
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Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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CPV Division 72
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IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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CPV Division 73
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Research and development services and related consultancy services
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CPV Division 75
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Administration, defence and social security services
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CPV Division 76
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Services related to the oil and gas industry
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CPV Division 77
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Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
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CPV Division 79
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Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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CPV Division 80
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Education and training services
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CPV Division 85
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Health and social work services
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CPV Division 90
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Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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CPV Division 92
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Recreational, cultural and sporting services
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CPV Division 98
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Other community, social and personal services
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Issues and Challenges
- The CPV taxonomy is somewhat correlated with the CPA (Classification of Products by Activity), which in turn is correlated with the NACE Classification but there is no formal correspondence.
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