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CPV 48213000

Operating system enhancement software package

Operating system enhancement software is software that extends or upgrades an operating system rather than replacing it: add-on modules, feature packs, subsystems, and upgrade packages that bolt onto an OS already in place. Under CPV code 48213000, a contracting authority is buying the layer that improves an existing operating system, not a fresh OS install and not a standalone application.

It sits inside Networking software package (48210000), alongside the code for a full network operating system (48214000). The distinction is upgrade-versus-platform: 48213000 is the enhancement that rides on top, while 48214000 is the operating system itself.

The code is a moderate performer, not a workhorse. 69 awards carry it (TED 2009-2025), 47 with disclosed values, at a high mean of about €1.9M across those. Germany, France and Portugal place the most. The high mean alongside a modest count points to a code that catches a few large enterprise upgrade or licensing programmes rather than a steady stream of small buys.

Public search interest clusters on consumer questions about operating systems ("types of operating systems", "mac operating systems"), which is a different audience from the procurement scope here. Most contracting authorities reach 48213000 through the networking-software parent or an existing licensing framework, not by searching the bare term.

When to use this code

For buyers contracting authority

Pick 48213000 when the contract upgrades or extends an operating system that is already running, rather than supplying a new one. Feature packs, subsystem add-ons, and version-upgrade packages for an installed OS belong here.

The boundary that trips contracting authorities is the sibling 48214000, Network operating system software package. If the deliverable is the operating system platform itself, that is 48214000; 48213000 is reserved for the enhancement that sits on top of an OS the authority already owns. One step up, the parent 48210000 is the right pick when the scope is networking software more broadly and no single sub-category dominates.

Watch the licensing trap too. Where an upgrade is procured mainly as a block of licences and subscription support, the more specific licence-management code (48218000) can be the better tag. Set the primary CPV code by the dominant purpose: if the point is the OS enhancement itself, keep it here; if the point is managing licence entitlements, move it.

For suppliers bidding

Winners under 48213000 are software resellers, OS platform partners, and integrators who can supply and deploy upgrade packages against an installed base, often bundling the licences and the subscription support that come with them. If you bid, the signal that carries is a credible link to the underlying platform maker and a track record of upgrading systems without breaking what already runs.

The honest read: this is a thin, lumpy code rather than a reliable pipeline. With 69 awards over sixteen years (TED 2009-2025) but a high disclosed mean near €1.9M, the value sits in a handful of larger enterprise upgrade or licensing deals, so chase the big programmes and do not bank on volume. Incumbency matters, because the partner who installed the platform is best placed to extend it.

Expect to meet the same bidders under the platform code 48214000 and under license management (48218000), since enhancement, OS, and licensing scopes blur in real contracts. Day-rate deployment skill counts, but the deciding edge is usually the supplier relationship with the platform maker behind the product.

Industries and typical projects

Public sector IT System integration Cloud infrastructure IT consulting Networking equipment

Commonly confused with

48214000
That code is the network operating system itself; 48213000 is the enhancement or upgrade package that extends an OS already in place.
48210000
The broader networking-software parent. Choose 48213000 when the scope is specifically an operating system enhancement, not networking software in general.
48218000
License management software handles entitlements and compliance; pick it over 48213000 when managing licences, not enhancing the OS, is the contract's main purpose.

Example award titles

  • 1.440 PVU IBM DB2 Advanced Enterprise Edition (D0GB4LL) Lizenzen einschl. Subscription & Support für 12 Monate beginnend ab Lieferung (DE)
  • Licenciamento de Software Microsoft (PT)
  • Renovação de licenciamento software Microsoft, para utilizadores. (PT)
  • Fourniture de licences et services Microsoft pour les besoins du CCCA-BTP (FR)
  • Maintenance du logiciel SIS marchés (FR)
  • Einführung einer ZVO KundenApp (DE)

Live tenders (1)

Norway – Industry specific software development services – PNR (Passenger Name Record) and cargo registration systems for aircraft operations - Antarctica NO · closes 2026-06-18
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Hierarchy

Parent
48210000
Siblings
4821100048212000482140004821500048216000482170004821800048219000
Documented June 2026 · AI-augmented body, human-reviewed before publication. Editorial policy.