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CPV 48625000

Open systems operating systems

Open systems operating systems are the cross-platform, standards-based operating systems that are not locked to a single hardware maker: the Unix and Linux family, including commercial distributions like Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the platforms that run on top of them. Under CPV code 48625000, a contracting authority is buying this kind of portable OS layer, plus the licences, subscriptions and support that wrap around it.

It sits inside Operating systems (48620000), the branch that splits operating-system software by machine class or platform type. The siblings carve out the mainframe OS (48621000), the minicomputer OS (48622000), the microcomputer OS (48623000) and the PC OS (48624000); this one is the open, platform-neutral category that the others are defined against.

The code is low-volume. 23 awards carry it (TED 2010-2026), of which 17 disclose a value, and across those the mean runs to about €690k. Spain, the Netherlands and Poland place the most. The recurring shape in the award history is a Linux subscription-and-support arrangement (Red Hat licences, virtualization platforms built on them) rather than a one-off OS purchase, which fits how open-systems software is licensed and renewed on annual or multi-year cycles.

In practice the scope often bundles the OS subscription with maintenance, consultancy or the underlying virtualization stack, so the OS rarely arrives as a standalone line item.

When to use this code

For buyers contracting authority

Choose 48625000 when the operating system is open and cross-platform rather than tied to one machine class. The sibling codes exist to keep those classes apart: a mainframe OS is 48621000, a minicomputer OS is 48622000, a microcomputer OS is 48623000, and a PC OS is 48624000. If the procurement is Linux or Unix on standard x86 servers, this is usually the right home.

The practical trigger is portability. Contracting authorities reach this code to buy or renew Red Hat, SUSE or similar enterprise-Linux subscriptions, or the virtualization platforms layered on them, where the point is a platform-neutral stack that runs across hardware. That open posture is what separates it from the proprietary mainframe and PC codes next door.

One boundary to watch: this code is the operating-system layer. The server hardware, the database engine and broader application software belong under their own codes. Where a single contract bundles a Linux subscription with support, consultancy or the underlying servers, set the primary CPV code by whichever element is the dominant purpose of the contract.

For suppliers bidding

Treat this as a subscription-and-support market, not a license-resale counter, and size your bid accordingly. The award history (TED 2010-2026) leans on enterprise-Linux subscriptions and the platforms built on them, so the realistic field is Red Hat and SUSE partners, open-source service firms and integrators who can stand behind the support relationship, not box-shifters.

What carries a bid is certified support capability, a credible patching and update commitment, and the ability to handle annual or multi-year subscription renewals across an estate. Incumbency matters: an authority running a Linux estate is renewing something it already depends on, and the migration risk of swapping the underlying OS keeps the door mostly shut to a cold challenger.

Neighbouring bidders arrive from the clustering software code (48626000) and the real-time OS code (48627000), and the work pairs naturally with virtualization and cloud-infrastructure deals. The opening for a challenger is real but narrow: open systems are portable by design, so a sharper support model or consultancy depth can dislodge an incumbent here far more easily than under the platform-locked mainframe code.

Industries and typical projects

Open-source services Cloud infrastructure System integration Public sector IT Infrastructure monitoring

Commonly confused with

48620000
The parent for all operating systems; pick 48625000 only when the OS is specifically the open, cross-platform kind rather than another machine class.
48624000
Personal-computer (PC) operating-system software, a desktop-class platform, whereas 48625000 covers platform-neutral open systems such as enterprise Linux on servers.
48621000
Mainframe operating-system software is tied to the proprietary big-iron stack, the opposite of the portable, cross-platform scope 48625000 covers.
48626000
Clustering software groups machines into a single logical system; 48625000 is the base operating system those nodes run, not the clustering layer.

Example award titles

  • Maintenance of the existing software solution for the Sector for control on the spot (MK)
  • (2024-ESO-903) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, Standart licencijos (LT)
  • Suministro de licencias, mantenimiento y soporte de productos Red Hat. (ES)
  • Suministros para el de mantenimiento de subscripciones Red Hat 2025-27 y servicios de consultoría. (ES)
  • Rozbudowa platform wirtualizacji RHV/OLVM o dodatkowe serwery x86 (PL)
  • Opdracht project 2010-01 Het vervangen van het WBTronic besturingssysteem. (NL)

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Hierarchy

Parent
48620000
Siblings
48621000486220004862300048624000486260004862700048628000
Documented June 2026 · AI-augmented body, human-reviewed before publication. Editorial policy.