# Guides to tenders and grants

> Plain guides to public procurement and funding in Germany and the EU: tenders and grants, notices, sources, evidence, CPV codes and NUTS regions.

How public tenders and grants work in Germany and the EU, explained plainly, with links to the official sources.

## Tenders and grants: two ways public money reaches companies

A contract for payment or a contribution to a project: the difference decides who publishes the call, how you apply and what you sign.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/tenders-vs-grants) (23 October 2026)

## How to read a tender notice, field by field

Buyer, CPV and NUTS codes, lots, procedure, deadline, value, award criteria and documents: what each part tells you and where to look next.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/reading-a-tender-notice) (23 October 2026)

## Where German and EU tenders and grant calls are published

The central services, the platforms behind them, and why one opportunity can turn up in several places.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/where-tenders-are-published) (23 October 2026)

## Evidence first: check a requirement against the tender documents

A summary is a pointer, not the source: how to trace a requirement to the official passage and keep track of versions and corrections.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/evidence-first) (23 October 2026)

## CPV codes explained, with all 45 divisions

How the EU’s procurement codes are built, how to read them in a notice, what to watch for when you search by code, and every division at a glance.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/cpv-codes-explained) (25 October 2026)

## NUTS regions in Germany, Land by Land

The EU’s classification of regions, its three levels in Germany, how tender notices use it for the place of performance, and the codes of all 16 Länder.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/nuts-regions-germany) (25 October 2026)

## Public tenders for tradespeople

Which building and trade work public buyers tender, how lots keep it open to single trades, what prequalification means and where the notices are.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/tenders-for-tradespeople) (28 October 2026)

## Public tenders for startups and small companies

The signals in a notice that suit small firms, national procedures under the UVgO, references for young companies, joint bids and where to start.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/tenders-for-startups-and-small-companies) (28 October 2026)

## Add and connect your files

Upload files, keep them in folders and connect sources, so that search and the assistant can cite them.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/add-and-connect-your-files) (3 November 2026)

## Use Inteliwert with Claude

Create an access key, add your library to Claude or another assistant, and let it search your files with sources.

[Read the guide](https://inteliwert.com/guides/use-inteliwert-with-claude) (3 November 2026)

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