NACE 82.9 – Business Support Service Activities n.e.c. | Public Tenders

Definition: NACE 82.9 covers other business support service activities that assist businesses and public institutions with administrative and operational tasks — including debt collection and receivables management, credit checks, copy-typing services, packaging services and the activities of commercial agents.

Legal basis: NACE Rev. 2 (Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006) · Last updated: January 2026

What does NACE 82.9 cover?

NACE 82.9 (Business support service activities n.e.c.) is a heterogeneous collective area covering all business-related services that cannot be classified in the specialised groups 82.1 to 82.3.

Group 82.9 is divided into several classes:

Public contracting authorities under NACE 82.9 are tax authorities (receivables management), social insurance providers, municipal cashiers' offices, courts and any authority requiring specialist external support.

Public Tenders: NACE 82.9 in Practice

Other business support services feed into a wide range of public tenders — in particular debt collection services, credit checks for procurement procedures and specialised typing services are regularly commissioned by public bodies.

Typical types of contract

• Debt collection and receivables management: Out-of-court reminders and enforcement of public-law claims (fines, fees, recovery of social benefits) by municipal cashiers and tax offices
• Credit checks and business information: Acquisition of credit information for the purposes of eligibility assessment in public procurement procedures, vetting of grant recipients
• Copy-typing and transcription services: Court minute-taking, stenography services, transcription of hearings, parliamentary minute-keeping
• Translation-adjacent typing services: Production of clean copies, copies of official documents (to be distinguished from NACE 74.3 translation)
• Packaging and contract packaging: Packaging services for public warehousing, procurement logistics, civil protection material
• Document and confidential waste destruction: Data protection-compliant document destruction for public authorities (shredding services)

Thresholds and procedure types

Service contracts in the area of NACE 82.9 are subject to EU-wide tendering above EUR 221,000. Specialised individual services such as credit checks frequently fall below the threshold and are procured under the simplified procedure or by direct award.

Relevant CPV Codes for NACE 82.9

For targeted searches for tenders in the area of other business support services, the following CPV codes are relevant:

Current tenders with these CPV codes are published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) and on national procurement platforms.

Who is NACE 82.9 relevant to in procurement law?

Public Contracting Authorities

Collection of public-law claims is typically a task of municipal cashiers or tax offices. Where these tasks are externalised, public contracts in the area of NACE 82.9 arise. Public bodies commission credit checks from business information bureaus (e.g. Creditreform, Schufa, Bisnode/Dun & Bradstreet) to vet bidders, grant recipients or tenants of publicly owned properties. Courts and parliaments award minute-taking contracts to specialised typing services.

Companies and Bidders

Companies in this heterogeneous area need to provide the following evidence depending on specialisation:

• Debt collection companies: Registration under the Legal Services Act (RDG), official authorisation, references from the public sector
• Credit information bureaus: Evidence of data quality, GDPR compliance, accreditations and membership of the Association of Business Information Bureaus
• Typing/minute-taking services: Demonstrated qualifications (court stenography, medical transcription), data protection evidence, references from the judicial sector
• Packaging service providers: Capacity evidence, quality management (ISO 9001), and where applicable certifications for dangerous goods packaging

NACE 82.9 in Context: Section N and Division 82

NACE 82.9 is the residual area of Division 82 and groups together all business services that do not fall under 82.1, 82.2 or 82.3.

• NACE N – Administrative and support service activities: Parent section
• NACE 82 – Office administrative, support and other business support activities: Parent division
• NACE 82.1 – Office administrative and support activities: Postal services, records management
• NACE 82.2 – Activities of call centres: Citizen hotlines and public-authority hotlines
• NACE 82.3 – Organisation of conventions and trade shows: Event management

Frequently Asked Questions on NACE 82.9 and Public Tenders

Which companies fall under NACE 82.9?
Debt collection companies, business information bureaus, typing services, court stenographers, packaging service providers and other providers of specialised business support services not captured in other NACE groups.

May debt collection companies enforce public-law claims?
This must be assessed in differentiated terms. The enforcement of public-law claims (e.g. taxes, fees) is primarily reserved to official enforcement bodies. Private-law claims of public undertakings, however, can be awarded to authorised debt collection companies.

How are credit checks used in procurement procedures?
Contracting authorities may obtain credit information as part of the economic eligibility check in order to assess the financial capacity of bidders. This is permissible under data protection law where it is proportionate and is carried out within the framework of the eligibility assessment.

Are typing services and court minute-taking subject to procurement obligations?
Yes, where contract values exceed the relevant thresholds. Below the thresholds, simplified procedures or direct awards may be permissible, provided there is no circumvention of procurement obligations.

Last updated: January 2026
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