What are NATO procurements?

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) procurements are conducted to meet the needs of all branches of the armed forces, to procure supplies for NATO’s international operations, and to implement projects. NATO procurements are carried out by individual NATO member states, NATO agencies, and NATO bodies. These are wide-ranging procurements related to the construction of infrastructure facilities, information and communication technologies, as well as the provision of various services and all types of material and technical resources. 
For more information on opportunities for cooperation with NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/work-with-us/business-and-project-opportunities…

About NATO financing

NATO is funded through direct and indirect contributions from member states. NATO’s total funding consists of direct contributions to collective budgets and programs. These funds (approximately 4.6 billion EUR for 2025 and up to 5.3 billion EUR for 2026) enable NATO to maintain its capabilities and manage the entire organization and its military commands.

How is NATO financed?

• National (or indirect) contributions constitute the largest component of NATO funding and are borne by individual member states. They include the forces and capabilities that each member state can make available to NATO for deterrence and defence measures and military operations.
• Direct contributions fund NATO’s budget, programs, and capabilities, supporting objectives, priorities, and activities that serve the Alliance’s common interests and that cannot reasonably be covered by any single member state, such as Alliance operations and missions or NATO-wide air defense or command and control systems.
• All Allies contribute to NATO’s financing through a common cost-sharing formula based on member states’ GDP. This is the principle of collective financing, which reflects burden-sharing in practice.
• NATO has three main jointly funded budgets: the civilian budget (to fund NATO Headquarters), the military budget (to fund NATO’s command structure), and the NATO Security Investment Program (to fund military infrastructure and capabilities).
• Programs and initiatives can also be jointly funded, which means that member states can set priorities and funding arrangements, while NATO provides political oversight.
• NATO’s collective funding is underpinned by robust governance mechanisms, and Allies jointly decide who is eligible for collective funding and how much can be spent each year. Allies also jointly decide on medium-term resource planning benchmarks.
• The North Atlantic Council oversees the collective funding processes, which are regulated by the Resource Policy and Planning Board, the Budget Committee, and the Investment Committee.

Who can participate in NATO procurements?

To participate in NATO-organized procurements, a company must:

• be registered in one of the NATO member states https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/organization/nato-member-countries ;
• be registered with one of the NATO agencies (depending on the company’s field of activity): the NATO Support Procurement Agency https://www.nspa.nato.int/ or the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) https://www.ncia.nato.int/.

The presentation and answers to questions from the March 6, 2026, webinar “How Companies Can Participate in NATO Procurements” are available here. 
 

Registration in NATO procurement agencies

To stay informed and receive invitations to participate in NATO procurements processes, the Ministry of Defence encourages Latvian businesses to take advantage of the free opportunity to register with the following NATO agencies:

NATO Support and Procurement Agency

(NATO Support and Procurement Agency – NSPA) 
https://www.nspa.nato.int/business/procurement
Registration:
https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/VendorRegistration/?lng=en
(video instruction available here)
 

About cooperation with NATO Support and Procurement Agency:

NATO Communication and Information agency:

(NATO Communication and Information Agency - NCIA)
https://www.ncia.nato.int/about-us
Registration:
https://www.ncia.nato.int/business/procurement/neo-eprocurement
 

About NATO Communication and Information agency:

We also invite you to follow the current procurements in NATO command structures:

NATO Supreme Headquarters (ACO/SHAPE) business opportunities homepage: https://aco.procureware.com/Bids

NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) business opportunities homepage: 
https://www.act.nato.int/opportunities/contracting/