45520000 - Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator

CPV code 45520000 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator. It sits at level 3 of the CPV hierarchy as a class within the 45 division. This code is nested directly under 45500000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of hire of earthmoving equipment with operator. As a leaf code, 45520000 has no further subdivisions and represents the most precise classification available in this branch — buyers should reference it directly in tender notices when the procurement primarily concerns hire of earthmoving equipment with operator. Contracting authorities across the EU use 45520000 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to hire of earthmoving equipment with operator.