71900000 - Laboratory services

CPV code 71900000 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Laboratory services. It sits at level 2 of the CPV hierarchy as a group within the 71 division. This code is nested directly under 71000000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of laboratory services. As a leaf code, 71900000 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 laboratory services. Contracting authorities across the EU use 71900000 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to laboratory services.