PPRA divides contractors into four broad categories. Get the category right before you chase a tender.
- Services 100–199 — work you perform for a client
- Supplies 200–299 — goods or products you sell or deliver
- Consultancy 300–399 — professional advice, design, specialist expertise
- Works 01–15 — construction, installation, physical engineering
Code, subcode, grade
Code is the broad area of business. Subcode is the exact activity inside that area. Grade is capacity for works contractors.
Example: Code 138 — Marketing and Public Relations. Subcodes include 138/01 Marketing, 138/02 Advertising, 138/03 Public Relations. Registering 138/01 does not give you 138/02 or 138/03. Each subcode is selected, assessed and charged separately.
Bidding without the exact code and subcode is one of the ordinary ways good companies lose. Build the stack first — our tender-ready path starts from P7,500.