Colombia tender market report, September 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 6,165 notices
- Notices published
- 6,165
- +8120% vs August 2026
- Still open
- 111
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 6 days
- middle half: 3–8 days
- With a stated value
- 4,943
- 80% of notices
Summary
In September 2026, FreeTender recorded 6,165 new procurement notices from buyers in Colombia (+8120% on August 2026). The largest sector was Facility Management & Cleaning with 1,442 notices (23% of the total). The fastest growing was Financial & Professional Services, up 1871% to 414. Half of all notices gave bidders 6 days or less to respond. Wednesday was the busiest publishing day (26% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Facility Management & Cleaning1,442 notices+144100%
- Healthcare & Pharma727 notices+36250%
- Financial & Professional Services414 notices+1871%
- Education & Training360 notices+17900%
- Construction & Infrastructure293 notices+29200%
- Media, Printing & Advertising216 notices+4220%
- Manufacturing & Supply195 notices+6400%
- Agriculture & Food156 notices+1200%
- IT & Telecom146 notices+4767%
- Transport & Logistics144 notices+14300%
- Water & Environment103 notices
- Research, Studies & Evaluation102 notices+10100%
- Social Development & Inclusion71 notices+7000%
- Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals42 notices
- Governance & Public Institutions37 notices
Change is against August 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Request for quotation2,127 notices
- Open tender1,991 notices
- rfi1,128 notices
- Auction630 notices
- Request for proposal266 notices
- Contract award11 notices
- Expression of interest5 notices
- Grant / funding call5 notices
- Consultancy2 notices
Publishing day
- Monday1,315 notices
- Tuesday1,303 notices
- Wednesday1,575 notices
- Thursday951 notices
- Friday939 notices
- Saturday37 notices
- Sunday45 notices
Most active buyers in Colombia
- DEPARTAMENTO DEL META97 notices
- GOBERNACION DE CALDAS65 notices
- HOSPITAL MILITAR CENTRAL61 notices
- REGIONAL DE ASEGURAMIENTO EN SALUD N°650 notices
- REGIONAL DE ASEGURAMIENTO EN SALUD No. 539 notices
- GOBERNACIÓN DEL CAUCA33 notices
- DEPARTAMENTO DE SANTANDER33 notices
- GOBERNACION DEL AMAZONAS33 notices
Stated values
4,943 of 6,165 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COP | 4,941 | 99.9 million | 2.5 trillion | 8.5 trillion |
| USD | 2 | 134 thousand | 148 thousand | 268 thousand |
Largest notices of the month
- Suministrar el servicio de alimentación para la población privada de la libertad a cargo del Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario - INPEC y la Unidad de Servicios Penitenciarios y Carcelarios · COP 2.5 trillion · closes 3 Nov 2026
- Suministro y Dispensación de Medicamentos Ambulatorios; Hospitalarios; QUE Incluya la Prestación del Servicio Farmacéutico Integral para la Población de Usuarios del Subsistema de Salud de la Policía · COP 1.4 trillion · closed
- Prestar los Servicios de Telecomunicaciones de Red Corporativa Wan-Lan; Seguridad Informática y Videoconferencia para la Fiscalía General de la Nación. · COP 349.6 billion · closes 3 Nov 2026
- Contratar la Ejecución de las Obras de Mejoramiento; Adecuación y Mantenimiento de la Infraestructura Educativa de las Instituciones Educativas Asnazú y la Betulia; Ubicadas en el Municipio de Suárez · COP 192.6 billion · closed
- Contratar la Ejecución de las Obras de Mejoramiento; Adecuación y Mantenimiento de la Infraestructura Educativa de las Instituciones Educativas Asnazú y la Betulia; Ubicadas en el Municipio de Suárez · COP 192.6 billion · closed
Other months
Method: counts are notices first published in the month, by the buyer's country, across all sources FreeTender reads. Bid window means days from publication to the deadline. Coverage grows as we add sources, so part of any rise can be new coverage rather than new demand. You may quote these figures with a link to this page. The underlying rows are in our open dataset.