India tender market report, September 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 15,713 notices
- Notices published
- 15,713
- +8% vs August 2026
- Still open
- 817
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 12 days
- middle half: 8–19 days
- With a stated value
- 10,425
- 66% of notices
Summary
In September 2026, FreeTender recorded 15,713 new procurement notices from buyers in India (+8% on August 2026). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 8,551 notices (54% of the total). The fastest growing was Electrical equipment, up 228% to 413. Half of all notices gave bidders 12 days or less to respond. Wednesday was the busiest publishing day (19% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure8,551 notices+4%
- Energy & Power1,722 notices-7%
- Manufacturing & Supply602 notices+18%
- Healthcare & Pharma478 notices+8%
- Electrical equipment413 notices+228%
- Transport & Logistics401 notices+34%
- Water & Environment400 notices+6%
- Agriculture & Food356 notices+5%
- Financial & Professional Services343 notices+3%
- IT & Telecom303 notices+2%
- Real Estate & Facilities264 notices+82%
- Education & Training195 notices+9%
- Facility Management & Cleaning165 notices+67%
- Mining & Metals125 notices+105%
- Space satellite103 notices+43%
Change is against August 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender14,225 notices
- Request for proposal645 notices
- Prequalification244 notices
- Invitation to bid126 notices
- Expression of interest126 notices
- Grant / funding call92 notices
- Contract award82 notices
- Auction53 notices
- Request for quotation46 notices
- Consultancy41 notices
- Corrigendum21 notices
Publishing day
- Monday2,300 notices
- Tuesday2,639 notices
- Wednesday3,048 notices
- Thursday2,657 notices
- Friday2,721 notices
- Saturday1,763 notices
- Sunday585 notices
Most active buyers in India
- State Bank of India360 notices
- PWD173 notices
- Power Grid Corporation of India Limited165 notices
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)156 notices
- NMDC Limited128 notices
- Indian Council of Medical Research90 notices
- World Bank project82 notices
Stated values
10,425 of 15,713 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INR | 10,425 | 1.6 million | 67.9 billion | 409.3 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Six-laning of Hyderabad-Vijayawada Section of NH-65 Section Ch.39.85 to Ch.221.15 (181.30 Km) (Pkg-1) in the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh under BOT Mode · INR 67.9 billion · closes 23 Nov 2026
- Construction of Uni-Directional Singhpora - Vailoo Twin Tube Tunnel (Under Sinthan pass) and its approach roads on Kishtwar - Vailoo - Khanabal section of NH-244 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Ka · INR 35.7 billion · closes 26 Oct 2026
- Rehabilitation and Upgradation of existing 4L highway to a 6L divided carriageway of Orai Barah Section of NH27 from Ex. Km 1515.713 to Km 1578.383 in the State of Uttar Pradesh on HAM (Total Length 6 · INR 24.4 billion · closes 3 Nov 2026
- Development of High-Speed Access Controlled Greenfield Corridor from Shamli Gorakhpur from Ch. 422.500 to Ch.466.000 in the State of Uttar Pradesh on HAM mode (Package8) (Design length 43.500 Km.). · INR 19.4 billion · closes 3 Nov 2026
- Balance work for Construction of 8-lane access-controlled expressway from km 154.6 to Km 190.0 of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway (Jujuwa to Gandeva section) in Gujarat on EPC mode (Pkg-VIII)-02nd Call · INR 14.8 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.