Netherlands tender market report, September 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 1,448 notices
- Notices published
- 1,448
- +228% vs August 2026
- Still open
- 979
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 44 days
- middle half: 35–52 days
- With a stated value
- 625
- 43% of notices
Summary
In September 2026, FreeTender recorded 1,448 new procurement notices from buyers in Netherlands (+228% on August 2026). The largest sector was Financial & Professional Services with 269 notices (19% of the total). The fastest growing was Facility Management & Cleaning, up 333% to 91. Half of all notices gave bidders 44 days or less to respond. Wednesday was the busiest publishing day (20% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Financial & Professional Services269 notices+232%
- Construction & Infrastructure255 notices+187%
- IT & Telecom190 notices+296%
- Water & Environment131 notices+297%
- Agriculture & Food124 notices+328%
- Manufacturing & Supply103 notices+232%
- Facility Management & Cleaning91 notices+333%
- Transport & Logistics88 notices+138%
- Healthcare & Pharma83 notices+152%
- Energy & Power26 notices+100%
- Sports, Recreation & Events23 notices+2200%
- Defence & Security20 notices+567%
- Education & Training12 notices+71%
- Communications networks12 notices+500%
- Mining & Metals7 notices
Change is against August 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Invitation to bid1,172 notices
- Open tender230 notices
- Standing arrangement27 notices
- Grant / funding call9 notices
- Contract award4 notices
- Expression of interest3 notices
- Request for proposal3 notices
Publishing day
- Monday234 notices
- Tuesday189 notices
- Wednesday296 notices
- Thursday185 notices
- Friday246 notices
- Saturday122 notices
- Sunday176 notices
Most active buyers in Netherlands
- Ministerie van Defensie19 notices
- Gemeente Leiden18 notices
- Gemeente Den Haag15 notices
- Provincie Gelderland15 notices
- Gemeente Rotterdam13 notices
- Rijksvastgoedbedrijf11 notices
- Gemeente Utrecht11 notices
- Provincie Noord-Brabant11 notices
- Gemeente Amsterdam, Ingenieursbureau10 notices
- Gemeente Zaanstad10 notices
Stated values
625 of 1,448 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 625 | 1.4 million | 1.9 billion | 7.5 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Raamovereenkomst C. Terminal integrale Projecten · EUR 1.9 billion · closes 6 Nov 2026
- Raamovereenkomst A. Vliegtuigafhandeling Civiel Onderhoud en integrale Projecten · EUR 510.0 million · closes 6 Nov 2026
- Netherlands – Advertising services – Exploitation of Advertising Media · EUR 364.0 million · closes 20 Nov 2026
- Inhuur Flexibele Arbeidskrachten 2027-2035 · EUR 359.9 million · closes 28 Oct 2026
- Raamovereenkomst D. Terminal Bouwkundig en Installatietechnisch Onderhoud · EUR 340.0 million · closes 6 Nov 2026
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.