Portugal tender market report, September 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 2,028 notices
- Notices published
- 2,028
- +2373% vs August 2026
- Still open
- 383
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 22 days
- middle half: 13–29 days
- With a stated value
- 2,003
- 99% of notices
Summary
In September 2026, FreeTender recorded 2,028 new procurement notices from buyers in Portugal (+2373% on August 2026). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 591 notices (29% of the total). The fastest growing was Construction & Infrastructure, up 1378% to 591. Half of all notices gave bidders 22 days or less to respond. Wednesday was the busiest publishing day (22% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure591 notices+1378%
- Healthcare & Pharma284 notices+1252%
- IT & Telecom225 notices+22400%
- Transport & Logistics170 notices+2329%
- Manufacturing & Supply144 notices+7100%
- Financial & Professional Services130 notices+3150%
- Facility Management & Cleaning122 notices+12100%
- Agriculture & Food98 notices+4800%
- Water & Environment71 notices+7000%
- Defence & Security51 notices+5000%
- Energy & Power48 notices
- Sports, Recreation & Events24 notices
- Education & Training21 notices
- Communications networks15 notices
- Mining & Metals10 notices
Change is against August 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender1,311 notices
- Invitation to bid701 notices
- Contract award6 notices
- Grant / funding call6 notices
- Standing arrangement4 notices
Publishing day
- Monday443 notices
- Tuesday281 notices
- Wednesday455 notices
- Thursday306 notices
- Friday304 notices
- Saturday87 notices
- Sunday152 notices
Most active buyers in Portugal
- Infraestruturas de Portugal, SA49 notices
- Município de Sintra43 notices
- Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, EPE27 notices
- Município da Maia20 notices
- Estado-Maior do Exército20 notices
Stated values
2,003 of 2,028 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 2,003 | 250 thousand | 465.1 million | 3.9 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Concurso Público com Publicidade Internacional para a Subconcessão do Sistema de Metro Ligeiro da Área Metropolitana do Porto · EUR 465.1 million · closes 20 Nov 2026
- Portugal – Public transport services by railways – Concurso Público com Publicidade Internacional para a Subconcessão do Sistema de Metro Ligeiro da Área Metropolitana do Porto. · EUR 465.1 million · closes 20 Nov 2026
- Portugal – Construction work for buildings relating to health – HOSPITAL CENTRAL E UNIVERSITÁRIO DA MADEIRA - 3.ª FASE - INFRAESTRUTURAS GERAIS. ACABAMENTOS E INSTALAÇÕES TÉCNICAS - A · EUR 415.0 million · closed
- Portugal – Works related to water-distribution pipelines – Empreitada do Reforço do Abastecimento de Água ao Algarve Solução da Tomada de Água no Pomarão Fase A (Captação, Estação elevatória Condu · EUR 122.2 million · closed
- Empreitada do Reforço do Abastecimento de Água ao Algarve Solução da Tomada de Água no Pomarão Fase A (Captação, Estação elevatória Conduta elevatória, Reservatório de regularização, troço 1, 2 e · EUR 122.2 million · 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.