Colombia tender market report, October 2026
Month to date, updated 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 5,484 notices
- Notices published
- 5,484
- -11% vs September 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 1,326
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 6 days
- middle half: 4–10 days
- With a stated value
- 4,502
- 82% of notices
Summary
So far in October 2026, FreeTender recorded 5,484 new procurement notices from buyers in Colombia (-11% on September 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Facility Management & Cleaning with 1,067 notices (19% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 6 days or less to respond. Thursday was the busiest publishing day (22% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Facility Management & Cleaning1,067 notices-26%
- Healthcare & Pharma607 notices-17%
- Education & Training344 notices-4%
- Financial & Professional Services297 notices-28%
- Construction & Infrastructure251 notices-14%
- Transport & Logistics114 notices-21%
- Media, Printing & Advertising113 notices-48%
- IT & Telecom109 notices-25%
- Manufacturing & Supply102 notices-48%
- Water & Environment98 notices-5%
- Agriculture & Food90 notices-42%
- Social Development & Inclusion73 notices+3%
- Research, Studies & Evaluation35 notices-66%
- Livelihoods & Enterprise Development30 notices-17%
- Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals25 notices-40%
Change is against September 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender1,955 notices
- Request for quotation1,848 notices
- rfi881 notices
- Auction593 notices
- Request for proposal194 notices
- Contract award7 notices
- Expression of interest6 notices
Publishing day
- Monday894 notices
- Tuesday1,165 notices
- Wednesday959 notices
- Thursday1,195 notices
- Friday1,184 notices
- Saturday54 notices
- Sunday33 notices
Most active buyers in Colombia
- DEPARTAMENTO DE SANTANDER43 notices
- HOSPITAL MILITAR CENTRAL38 notices
- REGIONAL DE ASEGURAMIENTO EN SALUD N°636 notices
- REGIONAL DE ASEGURAMIENTO EN SALUD No. 534 notices
- DEPARTAMENTO DEL META32 notices
- GOBERNACION DEL AMAZONAS31 notices
- ALCALDIA LOCAL DE KENNEDY29 notices
- REGIONAL DE ASEGURAMIENTO EN SALUD N° 828 notices
Stated values
4,502 of 5,484 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COP | 4,498 | 112.0 million | 195.8 billion | 3.3 trillion |
| USD | 4 | 213 thousand | 1.6 million | 2.1 million |
Largest notices of the month
- Adquisición; Recepción; Almacenamiento; Validación de la Formulación; Distribución; Dispensación; Suministro; Medicamentos de Control y Seguimiento Integral a Toda la Cadena del Ciclo del Medicamento · COP 195.8 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 con UNA o Varias Compañías de Seguros Legalmente Autorizadas para Funcionar en Colombia el Programa de Seguros Requerido para la Adecuada Protección de las Personas Como los Bienes e Interes · COP 116.7 billion · closes 29 Oct 2026
- Contrato Interadministrativo de mandato para la administración y pago de recursos en matrículas y sostenimiento del Programa Único de Acceso y Permanencia PUAP de Sapiencia. · COP 72.1 billion · closed
- Obras de Mejoramiento Hidráulico Priorizadas para los Cuerpos de Agua en la Jurisdicción de la Corporaciòn Autonoma Regional del Canal del Dique Previstas Como Acciones Operativas Definidas por el PLA · COP 58.0 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.