Global / multi-country tender market report, October 2026
Month to date, updated 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 145 notices
- Notices published
- 145
- -31% vs September 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 100
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 13 days
- middle half: 8–21 days
- With a stated value
- 4
- 3% of notices
Summary
So far in October 2026, FreeTender recorded 145 new procurement notices from buyers in Global / multi-country (-31% on September 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Financial & Professional Services with 34 notices (23% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 13 days or less to respond. Wednesday was the busiest publishing day (24% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Financial & Professional Services34 notices-33%
- Transport & Logistics14 notices-26%
- Sports, Recreation & Events8 notices+33%
- Construction & Infrastructure8 notices-38%
- Education & Training8 notices+14%
- Healthcare & Pharma5 notices-50%
- Water & Environment5 notices-17%
- IT & Telecom4 notices-56%
- Media, Printing & Advertising4 notices-20%
- Agriculture & Food4 notices+100%
- Energy & Power3 notices-25%
- Social Development & Inclusion3 notices-63%
- Facility Management & Cleaning3 notices+200%
- Defence & Security2 notices-33%
- Manufacturing & Supply2 notices-50%
Change is against September 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Request for quotation58 notices
- Request for proposal46 notices
- Expression of interest23 notices
- Open tender17 notices
- Corrigendum1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday28 notices
- Tuesday23 notices
- Wednesday35 notices
- Thursday30 notices
- Friday26 notices
- Saturday1 notices
- Sunday2 notices
Most active buyers in Global / multi-country
- ILO48 notices
- UNDP15 notices
- UNICEF15 notices
- World Bank Group9 notices
- UNRWA8 notices
- UNOPS7 notices
- UN Secretariat6 notices
- IOM3 notices
- Welthungerhilfe3 notices
Stated values
4 of 145 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 4 | 150 thousand | 2.0 million | 2.4 million |
Largest notices of the month
- Financial Resource Manager to conduct the second verification of goals of the Regional Initiative for the Elimination of Malaria (IREM) · USD 2.0 million · closes 28 Oct 2026
- Specialized Technical Supervision Firm (STSF) for the Nevis Geothermal Drilling Project · USD 150 thousand · closes 24 Oct 2026
- Consultancy to strengthen the framework for collaboration between Haiti and the Dominican Republic for the management of their transboundary water resources · USD 150 thousand · closes 4 Nov 2026
- From Planning to Investment: A Guide to Developing Transport Project Portfolios in Latin America and the Caribbean · USD 100 thousand · closes 5 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.