India tender market report, October 2026
Month to date, updated 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 9,864 notices
- Notices published
- 9,864
- -37% vs September 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 5,847
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 12 days
- middle half: 8–20 days
- With a stated value
- 6,340
- 64% of notices
Summary
So far in October 2026, FreeTender recorded 9,864 new procurement notices from buyers in India (-37% on September 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 5,406 notices (55% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 12 days or less to respond. Thursday was the busiest publishing day (20% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure5,406 notices-37%
- Energy & Power1,109 notices-36%
- Manufacturing & Supply397 notices-34%
- Healthcare & Pharma295 notices-38%
- Electrical equipment233 notices-44%
- Transport & Logistics232 notices-42%
- IT & Telecom215 notices-29%
- Financial & Professional Services210 notices-39%
- Agriculture & Food208 notices-42%
- Water & Environment155 notices-61%
- Real Estate & Facilities154 notices-42%
- Education & Training91 notices-53%
- Facility Management & Cleaning89 notices-46%
- Mining & Metals83 notices-34%
- Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals76 notices+4%
Change is against September 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender8,866 notices
- Request for proposal391 notices
- Prequalification154 notices
- Invitation to bid120 notices
- Expression of interest114 notices
- Contract award58 notices
- Grant / funding call51 notices
- Auction36 notices
- Request for quotation32 notices
- Consultancy30 notices
- Corrigendum7 notices
Publishing day
- Monday1,500 notices
- Tuesday1,217 notices
- Wednesday1,781 notices
- Thursday2,015 notices
- Friday1,265 notices
- Saturday1,768 notices
- Sunday318 notices
Most active buyers in India
- State Bank of India260 notices
- NMDC Limited100 notices
- Power Grid Corporation of India Limited97 notices
- PWD96 notices
- Indian Council of Medical Research63 notices
- World Bank project58 notices
Stated values
6,340 of 9,864 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INR | 6,340 | 2.0 million | 16.6 billion | 186.5 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Construction of Viaduct and Elevated Stations from Sector 9 Metro Station (exclusive) to Cyber City Metro Station (inclusive) of Gurugram Metro Corridor between Millennium City Centre and Cyber City, · INR 16.6 billion · closes 18 Nov 2026
- Design, Manufacture, Supply, Testing, Commissioning and Training of 60 no. Standard Gauge Cars and Comprehensive Maintenance of These 60 Numbers of Standard Gauge Cars as Well as Depot M and Ps,etc fo · INR 9.2 billion · closes 13 Jan 2027
- Development Maintenance Management and Operation of SPR from NH forty Eight to Vatika Chowk via elevated corridor including Interchanges Loops and Ramps on EPC · INR 7.8 billion · closes 18 Nov 2026
- Insurance of combustible and non combustible movable and immovable Stock Inventory · INR 6.2 billion · closed
- Engagement of user fee agency through e-quotation for Eight Lane Delhi-Vadodara Expressway from km 0.000 to km 129.017 on National Highway No Section of NH-148NA Design Ch. 0.000 to 59.063 in Haryana · INR 5.4 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.