Italy tender market report, October 2026
Month to date, updated 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 1,174 notices
- Notices published
- 1,174
- -22% vs September 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 1,086
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 34 days
- middle half: 27–37 days
- With a stated value
- 1,142
- 97% of notices
Summary
So far in October 2026, FreeTender recorded 1,174 new procurement notices from buyers in Italy (-22% on September 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Healthcare & Pharma with 202 notices (17% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 34 days or less to respond. Thursday was the busiest publishing day (27% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Healthcare & Pharma202 notices-23%
- Financial & Professional Services194 notices+4%
- Construction & Infrastructure147 notices-37%
- Water & Environment129 notices-16%
- Facility Management & Cleaning107 notices-19%
- Transport & Logistics101 notices-29%
- Manufacturing & Supply87 notices-31%
- IT & Telecom86 notices-10%
- Agriculture & Food53 notices-20%
- Energy & Power19 notices-17%
- Sports, Recreation & Events16 notices-63%
- Defence & Security10 notices-44%
- Education & Training9 notices-47%
- Real Estate & Facilities2 notices
- Communications networks2 notices+0%
Change is against September 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Invitation to bid1,143 notices
- Grant / funding call14 notices
- Contract award5 notices
- Request for proposal5 notices
- Open tender4 notices
- Expression of interest2 notices
- Request for quotation1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday244 notices
- Tuesday222 notices
- Wednesday206 notices
- Thursday315 notices
- Friday187 notices
- Saturday0 notices
- Sunday0 notices
Most active buyers in Italy
- Provincia di Monza e della Brianza8 notices
- Südtiroler Sanitätsbetrieb - Abteilung Einkäufe7 notices
- IN.VA. S.P.A.7 notices
- Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale7 notices
- Cassa depositi e prestiti S.p.A.7 notices
- Anas S.p.A.6 notices
- ASL BA6 notices
- Giunta Regionale6 notices
Stated values
1,142 of 1,174 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 1,142 | 989 thousand | 2.6 billion | 12.0 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Italy – Refuse and waste related services – PROCEDURA DI GARA APERTA PER L’AFFIDAMENTO IN CONCESSIONE DEL SERVIZIO DI GESTIONE INTEGRATA DEI RIFIUTI URBANI PER L’ATO CASERTA · EUR 2.6 billion · closes 1 Dec 2026
- Italy – Partially Underground Railway Works – Procedura Aperta AI Sensi Dell’ART. 71 del D.LGS. 36/2023 per L’Affidamento Della Progettazione Esecutiva ED Esecuzione DEI Lavori Afferenti Alla “Realizz · EUR 1.1 billion · closes 6 Nov 2026
- Italy – Rolling Stock – Accordo Quadro con un Unico Operatore Economico Avente AD Oggetto la Fornitura DI Elettrotreni DI Nuova Generazione "Regio Express-Transfrontaliero" per IL Rinnovo e IL Potenzi · EUR 758.5 million · closes 30 Nov 2026
- Italy – Operation of electrical installations – C0246S26_Procedura aperta per la Concessione (PPP) della progettazione, realizzazione, manutenzione e gestione di sistemi di accumulo dell’energia a bat · EUR 554.6 million · closes 19 Nov 2026
- Italy – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – CdC per AGEA AQ SIAN: AFFIDAMENTO DEI SERVIZI DEL SISTEMA INFORMATIVO AGRICOLO NAZIONALE (SIAN) PER LE ESIGENZE DELL’AGENZ · EUR 384.2 million · 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.