Netherlands tender market report, October 2026
Month to date, updated 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 999 notices
- Notices published
- 999
- -31% vs September 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 968
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 44 days
- middle half: 39–52 days
- With a stated value
- 408
- 41% of notices
Summary
So far in October 2026, FreeTender recorded 999 new procurement notices from buyers in Netherlands (-31% on September 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 186 notices (19% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 44 days or less to respond. Thursday was the busiest publishing day (20% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure186 notices-27%
- Financial & Professional Services168 notices-38%
- IT & Telecom151 notices-21%
- Water & Environment95 notices-27%
- Manufacturing & Supply80 notices-22%
- Facility Management & Cleaning71 notices-22%
- Agriculture & Food63 notices-49%
- Transport & Logistics56 notices-36%
- Healthcare & Pharma50 notices-40%
- Defence & Security20 notices+0%
- Energy & Power19 notices-27%
- Education & Training11 notices-8%
- Sports, Recreation & Events10 notices-57%
- Real Estate & Facilities7 notices+40%
- Communications networks4 notices-67%
Change is against September 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Invitation to bid682 notices
- Open tender293 notices
- Standing arrangement14 notices
- Grant / funding call7 notices
- Contract award1 notices
- Expression of interest1 notices
- Request for proposal1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday166 notices
- Tuesday143 notices
- Wednesday150 notices
- Thursday198 notices
- Friday160 notices
- Saturday66 notices
- Sunday116 notices
Most active buyers in Netherlands
- Gemeente Rotterdam20 notices
- ProRail B.V.13 notices
- Gemeente Utrecht12 notices
- Gemeente Leiden11 notices
- Ministerie van Defensie11 notices
- N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie10 notices
- Stichting Waternet9 notices
- Ministerie van Economische Zaken9 notices
- Gemeente Amsterdam, Ingenieursbureau9 notices
- Gemeente Tilburg8 notices
Stated values
408 of 999 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 408 | 1.7 million | 1.1 billion | 6.0 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Netherlands – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – Resultaatverplichte ICT-/ IV-opdrachten Maatwerk Diensten Applicaties (RVICTO-MDA) 2026-II · EUR 1.1 billion · closes 30 Nov 2026
- Heropening toelatingsprocedure Jeugdhulp regio Haaglanden 2027 · EUR 1.0 billion · closes 12 Nov 2026
- Dijkversterking Sprok-Sterreschans-Heteren · EUR 450.0 million · closes 27 Nov 2026
- Beheer, onderhoud en projecten voor de vastgoedportefeuilles werkplaatsen, kantoren en dienstverblijven. · EUR 320.0 million · closes 11 Nov 2026
- Netherlands – Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Brokerdienstverlening Banenplein Limburg · EUR 300.0 million · closes 13 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.