Saudi Arabia tender market report, October 2026
Month to date, updated 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 2,140 notices
- Notices published
- 2,140
- +3% vs September 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 1,207
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 11 days
- middle half: 5–15 days
- With a stated value
- 689
- 32% of notices
Summary
So far in October 2026, FreeTender recorded 2,140 new procurement notices from buyers in Saudi Arabia (+3% on September 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Manufacturing & Supply with 896 notices (42% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 11 days or less to respond. Thursday was the busiest publishing day (22% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Manufacturing & Supply896 notices+51%
- Healthcare & Pharma302 notices+18%
- Construction & Infrastructure197 notices-2%
- IT & Telecom197 notices-15%
- Facility Management & Cleaning160 notices+11%
- Energy & Power70 notices-35%
- Transport & Logistics57 notices-54%
- Financial & Professional Services54 notices+17%
- Defence & Security43 notices-9%
- Media, Printing & Advertising38 notices-22%
- Agriculture & Food35 notices+30%
- Sports, Recreation & Events23 notices-68%
- Water & Environment21 notices-74%
- Education & Training18 notices-31%
- Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals7 notices-78%
Change is against September 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender2,135 notices
- Expression of interest3 notices
- Request for proposal2 notices
Publishing day
- Monday466 notices
- Tuesday430 notices
- Wednesday455 notices
- Thursday474 notices
- Friday17 notices
- Saturday18 notices
- Sunday280 notices
Most active buyers in Saudi Arabia
- الشؤون الصحیة بوزارة الحرس الوطني248 notices
- الهيئة السعودية للمياه196 notices
- القوات البحرية120 notices
- المديرية العامة لحرس الحدود49 notices
- مستشفى القوات المسلحة بالرياض45 notices
- القوات البرية40 notices
- أمانة منطقة الرياض36 notices
- المؤسسة العامة لتحلية المياه المالحة34 notices
Stated values
689 of 2,140 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAR | 689 | 500 | 10 thousand | 586 thousand |
Largest notices of the month
- كراسة تنفيذ مهرجان الثقافات والشعوب والمؤتمر الدولي وفعاليات الاحتفاء بكأس آسيا 2027م · SAR 10 thousand · closes 21 Nov 2026
- توريد ادوات كهربائية وزراعية ونظافة وحدادة لبلدية الصداوي · SAR 10 thousand · closes 5 Nov 2026
- لوحة معلومات المراقبة والأداء الفعلي|Traffic Management System (TMS) · SAR 10 thousand · closes 16 Nov 2026
- صيانة مطل العارضة ( عقد بديل ) · SAR 10 thousand · closes 16 Nov 2026
- صيانة وتأهيل ملاعب العالية (عقد بديل) · SAR 10 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.