India tender market report, November 2026
Month to date, updated 14 Nov 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 23,657 notices
- Notices published
- 23,657
- +63% vs October 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 21,612
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 12 days
- middle half: 10–20 days
- With a stated value
- 4,439
- 19% of notices
Summary
So far in November 2026, FreeTender recorded 23,657 new procurement notices from buyers in India (+63% on October 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 3,974 notices (17% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 12 days or less to respond. Friday was the busiest publishing day (25% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure3,974 notices-49%
- Manufacturing & Supply3,210 notices+452%
- Defence & Security2,639 notices+3118%
- Energy & Power1,546 notices-10%
- Transport & Logistics1,489 notices+342%
- IT & Telecom1,386 notices+282%
- Financial & Professional Services1,349 notices+332%
- Healthcare & Pharma781 notices+88%
- Agriculture & Food677 notices+111%
- Facility Management & Cleaning604 notices+368%
- Water & Environment461 notices+83%
- Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals458 notices+340%
- Electrical Equipment334 notices-12%
- Chemicals & Materials328 notices+556%
- Mining & Metals296 notices+190%
Change is against October 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender22,936 notices
- Request for proposal283 notices
- Prequalification114 notices
- Expression of interest95 notices
- Invitation to bid89 notices
- Grant / funding call33 notices
- Auction32 notices
- Request for quotation29 notices
- Contract award19 notices
- Consultancy18 notices
- Corrigendum7 notices
Publishing day
- Monday2,898 notices
- Tuesday3,301 notices
- Wednesday3,789 notices
- Thursday5,222 notices
- Friday5,990 notices
- Saturday1,949 notices
- Sunday508 notices
Most active buyers in India
- Department of Military Affairs4,716 notices
- Department of Defence Production725 notices
- Indian Railways648 notices
- Department of Defence586 notices
- Department of Atomic Energy453 notices
- Department of Heavy Industry384 notices
- Coal India Limited340 notices
- Steel Authority of India Limited328 notices
- Urban Development Department Uttar Pradesh287 notices
- Department of Financial Services229 notices
Stated values
4,439 of 23,657 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INR | 4,439 | 1.7 million | 6.1 billion | 96.5 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Implementation of Amanat Barrage Scheme as proposed system on Turnkey basis with 10 (Ten) years Operation, Maintenance and Management (OMM) (Complete job) · INR 6.1 billion · closes 15 Dec 2026
- Capacity Augmentation of Ahmadabad to Vadodara section from Km. 6.400 to Km. 108.700 of NH 48 in the state of Gujarat on EPC mode · INR 3.2 billion · closes 11 Dec 2026
- Proposal for Selection of Concessionaire for Development Operation and Maintenance of Integrated Wedding Convention and Hospitality Destination in Pinjore Gardens Panchkula on Design Build Finance Op · INR 3.0 billion · closes 2 Dec 2026
- Capex Rate Contract (Category- I - Rs. 0 to 3.00 Lacs) for Tamil Nadu Sate office · INR 2.8 billion · closes 9 Dec 2026
- Capacity Augmentation of Shamlaji to Mota Chiloda section from km 447.385 to km 540.595 (Length 93.210 km) rehabilitation of major bridge at km 553.872 of NH-48 in the State of Gujarat on EPC mode · INR 2.7 billion · closes 11 Dec 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.