Portugal tender market report, November 2026
Month to date, updated 14 Nov 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 985 notices
- Notices published
- 985
- -52% vs October 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 835
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 18 days
- middle half: 10–29 days
- With a stated value
- 797
- 81% of notices
Summary
So far in November 2026, FreeTender recorded 985 new procurement notices from buyers in Portugal (-52% on October 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Healthcare & Pharma with 211 notices (21% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 18 days or less to respond. Thursday was the busiest publishing day (23% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Healthcare & Pharma211 notices-46%
- Construction & Infrastructure169 notices-65%
- IT & Telecom109 notices-50%
- Agriculture & Food90 notices-27%
- Financial & Professional Services87 notices-42%
- Manufacturing & Supply66 notices-53%
- Transport & Logistics59 notices-64%
- Facility Management & Cleaning54 notices-49%
- Water & Environment46 notices-53%
- Energy & Power44 notices-49%
- Defence & Security22 notices-48%
- Sports, Recreation & Events14 notices-33%
- Education & Training6 notices-45%
- Communications & Networks4 notices-60%
- Livelihoods & Enterprise Development1 notices
Change is against October 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender650 notices
- Invitation to bid329 notices
- Standing arrangement4 notices
- Contract award2 notices
Publishing day
- Monday209 notices
- Tuesday222 notices
- Wednesday184 notices
- Thursday223 notices
- Friday147 notices
- Saturday0 notices
- Sunday0 notices
Most active buyers in Portugal
- Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Ave, EPE17 notices
- Estado-Maior do Exército12 notices
- Município de Sintra9 notices
Stated values
797 of 985 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 797 | 179 thousand | 465.1 million | 1.2 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Portugal – Public transport services by railways – Concurso Público com Publicidade Internacional para a Subconcessão do Sistema de Metro Ligeiro da Área Metropolitana do Porto. · EUR 465.1 million · closes 14 Dec 2026
- Portugal – Construction work for highways, roads – Construção do Eixo Rodoviário Aveiro - Águeda (ERAA) · EUR 109.3 million · closes 10 Dec 2026
- Acordo-quadro de medicamentos analgésicos, antipiréticos e antidepressivos · EUR 71.3 million · closes 3 Dec 2026
- Aquisição Agregada de Prestação de Serviços de Higiene e Limpeza para as entidades do MAI para os anos de 2027 e 2028 · EUR 40.3 million · closes 11 Dec 2026
- Portugal – Waste-treatment plant construction work – Construção da Nova Unidade de Triagem da RESINORTE, em Riba de Ave · EUR 40.0 million · closes 9 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.