Tenders in Singapore

Public procurement in Singapore

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

Main procurement law

Government Procurement Act 1997 (1997)

Regulator

Ministry of Finance

Official portal

GeBIZ (Government Electronic Business)

WTO procurement agreement

Singapore is covered by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA): above set value thresholds, suppliers from other GPA parties must be treated like local ones.

Foreign bidders

Foreign suppliers can take part. Foreign companies without a Singapore Unique Entity Number (UEN) register for a GeBIZ ID. Singapore is a party to the WTO GPA.

Notice languages

English

Currency

SGD

Good to know

The Ministry of Finance sets procurement policy, and individual agencies run their own purchases and publish them on GeBIZ. Challenges under the Act go to the Government Procurement Adjudication Tribunal.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$603.9 billion

Exports (2025)

US$1.07 trillion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$860.2 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

320% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

0.0% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Singapore on FreeTender right now

786 open notices; the busiest sectors are education & training (316), financial & professional services (140), construction & infrastructure (81), it & telecom (49) and manufacturing & supply (42).

Most active buyers: Ministry of Education - Schools (391), Ministry of Defence 6 (30), Housing and Development Board (30), Land Transport Authority (27), Public Utilities Board (20).

Sources: gebiz.gov.sg · mof.gov.sg · gebiz.gov.sg

About tenders in Singapore

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