Tenders in Thailand

Public procurement in Thailand

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 and Supplies Management Act B.E. 2560 (2017)

Regulator

Comptroller General's Department (CGD), Ministry of Finance

Official portal

Thai Government Procurement (e-GP)

WTO procurement agreement

Thailand is not a party to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.

Foreign bidders

Foreign firms may bid with or without a local agent. Thailand is not a party to the WTO GPA. Ministerial regulations give procurement preference to Thai SMEs and to domestically made goods certified as 'Made in Thailand'.

Notice languages

Thai

Currency

THB

Good to know

Government procurement transactions must be entered in the CGD's e-GP system, which also handles e-bidding and e-market procedures.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$577.0 billion

Exports (2025)

US$410.5 billion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$388.1 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

138% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

3.7% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

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

Thailand on FreeTender right now

44 open notices; the busiest sectors are oil, gas & petrochemicals (16), construction & infrastructure (4), climate, resilience & disaster risk (2), real estate & facilities (2) and facility management & cleaning (2).

Most active buyers: PTT Public Company Limited — ส่วนจัดหาและบริหารพัสดุ (จบ.บสต.) (18), PTT Public Company Limited — ส่วนจัดหาและบริหารพัสดุโรงแยกก๊าซ (พย.บรก.) (6), UNDP (4), UNICEF (2), PTT Public Company Limited — ส่วนจัดหาพัสดุ (จพ.จบญ.) (2).

Sources: events.development.asia · trade.gov · leap.unep.org

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