Public tenders in Colombia

How public tendering works in Colombia

Colombia publishes every stage of every public procurement process to a single national platform, which makes it one of the more transparent markets we cover.

• Our Colombian listings come from SECOP II, through the national open data portal.
• We list only processes that are genuinely open for offers and carry a submission deadline. Most records on the platform are directly negotiated contracts, which are published for transparency rather than as opportunities to bid.
• Notices are in Spanish, and values are in Colombian pesos.

Open now

1,424

Closing this week

1,338

Typical time to bid

6 days

With a published value

85%

Figures are counted from the 1,424 open Colombia tenders we hold right now, and change as notices are published and close. "Typical time to bid" is the median gap between publication and deadline.

Most common right now: Software packages and information systems (3), Clothing, footwear and luggage (1), Electrical machinery and apparatus (1), Supporting transport services, travel agency services (1), Business services: law, marketing, consulting and recruitment (1)

Buyers publishing most often: DISTRITO ESPECIAL DE CIENCIA TECNOLOGIA E INNOVACION DE MEDELLIN, AEROCIVIL, DILOF, INSTITUCIÓN UNIVERSITARIA ITM, REGIONAL DE ASEGURAMIENTO EN SALUD No. 5.