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

591

Closing this week

549

Typical time to bid

7 days

With a published value

77%

Figures are counted from the 591 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: Medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and personal care (4), Office and computing machinery (4), Business services: law, marketing, consulting and recruitment (3), Architectural, construction and engineering services (3), Health and social work services (2)

Buyers publishing most often: HOSPITAL MILITAR CENTRAL, REGIONAL DE ASEGURAMIENTO EN SALUD No. 5, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL Y CIENCIAS FORENSES, DISTRITO ESPECIAL DE CIENCIA TECNOLOGIA E INNOVACION DE MEDELLIN, AGENCIA LOGISTICA DE LAS FUERZAS MILITARES.