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

413

Closing this week

391

Typical time to bid

7 days

With a published value

77%

Figures are counted from the 413 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: Business services: law, marketing, consulting and recruitment (2), Construction work (2), Medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and personal care (2), Office and computing machinery (2), Financial and insurance services (1)

Buyers publishing most often: DEPARTAMENTO DEL META, REGIONAL DE ASEGURAMIENTO EN SALUD No. 5, HOSPITAL MILITAR CENTRAL, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL Y CIENCIAS FORENSES, FONDO FINANCIERO DISTRITAL DE SALUD...