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

429

Closing this week

406

Typical time to bid

8 days

With a published value

76%

Figures are counted from the 429 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), Electrical machinery and apparatus (1), Office and computing machinery (1)

Buyers publishing most often: MUNICIPIO DE ANAPOIMA/, FONDO FINANCIERO DISTRITAL DE SALUD.., HOSPITAL MILITAR CENTRAL, FUERZA AEROESPACIAL COLOMBIANA, DISTRITO ESPECIAL DE CIENCIA TECNOLOGIA E INNOVACION DE MEDELLIN.