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

1,114

Closing this week

1,037

Typical time to bid

6 days

With a published value

71%

Figures are counted from the 1,114 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 (6), Construction work (6), Health and social work services (4), Architectural, construction and engineering services (4), Financial and insurance services (4)

Buyers publishing most often: HOSPITAL MILITAR CENTRAL, AGENCIA LOGISTICA DE LAS FUERZAS MILITARES, SUBRED INTEGRADA DE SERVICIOS DE SALUD NORTE E.S.E. (OFICIAL), SENA REGIONAL CHOCO Grupo de Apoyo Administrativo Mixto, IMPRENTA NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA.