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Tender insights

What India's government is buying right now, read from 1,27,268 open tenders across 33 portals. Updated 1 h ago.

Open tenders

1,27,268

8,639 new in the last 24 hours

Closing in 7 days

53,579

7 close today

Typical time to bid

17 days

Median from publishing to deadline

Typical tender value

₹12.7 lakh

Median of 49,248 tenders that state one

Tenders closing each day

1,25,341 bid deadlines in the next 30 days. Busiest day: Mon, 5 Oct, with 18,957.

18,957
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DayTenders closing
Mon, 28 Sept7
Tue, 29 Sept14,454
Wed, 30 Sept14,238
Thu, 1 Oct10,961
Fri, 2 Oct1,446
Sat, 3 Oct12,302
Sun, 4 Oct171
Mon, 5 Oct18,957
Tue, 6 Oct8,968
Wed, 7 Oct6,669
Thu, 8 Oct5,750
Fri, 9 Oct4,899
Sat, 10 Oct1,961
Sun, 11 Oct8
Mon, 12 Oct6,120
Tue, 13 Oct3,213
Wed, 14 Oct3,118
Thu, 15 Oct2,867
Fri, 16 Oct2,227
Sat, 17 Oct1,057
Sun, 18 Oct3
Mon, 19 Oct1,416
Tue, 20 Oct454
Wed, 21 Oct1,192
Thu, 22 Oct977
Fri, 23 Oct506
Sat, 24 Oct170
Sun, 25 Oct0
Mon, 26 Oct751
Tue, 27 Oct479

What's being bought

Open tenders by category. Civil Works alone is 37.8% of everything open.

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CategoryOpen tenders
Civil Works48,062
Electrical & Power13,669
Machinery & Equipment11,171
IT & Electronics7,465
Manpower & Services6,728
Medical & Pharma5,790
Vehicles & Transport5,423
Water & Sanitation4,996
Steel, Hardware & Tools3,817
Food, Textiles & Supplies3,495
Chemicals & Laboratory2,798
Furniture & Office2,563
Auction, Lease & Sale1,774
Agriculture & Forest1,730
Consultancy & Survey1,635
Other6,152

Where the tenders are

Top 12 by open tenders. Central ministries, PSUs and Defence count as Central Government.

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State / UTOpen tenders
Central Government67,660
Uttar Pradesh13,273
Kerala6,457
Tamil Nadu5,677
Jammu and Kashmir5,379
Madhya Pradesh5,339
Punjab3,263
Rajasthan3,002
Maharashtra2,620
West Bengal2,476
Haryana2,301
Gujarat1,655
Odisha1,617
Himachal Pradesh1,142
Delhi1,012
Jharkhand790
Uttarakhand777
Assam627
Chhattisgarh409
Chandigarh366
Tripura349
Goa276
Bihar262
Karnataka134
Puducherry106
Andhra Pradesh71
Ladakh59
Manipur39
Lakshadweep34
Mizoram23
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu23
Meghalaya16
Telangana13
Arunachal Pradesh9
Sikkim8
Nagaland3
Andaman and Nicobar Islands1

What each state buys

Share of each state's open tenders in the eight biggest categories. Darker means a bigger share; read across a row to see a state's mix.

State / UTCivilElectricalMachineryITManpowerMedicalVehiclesWater
Central Government17%13%14%8.4%6.7%6.5%5.8%2.1%
Uttar Pradesh70%7.0%2.1%1.5%3.0%1.7%2.0%6.7%
Kerala75%6.8%0.9%3.1%1.4%0.8%0.9%2.7%
Tamil Nadu46%11%4.4%2.5%3.1%2.4%4.7%13%
Jammu and Kashmir76%6.0%1.5%1.0%0.9%2.6%4.6%
Madhya Pradesh57%6.1%2.5%2.8%3.3%1.0%4.0%3.6%
Punjab69%6.4%1.6%2.9%3.1%1.0%1.1%8.2%
Rajasthan64%7.7%2.7%2.2%6.8%2.4%1.9%6.6%
Maharashtra54%8.7%3.0%3.3%4.6%3.2%2.6%5.1%
West Bengal57%12%3.2%3.8%3.7%1.1%2.8%0.8%
Haryana57%6.1%3.9%2.8%4.1%5.7%1.4%7.0%
Gujarat2.1%13%7.9%13%20%5.1%7.1%4.5%
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State / UTCivil WorksElectrical & PowerMachinery & EquipmentIT & ElectronicsManpower & ServicesMedical & PharmaVehicles & TransportWater & Sanitation
Central Government17.2%13.2%14.1%8.4%6.7%6.5%5.8%2.1%
Uttar Pradesh70.5%7.0%2.1%1.5%3.0%1.7%2.0%6.7%
Kerala74.7%6.8%0.9%3.1%1.4%0.8%0.9%2.7%
Tamil Nadu46.1%10.6%4.4%2.5%3.1%2.4%4.7%12.9%
Jammu and Kashmir76.4%6.0%1.5%1.0%0.9%2.6%0.5%4.6%
Madhya Pradesh56.5%6.1%2.5%2.8%3.3%1.0%4.0%3.6%
Punjab69.4%6.4%1.6%2.9%3.1%1.0%1.1%8.2%
Rajasthan63.6%7.7%2.7%2.2%6.8%2.4%1.9%6.6%
Maharashtra54.3%8.7%3.0%3.3%4.6%3.2%2.6%5.1%
West Bengal57.0%11.8%3.2%3.8%3.7%1.1%2.8%0.8%
Haryana56.6%6.1%3.9%2.8%4.1%5.7%1.4%7.0%
Gujarat2.1%12.6%7.9%12.5%20.2%5.1%7.1%4.5%

How big tenders are

Estimated value of 49,248 open tenders that state one. 6,658 are worth ₹1 crore or more.

21,866
16,926
3,798
4,467
1,418
773

State and central NIC portals publish an estimated value; GeM and CPPP listings don't, so they aren't counted here.

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Tender valueOpen tenders
Under ₹10 lakh21,866
₹10–50 lakh16,926
₹50 lakh–1 crore3,798
₹1–5 crore4,467
₹5–25 crore1,418
₹25 crore+773

How long you get to bid

Median days between a tender being published and its bid deadline, by category.

All open tenders: 17 days

Plan document fees, EMD and site visits inside this window. Corrigenda often extend it.

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CategoryMedian daysTenders
Consultancy & Survey211,584
Medical & Pharma215,699
Chemicals & Laboratory212,781
Steel, Hardware & Tools213,803
Machinery & Equipment2111,052
Auction, Lease & Sale201,753
Vehicles & Transport205,368
Electrical & Power2013,563
Manpower & Services196,669
IT & Electronics197,413
Food, Textiles & Supplies173,480
Water & Sanitation164,903
Furniture & Office162,557
Agriculture & Forest151,728
Civil Works1447,298

Busiest buyers

Departments and PSUs with the most open tenders.

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DepartmentOpen tenders
Ministry of Railways16,518
Department of Military Affairs9,109
E-in-C Branch - Military Engineer Services7,210
Directorate of Local Bodies UP4,662
Local Self Government Department4,151
Directorate Urban Administration and Development2,831
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj2,508
Department of Defence Production2,448
PWD2,377
Department of Atomic Energy1,870
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department1,504
Haryana Government1,498
Department of Water Resources1,348
Indian Railways1,334
MAWS1,100

Where tenders are published

Open tenders by source. One search here covers every portal.

31%
41%
21%

Largest portals

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PortalOpen tenders
GeM39,241
CPPP26,370
Uttar Pradesh11,233
Kerala6,246
Tamil Nadu5,504
Madhya Pradesh5,130
Jammu and Kashmir5,090
Defence4,732
Punjab3,179
Rajasthan2,982
Maharashtra2,431
Central2,383
West Bengal2,324
Haryana2,177
CPSE eTenders2,086
Odisha1,409
Himachal Pradesh1,110
Delhi775
Jharkhand676
Uttarakhand675
Assam477
Chandigarh301
Tripura301
Goa274
Puducherry59
Manipur30
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu23
Lakshadweep21
Meghalaya15
Arunachal Pradesh6
Sikkim4
Nagaland3
Mizoram1

How these numbers are made

Every figure counts tenders that are open for bids right now: collected from GeM, CPPP and the NIC eProcurement portals of every state and central department, checked several times a day, with cancelled and withdrawn tenders removed. Categories are assigned from each tender's title and the portal's own classification. See coverage and update status for each portal.

Questions people ask

How many government tenders are open in India right now?
1,27,268 tenders are open for bids across 33 portals, and 8,639 were added in the last 24 hours. 53,579 of them close within the next 7 days.
Which state has the most government tenders?
Excluding central government bodies, the most open tenders are in Uttar Pradesh (13,273), Kerala (6,457), Tamil Nadu (5,677).
What kind of work do government tenders ask for most?
Civil Works (48,062), Electrical & Power (13,669), Machinery & Equipment (11,171) have the most open tenders right now.
How much time do bidders usually get?
The median open tender gives 17 days between publishing and the bid deadline. It varies by category, from 14 to 21 days.
Where does GovtTenderHub get this data?
From the official public procurement portals: GeM, CPPP and the NIC eProcurement portals of the states and central departments. The numbers update as those portals are re-checked through the day.