Public healthcare buyers around the world publish their tenders on official procurement portals. Those notices are open to bids until their deadlines pass. This guide looks at where that demand sits right now: which countries publish the most open healthcare tenders, which buyers are the busiest, what stated contract values look like, and how much time suppliers have to respond.
All counts below are as of 1 October 2026. These counts change daily as new notices are published and deadlines pass, so treat the figures as a snapshot rather than a fixed total.
Where the demand is
As of 1 October 2026, there are 18,577 open healthcare tenders worldwide. Of these, 14,666 were new in the last 7 days, and 6,623 are closing within the next 7 days. Healthcare tenders are open in 116 countries with at least one open notice.
The countries with the most open healthcare tenders are:
- Brazil (2,603)
- Germany (2,172)
- Ukraine (1,459)
- Poland (1,146)
- Philippines (1,065)
- India (983)
- China (660)
- Taiwan (609)
- Greece (529)
- Chile (496)
- Spain (482)
- Finland (399)
- United Kingdom (380)
- Italy (346)
- Vietnam (325)
The five countries with the most open tenders together account for 8,445 open tenders, which is 45% of the total. That concentration matters for suppliers deciding where to focus: a small number of markets publish a large share of the notices. You can browse open healthcare tenders in every country to see the full picture, or start with the largest markets such as Healthcare tenders in Brazil, Healthcare tenders in Germany, Healthcare tenders in Ukraine, Healthcare tenders in Poland and Healthcare tenders in the Philippines.
These notices come from official sources. The largest sources by open tenders each are EU TED (6,041), Brazil PNCP (2,599), Ukraine ProZorro (1,457), Philippines PhilGEPS (1,064), India CPPP (983), China Government Procurement (ccgp.gov.cn) (658), Taiwan PCC e-Procurement (609) and Chile MercadoPublico (496). Each of these portals publishes its own registration requirements, and suppliers should check them directly on the portal before planning a bid.
The largest buyers
Across all countries, there are 7,088 different buyers with open tenders. The busiest buyers, by number of open tenders each, are:
- Ministry of Railways, India (836)
- KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, Germany (328)
- DAK-Gesundheit, Germany (318)
- AOK Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland - Die Gesundheitskasse, Germany (256)
- SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DA SAUDE, Brazil (216)
- AOK Bayern - Die Gesundheitskasse, Germany (206)
- ESTADO DO CEARA, Brazil (163)
- AOK Niedersachsen. Die Gesundheitskasse., Germany (155)
- AOK PLUS - Die Gesundheitskasse für Sachsen und Thüringen, Germany (144)
- 臺北榮民總醫院, Taiwan (139)
The five busiest buyers together account for 1,954 open tenders, which is 11% of the total. German statutory health insurers appear repeatedly on this list, alongside India's Ministry of Railways, Brazilian state bodies and a hospital in Taiwan. For a supplier, a buyer with many open notices can be worth watching closely.
What contracts are worth
Not every notice states a value. Of the 18,577 open healthcare tenders, 9,011 state an estimated value, which is 49% of the total. The remaining notices do not state a value.
Where values are stated, they appear in several currencies. For tenders stating values in EUR (2,164 tenders), the median is EUR 500,022, with the middle half between EUR 118,956 and EUR 2,561,250. For tenders stating values in BRL (1,829 tenders), the median is BRL 367,711, with the middle half between BRL 96,000 and BRL 1,491,060. For tenders stating values in UAH (1,457 tenders), the median is UAH 146,527, with the middle half between UAH 37,109 and UAH 457,719.
The spread between the lower and upper ends of the middle half is wide in every currency. Because only about half of notices state a value at all, suppliers should expect to assess some opportunities without a published figure.
Deadlines and time to bid
Time is a key constraint. Among open tenders with a stated deadline, 6,622 close in under 7 days, 7,988 close in 7 to 29 days, 863 close in 30 to 59 days, and 2,917 close in 60 days or more. A further 187 open tenders have no stated deadline.
The median days left until the deadline is 11. The median number of days between a notice first appearing and its deadline is 15. In practice, that means many healthcare tenders give suppliers roughly two weeks from publication to prepare and submit a response. Suppliers who monitor portals only occasionally risk missing a large share of what is published, since 14,666 notices were new in the last 7 days alone.
Tracking tenders across countries
ScoutTide collects open tenders from official portals, matches them against what a company sells, sends a daily list of new matches, and shows English titles where available.
Because the counts change daily, a one-off search gives a partial view. New healthcare tenders appear continuously across the 116 countries with open notices, and the largest sources each publish their own registration requirements, which suppliers should check on the portal itself. The official portals named in this guide are EU TED, Ukraine ProZorro, Philippines PhilGEPS, China Government Procurement (ccgp.gov.cn), Taiwan PCC e-Procurement and Chile MercadoPublico.
If you sell into healthcare, the practical question is not whether demand exists but where it is and how quickly it closes. You can review open healthcare tenders in every country to see current notices by market, then sign up to get tenders like these matched to what you sell, and check plans and pricing for the options available.
Frequently asked questions
How many open healthcare tenders are there worldwide?
As of 1 October 2026, there are 18,577 open healthcare tenders worldwide. This count changes daily as new notices are published and deadlines pass.
Which countries have the most open healthcare tenders?
Brazil has the most (2,603), followed by Germany (2,172), Ukraine (1,459), Poland (1,146) and the Philippines (1,065). The five countries with the most together account for 8,445 open tenders, which is 45% of the total.
Who are the busiest buyers of healthcare tenders?
The busiest buyer is the Ministry of Railways, India (836 open tenders), followed by KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, Germany (328), DAK-Gesundheit, Germany (318), AOK Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland - Die Gesundheitskasse, Germany (256) and SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DA SAUDE, Brazil (216). The five busiest buyers together account for 1,954 open tenders, which is 11% of the total.
How much time is left to bid?
The median days left until the deadline is 11, and the median number of days between a notice first appearing and its deadline is 15. Of open tenders with a stated deadline, 6,622 close in under 7 days and 7,988 close in 7 to 29 days.
Do all healthcare tenders state a value?
No. Of the 18,577 open healthcare tenders, 9,011 state an estimated value, which is 49% of the total. Stated values appear in several currencies, including EUR, BRL and UAH.