Public tenders in the Netherlands are published on official procurement portals, and the notices differ widely in what they ask for, who buys and how long bidders have to respond. This guide sets out where the open tenders ScoutTide has collected come from, which sectors carry the most notices, which buyers publish the most, and how much time the deadlines allow. Every count below is a count of open tenders ScoutTide has collected as of 4 November 2026, and the counts change daily. You can browse open tenders in the Netherlands in all sectors at any time.
Where public tenders are published
The open tenders ScoutTide has collected for the Netherlands come from three official sources. EU TED accounts for 2,852 of them, and its portal is EU TED. Netherlands TenderNed accounts for 1,002, and its portal is Netherlands TenderNed. UN Global Marketplace accounts for 1, with its portal at UN Global Marketplace. The official sources ScoutTide reads page lists these addresses.
That split matters for how you search. A large share of the notices appear on the EU-level portal, while the national portal carries its own set. A company that visits only one of them sees only part of what is published. Each portal publishes its own registration requirements, so check them on the portal itself before you plan any submission.
ScoutTide collects open tenders from official portals, matches them against what a company sells, sends a daily list of new matches, and shows titles in English. That means you do not have to work through each portal's interface in turn to see what is new.
What is in demand
The sectors with the most open tenders in the Netherlands, as of 4 November 2026, are led by Hardware with 843. Engineering services follows with 703, then Manufacturing with 366, Facilities management with 260, Construction with 195, IT services with 173, Healthcare with 135, and Transport and logistics with 120.
For a seller of physical goods, the Hardware figure is the one to note: 843 open tenders is the largest group in the country's collected notices. You can see them under Hardware tenders in the Netherlands. Engineering services, at 703, is close behind, and those notices are listed under Engineering services tenders in the Netherlands.
Manufacturing, at 366, sits in third place. The notices are under Manufacturing tenders in the Netherlands. Facilities management, at 260, covers a different kind of supplier, and those notices are under Facilities management tenders in the Netherlands. Construction, at 195, is under Construction tenders in the Netherlands.
The remaining sectors in the top group are IT services at 173, Healthcare at 135 and Transport and logistics at 120. A company that sells into more than one of these areas can follow several of them at once.
Who buys
The open tenders ScoutTide has collected for the Netherlands come from 989 different buyers. The busiest of them, by number of open tenders, is Ministerie van Defensie with 50. Quadraam Gelderse Onderwijsgroep follows with 41, then DASmakkelijk namens Stichting ROC West-Brabant (Curio) with 37, Gemeente Rotterdam with 36, and Stichting Curio Onderwijsgroep West-Brabant with 34.
The next five are Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Veluwe-Vallei with 28, Stichting Librijn Openbaar Onderwijs with 27, Stichting Wijzer in onderwijs with 26, Gemeente Den Haag with 25, and Stichting voor Protestants Christelijk Primair Onderwijs De Vier Windstreken with 25.
The five busiest buyers together account for 198 open tenders, which is 5% of the total. The rest is spread across the many other buyers, so a supplier that looks only at the largest names sees a small part of what is published. Education bodies appear repeatedly among the busiest buyers, alongside national defence and two municipal authorities.
Deadlines: how much time you get
Of the open tenders ScoutTide has collected, 344 close in under 7 days, 958 close in 7 to 29 days, 412 close in 30 to 59 days, and 1,972 close in 60 days or more. A further 173 notices carry no stated deadline, and for those the notices ScoutTide collected do not carry one.
The median time left until the deadline is 26 days. The median gap between a notice first appearing and its deadline is 47 days. That gap is the window a bidder has from publication to submission, and it varies widely from one notice to the next.
In practice, a share of notices is always close to closing. As of 4 November 2026, 343 open tenders were closing within the next 7 days, and 303 had been new in the last 7 days. Both figures move daily, which is why a routine that checks for new notices regularly matters more than a single long search session.
What the notices say about value
Of the 3,859 open tenders, 738 carry a stated value as ScoutTide reads the notice, which is 19% of the total. For those 738, the median stated value is EUR 2,400,000, and the middle half lies between EUR 685,000 and EUR 7,751,250. The remaining notices do not carry a stated value in the form ScoutTide reads, so value is not a reliable way to filter the whole set.
A practical routine for finding tenders
Start with the sector pages that match what you sell, rather than the whole country list. A hardware supplier can begin with Hardware tenders in the Netherlands, while an engineering firm can begin with Engineering services tenders in the Netherlands. Both sit inside the wider open tenders in the Netherlands in all sectors view.
Next, note the buyers that recur in your sector. With 989 different buyers publishing open tenders, the same names come up repeatedly in some fields, particularly in education and municipal work. Knowing which bodies publish often helps you decide where to spend preparation time.
Then watch the deadline pattern. With a median of 26 days left and 344 notices closing in under 7 days, a weekly check leaves little room on the shortest notices. A daily list of new matches, sent by ScoutTide, keeps the newly published notices in front of you without a manual pass through each portal.
Finally, check registration on the portal that published the notice. Each portal publishes its own registration requirements, and those requirements sit with the portal rather than with the notice text.
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Frequently asked questions
How many open tenders are there in the Netherlands?
ScoutTide has collected 3,859 open tenders in the Netherlands as of 4 November 2026. The count changes daily.
Which portals publish these tenders?
The notices come from EU TED with 2,852 open tenders, Netherlands TenderNed with 1,002, and UN Global Marketplace with 1.
Which sector has the most open tenders?
Hardware has the most, with 843 open tenders, followed by Engineering services with 703 and Manufacturing with 366.
How much time do I have to bid?
The median time left until the deadline is 26 days. 344 open tenders close in under 7 days, 958 in 7 to 29 days, 412 in 30 to 59 days, and 1,972 in 60 days or more.
How many buyers publish open tenders?
There are 989 different buyers with open tenders. The busiest is Ministerie van Defensie with 50.