Public tenders in Singapore are published on a small number of official portals, and most of the activity is concentrated in a few sectors and buyers. As of 16 October 2026, ScoutTide has collected 840 open tenders from official procurement portals in Singapore. These counts change daily. The open tenders span all sectors, from education and construction to software and facilities management. This guide explains where those tenders are published, what is in demand, who the busiest buyers are, how much time bidders typically get, and how a daily list of new matches can save you from visiting each portal by hand.
Where public tenders are published
The open tenders ScoutTide has collected come from two official sources. Nearly all of them, 839 of the 840, are published on Singapore GeBIZ, the government's procurement portal. The remaining 1 comes from the UN Global Marketplace, which publishes tenders from United Nations agencies and some other international organisations.
GeBIZ is the main portal for public sector procurement in Singapore. It is where most government ministries, statutory boards and agencies publish their notices. The UN Global Marketplace is a separate portal that lists tenders from UN organisations, and it occasionally includes opportunities relevant to suppliers based in Singapore or operating in the region.
If you want to browse the full set of open tenders in Singapore across all sectors, you can see the open tenders ScoutTide has collected. For tenders in a specific sector, ScoutTide provides filtered lists, for example for education and training or construction.
Each portal publishes its own registration requirements and rules for participating in tenders. You should check the relevant portal directly for those details before you decide to bid.
What is in demand
The largest share of open tenders in Singapore is in education and training. ScoutTide has collected 305 open tenders in that sector, far more than any other. Construction is the next largest with 85 open tenders, followed by engineering services with 73. Manufacturing has 33, hardware has 25, and transport and logistics also has 25. Facilities management has 20 open tenders, and software has 17.
These figures are the open tenders ScoutTide has collected as of 16 October 2026, and they change daily. They give a snapshot of where the current demand sits, not a measure of the total market.
The dominance of education and training is not surprising given the buyer list below. The Ministry of Education and its schools account for a large share of all open tenders, and many of those notices fall into the education and training sector. Construction and engineering services are also well represented, which reflects ongoing infrastructure and building work across the country.
If you sell into any of these sectors, the filtered lists on ScoutTide can help you focus. For example, you can view manufacturing tenders in Singapore, hardware tenders in Singapore, or engineering services tenders in Singapore.
Who buys
There are 67 different buyers with open tenders in Singapore as of 16 October 2026. The busiest buyer is the Ministry of Education, Schools, with 396 open tenders. That single buyer accounts for nearly half of all the open tenders ScoutTide has collected.
The next busiest buyers are much smaller by comparison. The Land Transport Authority has 42 open tenders, the Housing and Development Board has 36, and the Ministry of Defence 6 has 31. The Public Utilities Board has 30 open tenders. The Institute of Technical Education has 16, the National Environment Agency has 14, and the Ministry of Health-Ministry Headquarter has 13. The Jurong Town Corporation and Nanyang Polytechnic each have 12 open tenders.
The 5 busiest buyers together account for 535 open tenders, which is 64% of the total. That concentration matters for suppliers. If you sell to the public sector in Singapore, the Ministry of Education is by far the most active buyer, and the Land Transport Authority, the Housing and Development Board, the Ministry of Defence and the Public Utilities Board are also significant sources of opportunities.
Singapore ranks 46 of 182 countries by the number of open tenders ScoutTide has collected. That places it in the middle of the ranking, with a meaningful but not enormous volume of public procurement activity compared with other countries.
Deadlines: how much time you get
Time is a critical factor in bidding for public tenders. As of 16 October 2026, the median days left until the deadline for open tenders with a stated deadline is 6 days. That means half of the open tenders close within about a week, so you need to check for new notices regularly.
The breakdown of time left is as follows. 468 open tenders close within the next 7 days. 318 close in 7 to 29 days. 40 close in 30 to 59 days, and 14 close in 60 days or more. In other words, most of the open tenders are closing soon, and only a small number give you a month or more to prepare a bid.
The median time between a notice first appearing and its deadline is 12 days. That is the typical window you have from the moment a tender is published to the moment it closes. A 12-day window is short, and it means you cannot afford to wait. If you check a portal once a week, you may miss a tender that closes before your next visit.
The 468 tenders closing within the next 7 days are a particular concern. If you are not looking at the portals daily, you will simply not see many of those opportunities in time. This is where a daily list of new matches becomes useful, because it brings the tenders to you instead of requiring you to visit each portal by hand.
A practical routine for finding tenders
Given the short deadlines, a practical routine for finding public tenders in Singapore should start with the official portals. Singapore GeBIZ is where almost all of the tenders are published, so it should be your first stop. The UN Global Marketplace is worth checking if you sell to international organisations, but it contributes only a small number of tenders in this scope.
The problem with visiting portals by hand is that it takes time and you can miss notices. With a median of 12 days between publication and deadline, and 468 tenders closing within the next 7 days, a weekly check is not enough. You need to see new notices on the day they appear.
ScoutTide collects open tenders from official portals, matches them against what your company sells, and sends a daily list of new matches. It also shows titles in English, which makes it easier to scan for relevant opportunities. Instead of visiting GeBIZ and the UN Global Marketplace every day, you can let the daily list do the scanning for you.
To get started, you can view the open tenders in Singapore in all sectors to see the current set of opportunities. You can also look at the sector-specific lists, such as education and training tenders in Singapore or construction tenders in Singapore, to see whether the demand matches what you sell.
If you decide to use ScoutTide, you can sign up to get tenders like these matched to what you sell. The service sends a daily list of new matches, so you see new opportunities as they appear. You can also check plans and pricing to see which option fits your needs. For more detail on where the tenders come from, you can review the official sources ScoutTide reads.
Frequently asked questions
Where are public tenders in Singapore published?
Almost all of the open tenders ScoutTide has collected come from Singapore GeBIZ, with 839 of 840 tenders. The remaining 1 comes from the UN Global Marketplace.
Which sectors have the most open tenders?
Education and training has the most with 305 open tenders, followed by construction with 85 and engineering services with 73. Manufacturing has 33, hardware has 25, transport and logistics has 25, facilities management has 20, and software has 17.
Who are the busiest buyers?
The Ministry of Education, Schools is the busiest with 396 open tenders. The Land Transport Authority has 42, the Housing and Development Board has 36, the Ministry of Defence 6 has 31, and the Public Utilities Board has 30. The 5 busiest buyers together account for 535 open tenders, or 64% of the total.
How much time do I have to bid?
The median days left until the deadline is 6 days. 468 open tenders close within the next 7 days, 318 close in 7 to 29 days, 40 close in 30 to 59 days, and 14 close in 60 days or more. The median time between a notice first appearing and its deadline is 12 days.
Can I get these tenders every day?
ScoutTide collects open tenders from official portals, matches them against what your company sells, sends a daily list of new matches, and shows titles in English. You can sign up to receive those daily matches, and see plans and pricing for more details.