Manufacturing suppliers selling to public buyers have a wide field to work with in the open tenders ScoutTide has collected. As of 31 October 2026, ScoutTide collected 16,180 open manufacturing tenders worldwide, and the counts change daily. These are notices published on official procurement portals whose deadline has not passed, or, where no deadline is stated, that were first seen within the last 60 days. This guide sets out where those tenders sit by country, which buyers publish the most of them, what stated values look like, and how much time is left to bid.
Where the demand is
The open manufacturing tenders ScoutTide has collected reach 124 countries with at least one open notice. The ten countries with the most open manufacturing tenders are:
- United States: 3,345
- Ukraine: 1,455
- Brazil: 1,261
- India: 1,238
- Philippines: 717
- Kazakhstan: 578
- Germany: 569
- China: 561
- Poland: 521
- Greece: 470
Spain (413), France (410), the Netherlands (373), Bangladesh (300) and Chile (208) follow. The five countries with the most open manufacturing tenders together account for 8,016 open tenders, which is 50% of the total. You can browse the full ranking on the open manufacturing tenders by country page.
The United States is the largest single source in the data. The Manufacturing tenders in the United States page lists what is open there. Ukraine comes second, and the Manufacturing tenders in Ukraine page shows the notices behind that count. Brazil and India follow closely, with dedicated pages for Manufacturing tenders in Brazil and Manufacturing tenders in India. The Manufacturing tenders in the Philippines page covers the fifth country in the ranking.
These are counts of open notices that ScoutTide collected from official portals on the date given. They are not a measure of any market's size, and they carry no history.
The largest buyers
Across all countries, 7,988 different buyers have open manufacturing tenders. The ten busiest buyers, by number of open tenders each, are:
- Ministry of Railways, India: 949
- DLA MARITIME COLUMBUS / DLA LAND AND MARITIME, United States: 713
- NAVSUP WSS MECHANICSBURG / NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT MECH, United States: 520
- DLA LAND COLUMBUS / DLA LAND AND MARITIME, United States: 485
- DLA AV RICHMOND / DLA AVIATION, United States: 331
- TROOP SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT / DLA TROOP SUPPORT, United States: 270
- NAVSUP WSS PHILADELPHIA / NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT, United States: 257
- DLA AVIATION PHILADELPHIA / DLA AVIATION AT PHILADELPHIA, PA, United States: 198
- E-IN-C BRANCH, MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES, India: 145
- DLA AVIATION / DLA AVIATION OKLAHOMA CITY, United States: 125
The five busiest buyers together account for 2,998 open tenders, which is 19% of the total. Eight of the ten busiest buyers are based in the United States, and two are in India. The Ministry of Railways, India is the single busiest buyer in the data, with 949 open manufacturing tenders.
For a supplier, this list is a map of where repeat demand sits. A buyer that publishes hundreds of open notices is likely to publish more, so a company whose products fit those notices has a reason to watch that buyer closely. ScoutTide matches open tenders against what a company sells and sends a daily list of new matches, which is one way to keep track of buyers like these without checking each portal by hand.
What contracts are worth
Not every notice states a value. Of the 16,180 open manufacturing tenders, 6,802 carry a stated value as ScoutTide reads the notice, which is 42% of the total. The rest do not state one in the notice text.
Where values are stated, they appear in several currencies. The three largest groups by currency are:
- EUR: 1,544 tenders, median EUR 168,721, with the middle half between EUR 27,000 and EUR 584,000
- UAH: 1,450 tenders, median UAH 222,107, with the middle half between UAH 60,537 and UAH 712,246
- BRL: 1,021 tenders, median BRL 116,610, with the middle half between BRL 24,595 and BRL 508,984
The median is the middle value in each group, and the middle half describes where the bulk of the values sit. For EUR notices, half of the stated values fall between EUR 27,000 and EUR 584,000. For UAH notices, the middle half runs from UAH 60,537 to UAH 712,246. For BRL notices, it runs from BRL 24,595 to BRL 508,984.
Because values are stated in local currencies, a supplier comparing notices across countries will need to convert them before deciding which ones are worth pursuing. The notices themselves are the place to check the exact figure and any conditions attached to it.
Deadlines and time to bid
Time is the tightest constraint in this data. Of the open manufacturing tenders with a stated deadline:
- 7,655 close in under 7 days
- 6,899 close in 7 to 29 days
- 815 close in 30 to 59 days
- 927 close in 60 days or more
The median open manufacturing tender has 8 days left until its deadline. The median gap between a notice first appearing and its deadline is 15 days. In practice, that means a supplier who checks a portal once a month will see many notices only after they have closed. A weekly or daily routine fits the data better.
New notices also arrive quickly. ScoutTide collected 6,659 new manufacturing tenders in the last 7 days, and 7,447 open manufacturing tenders close within the next 7 days. Both figures move every day.
Tracking tenders across countries
The open manufacturing tenders ScoutTide has collected come from official procurement portals. The largest sources, by number of open tenders each, are:
- US SAM.gov: 3,299
- EU TED: 2,450
- Ukraine ProZorro: 1,450
- Brazil PNCP: 1,258
- India CPPP: 1,236
- Philippines PhilGEPS: 716
- Kazakhstan Goszakup: 578
- China Government Procurement (ccgp.gov.cn): 573
Each of these portals publishes its own registration requirements, and suppliers should check them on the portal itself before relying on any notice. Registration rules differ from one portal to the next, and the notice is the authoritative document for each tender.
A supplier working across several of these portals faces different languages, formats and registration steps. 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 gives a single daily view across the sources above, with the original notice still the place to go for the details.
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Frequently asked questions
How many open manufacturing tenders are there?
ScoutTide collected 16,180 open manufacturing tenders as of 31 October 2026. The counts change daily, so the figure on the open manufacturing tenders by country page may differ from the one in this guide.
Which countries have the most open manufacturing tenders?
The United States has the most, with 3,345 open tenders, followed by Ukraine (1,455), Brazil (1,261), India (1,238) and the Philippines (717). In total, 124 countries have at least one open manufacturing tender in the data.
How much time is left to bid?
The median open manufacturing tender has 8 days left until its deadline. Of those with a stated deadline, 7,655 close in under 7 days and 6,899 close in 7 to 29 days. The median gap between a notice first appearing and its deadline is 15 days.
Do the notices state a contract value?
Some do. Of the 16,180 open manufacturing tenders, 6,802 carry a stated value as ScoutTide reads the notice, which is 42% of the total. Where values are stated in EUR, the median is EUR 168,721; in UAH, the median is UAH 222,107; in BRL, the median is BRL 116,610.
How can a manufacturer find public contracts to bid for?
One route is to follow the official portals directly, starting with the sources listed above and checking each portal's own registration requirements. Another is to use a service that collects open tenders from official portals, matches them against what a company sells and sends a daily list of new matches. ScoutTide does those things and shows titles in English. You can sign up to try it.