Software is bought by governments everywhere, but not evenly. Some countries publish far more open software tenders than others, while no small group of buyers accounts for much of the listings. The picture below is a snapshot of where public software demand sits right now, which buyers are the most active, what stated contract values look like, and how much time suppliers have to respond.
All counts are as of 1 October 2026 and change daily as new notices appear and old deadlines pass. An open tender here means one published on an official procurement portal whose deadline has not yet passed, or, where no deadline is stated, one first seen within the last 60 days.
Where the demand is
There are 2,480 open software tenders worldwide, spread across 99 countries. That breadth matters: software procurement is not concentrated in a handful of large markets, and a supplier watching only its home country will miss most of the activity.
The countries with the most open software tenders are:
- Brazil (216)
- Poland (209)
- Germany (196)
- Spain (154)
- Ukraine (101)
- United Kingdom (89)
- China (75)
- United States (72)
- Chile (66)
- Greece (66)
- Czechia (55)
- Netherlands (55)
- Finland (49)
- Taiwan (49)
- France (48)
The top five countries together account for 876 open tenders, or 35% of the total. The remaining two thirds are scattered across the other 94 countries, which is why a country-by-country view is more useful than a single global list. You can browse open software tenders in every country to see the full spread, or start with the largest markets: Software tenders in Brazil, Software tenders in Poland, Software tenders in Germany, Software tenders in Spain and Software tenders in Ukraine.
Recency is worth noting alongside the totals. 2,070 of the open tenders were new in the last 7 days. In other words, a large majority of what is currently open appeared within the past week, and the list turns over quickly.
The tenders come from official sources, each with its own publishing practice. The largest single source is EU TED with 791 open tenders, followed by Brazil PNCP with 216, Ukraine ProZorro with 101, Germany Vergabe with 91, UK Find a Tender with 83, Spain PLACSP with 82, China Government Procurement (ccgp.gov.cn) with 75, and Chile MercadoPublico with 66. These portals are the official channels: EU TED, Ukraine ProZorro, UK Find a Tender, Spain PLACSP, China Government Procurement (ccgp.gov.cn) and Chile MercadoPublico. Each portal publishes its own registration requirements, so check them there before you plan to bid.
The largest buyers
Across the 2,480 open tenders there are 2,010 different buyers. That is close to one buyer per tender, which tells you something practical: there is no small club of repeat purchasers dominating this market. Winning work here means monitoring many organisations rather than cultivating a few.
The busiest buyers, by number of open tenders each, are:
- Ministerul Apărării - Unitatea Militară 02499 București, Romania (7)
- Ministry of Railways, India (7)
- Viešoji įstaiga CPO LT, Lithuania (7)
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, India (6)
- Katowickie Centrum Onkologii, Poland (6)
- SURF B.V., Netherlands (6)
- Державне підприємство "Українські спеціальні системи", Ukraine (6)
- 2M-IT Oy, Finland (5)
- Bundesrepublik Deutschland, vertreten durch das Bundesministerium des Innern, vertreten durch das Beschaffungsamt des BMI, Germany (5)
- VšĮ Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija (PV), Lithuania (5)
Even the busiest buyer has only seven open tenders. The five busiest buyers together account for 33 open tenders, about 1% of the total. The list also shows how varied the buyer base is: defence ministries, railways, central purchasing bodies, hospitals and public broadcasters all buy software, and they appear across Romania, India, Lithuania, Poland, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Finland and Germany.
For a supplier, the practical reading is that sector fit matters more than buyer size. A hospital and a railway may both need software, but they may describe it very differently.
What contracts are worth
Not every notice states a value. Of the 2,480 open software tenders, 1,204 state an estimated value, which is 49%. On the other half, no value is stated in the notice, so budget expectations have to be built from the description rather than a figure.
Where values are stated, they appear in several currencies, and the distribution is wide. In EUR, 389 tenders state a value, with a median of EUR 350,000 and the middle half falling between EUR 74,112 and EUR 1,568,178. In BRL, 181 tenders state a value, with a median of BRL 177,900 and the middle half between BRL 37,200 and BRL 850,000. In UAH, 100 tenders state a value, with a median of UAH 356,873 and the middle half between UAH 167,375 and UAH 1,452,797.
Two things follow from this. First, the EUR median is EUR 350,000, but the spread around it is broad, so a single "typical" contract size is misleading. Second, because values appear in several currencies, comparing opportunities across countries means reading each notice on its own terms rather than converting everything into one figure.
Deadlines and time to bid
Time is tight in this market. Of the open tenders with a stated deadline, 858 close in under 7 days, 1,316 close in 7 to 29 days, 118 close in 30 to 59 days, and 119 close in 60 days or more. A further 69 open tenders state no deadline at all.
The median time left until the deadline is 11 days. The median gap between a notice first appearing and its deadline is 15 days. In practice, that means the window from publication to submission is often about two weeks, and half of the currently open opportunities will be gone within eleven days.
For anyone selling software to governments, a weekly review may be too slow. Tenders that appeared in the last seven days number 2,070, and 858 of the open ones close within the next seven days, so the list you look at today will look substantially different next week.
Tracking tenders across countries
Putting these numbers together, the market has a long tail in every direction. Demand is spread over 99 countries, with the top five holding 35% of open tenders. Buyers are spread over 2,010 organisations, with the top five holding about 1%. Values are stated in only 49% of notices and in several currencies. Deadlines are short, with a median of 11 days left.
That combination is hard to cover by hand. It means watching many official portals, in several languages, and acting within days rather than weeks. 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. It is aimed at the problem above: the demand is widespread, and the constraint is seeing it in time.
You can review open software tenders in every country to gauge the spread for yourself, or go straight to the largest markets such as Software tenders in Brazil, Software tenders in Poland, Software tenders in Germany, Software tenders in Spain and Software tenders in Ukraine.
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Frequently asked questions
How many open software tenders are there right now?
There are 2,480 open software tenders as of 1 October 2026. The count changes daily as new notices are published and deadlines pass.
Which countries have the most open software tenders?
Brazil leads with 216, followed by Poland with 209, Germany with 196, Spain with 154 and Ukraine with 101. In total, 99 countries have at least one open software tender.
How much time do I have to bid?
Of the open tenders with a stated deadline, 858 close in under 7 days and 1,316 close in 7 to 29 days. The median time left until the deadline is 11 days, and the median gap between a notice appearing and its deadline is 15 days.
Do the tenders state a contract value?
1,204 of the 2,480 open tenders state an estimated value, which is 49%. Values appear in several currencies, including EUR, BRL and UAH.
Where do these tenders come from?
They come from official procurement portals, including EU TED, Brazil PNCP, Ukraine ProZorro, Germany Vergabe, UK Find a Tender, Spain PLACSP, China Government Procurement (ccgp.gov.cn) and Chile MercadoPublico. Each portal publishes its own registration requirements, so check them there.