2 months free on every annual planSee pricing
Tender market

Weekly index · Saudi Arabia

The weekly government tenders index

What government entities in the Kingdom published and awarded in one week, Sunday to Saturday: how many tenders, in which sectors, under which procedures, how many days to bid, and at what values they were awarded. Aggregate figures only, naming no entity or company.

Week of October 4 – 10, 2026
Contents

Tenders published

709

up 45.9% on the previous week

Awards decided

455

by decision date

Total awarded value

SAR 1.1B

Median award

SAR 80K

Half of awards are smaller than this

Median time to bid (days)

10

from publication to the bid deadline

Median booklet price

SAR 500

across 228 tenders that stated a price

Average bidders per award

5.6

where the bid list was published

Sources this week

4

portals that published tenders

Reading the week

In the week of October 4 – 10, 2026, Palmar tracked 709 government tenders from 4 sources; the largest share went to Facilities Management, with 129, and most ran as a direct purchase. The median tender gave suppliers 10 days between publication and the bid deadline.

The same week saw 455 awards decided, worth about SAR 1.1B in total, with a median award of SAR 80K.

Tenders by sector

  • Facilities Management129
  • Healthcare & Medical98
  • Information Technology86
  • Transportation & Logistics75
  • Water & Wastewater70
  • Construction & Infrastructure56
  • Security & Safety47
  • Professional Services & Consulting39
  • Manufacturing & Industrial38
  • Energy & Utilities20
  • Telecommunications14
  • Food & Catering14
  • Education & Training12
  • Environment & Agriculture7

Sectors with 5 or more tenders are shown.

Tenders by procedure

  • Direct purchase422
  • Public tender275
  • Framework agreement10

Awards by sector

Open a sector to see its figures over a longer period.

Earlier weeks

Common questions

What is the weekly government tenders index?

A weekly summary of the tenders government entities in the Kingdom published and the awards they decided, computed for each Saudi week from Sunday to Saturday, Riyadh time. It shows tender and award counts, their split by sector and procedure, the median submission window, the median booklet price and award values — aggregate figures only, naming no entity, company or tender.

Where do these figures come from?

From tender and award notices published openly on Etimad and the other government portals Palmar follows. A tender published on more than one portal is counted once. The official source for any tender is the portal it was published on; these figures are what Palmar tracked from them, not an official statistic.

Why does the award count swing from week to week?

Two reasons. Award decisions do not arrive evenly, so they can bunch up in one week and thin out in the next. And some results are published days after the decision, so a week’s count can rise a little after it ends. That is why the trend is best read across several weeks, not one.

Can I see the tenders themselves?

This page shows aggregate figures only. The tenders themselves are published on Etimad and the other portals, and inside Palmar you see the open tenders that fit your company’s activity, with the reason for the fit, the closing date and a link to the original notice.

For the longer view, see the government tender market in numbers; to compare tender-tracking tools, read how to choose a tender platform in Saudi Arabia.

See the open tenders behind these numbers that fit you

This page shows aggregates. Inside Palmar you see the open tenders themselves, scored against your company profile, with the closing date and a link to the original notice.
Tender discovery