Public tenders in Spain, one live feed.
Spain’s public market is broad and active, rewarding suppliers that spot fit, qualify quickly, and move before a 17 day window closes.
tenders / 120 days
3761 new / week
average contract
median €10K
public buyers
active now
open right now
16117/month
What gets bought
Top categories by volume
Money by size
Contract value by size
Public tenders in Spain, by category
Every sector in Spain’s public market, with live counts. Pick your focus.
Inside the Spain market
The reported EUR 2,030,071.6M total is dominated by a thin layer of major construction and infrastructure notices. The EUR 34.0M average versus EUR 2K median is the warning: headline value describes the tail, not the buying rhythm. Most demand is smaller, more frequent, and easier to match to a focused capability. Read this as a qualification market first and a mega project market second. The takeaway is to build a pipeline around repeatable, fit sized notices.
Demand is not controlled by one institution or one vertical. Municipalities, hospitals, universities, research bodies, and state companies buy to recurring operating patterns, even when their tender language differs. That makes account intelligence more valuable than broad visibility. Map which buyers repeatedly purchase your category, learn their timing and specifications, and prioritize the pockets where your evidence and delivery model already fit. The takeaway is to compound relevance with a defined buyer set.
73% of winners took one contract. Concentration is real, but entry remains open.
Value is concentrated among established suppliers, but access is not sealed. The top five winners hold 44% of awarded value, while 73% of winners took exactly one contract. Competition is real, yet the winner base is wide enough for a disciplined entrant. Do not imitate incumbents across the whole market. Target the intersection of repeat demand, manageable contract size, and capabilities you can prove quickly. The takeaway is that focused entry beats scale theatre.
Top buyers to watch · Tenders · 120 days
| Organisation | Tenders | Announced value |
|---|---|---|
| Teatre Lliure-Teatre Públic de Barcelona | 829 | €534K |
| Centre de Recerca Agrigenòmica (CRAG) | 507 | €88K |
| Ajuntament de Llagostera | 111 | €328K |
| Servicio Andaluz de Salud | 55 | €522.8M |
| OSAKIDETZA - Servicio Vasco de Salud -Director Gerente | 31 | €49.5M |
| Agencia Pública Andaluza de Educación | 26 | €310.3M |
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Supplier questions
PLACSP shows around 60K tenders in the last 120 days, with activity reported at roughly 15K per month and around 3,529 per week. The market is active across all categories. July is separately marked at around 60K, an apparent reporting or ingestion spike that should be validated.
Most opportunities are small: the median announced value is EUR 2K. The average is EUR 34.0M and total announced value is EUR 2,030,071.6M, but the gap shows extreme right skew. A small number of very large notices dominate headline value, so average value is not typical.
Buying activity is concentrated among a compact cluster of universities, research foundations, hospital research institutes, and related organizations. The leading buyers include major university and biomedical research institutions, so institutional account targeting is likely more productive than broad outreach across Spain’s entire market.
The median bid window is 17 days. Suppliers should monitor notices continuously, confirm eligibility and scope immediately, and reserve time for documents, pricing, and submission. With a short window and recurring demand, rapid qualification is a practical advantage, especially for smaller opportunities that match your capabilities.
Foreign suppliers can use PLACSP to identify opportunities in Spain and assess each notice against its stated eligibility, documentation, delivery, and submission requirements. Participation is not automatic: a supplier must satisfy the conditions in the specific notice and follow the applicable public procurement process.
Yes. Entry is genuinely accessible even though supplier concentration is material: the top five winners hold 44% of awarded value, while 73% of winners took exactly one contract. This suggests newcomers can win, particularly by pursuing appropriately sized notices quickly rather than competing only for the largest awards.
All category opportunities are published through PLACSP, the official public procurement portal at contrataciondelestado.es. Suppliers should use the portal as the source of record, then review each notice carefully because the relevant scope, eligibility conditions, documents, deadlines, and award terms can differ by buyer and opportunity.
Competition is mixed. Large suppliers capture substantial awarded value, with the top five winners holding 44%, yet 73% of winners received exactly one contract. The market therefore combines incumbent strength with a broad long tail of occasional winners, making focused selection more useful than assuming every notice requires dominant scale.
Start with recurring research and healthcare buyers, then filter by relevant categories such as medical devices, professional services, construction, repair, engineering, equipment, and training. Compare scope and announced value, check the deadline, and qualify quickly. This approach helps avoid broad searching and prioritizes appropriately sized opportunities.
Otnox helps suppliers apply disciplined alerting to PLACSP: focus monitoring on recurring research and healthcare buyers, selected categories, and appropriately sized notices. It can support faster bid qualification by keeping relevant opportunities and deadlines visible, helping suppliers act within the 17 day median window instead of relying on broad outreach.
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