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Countries leading in publications 44.6 %

Germany · Poland · France

27,473 / 61,641 Observed notices

Countries and sectors: the corpus in detail

This edition at a glance

TED · Sep 18, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 · 61,641 Observed notices

Germany, Poland, France: 27,473 notices, or 44.6% of the corpus of 61,641 publications.

Construction work accounts for 9,101 of 61,641 notices, or 14.8% of the corpus.

28,212 of 61,641 notices provide a usable value, representing 45.8% of the corpus.

This concentration describes observed notices. It measures neither market size nor spending in these countries.

Tenderiva, observed TED notice barometer, edition dated Oct 18, 2026. Publication period: Sep 18, 2026–Oct 17, 2026. Source: TED, calculations by Tenderiva. https://tenderiva.com/barometer?edition=2026-10-18-a3de7c25e02c

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What this edition shows

TED · Sep 18, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026
Published in the last 30 complete days
61,641
Sep 18, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026
Open notices at observation
33,244
Stock of open notices at the time of observation, separate from publications during the period.
Due within 7 days of observation
6,848 · 20.6 %
6,848 / 33,244 notices

We cannot yet confirm that both periods are equally complete. We therefore show notice counts without claiming an increase or decrease.

Publication trend

Daily notices published during the two most recent complete 30-day periods.

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TED notices recorded in Tenderiva and published during the stated period. This volume is not a measure of public spending.

Countries and sectors: the corpus in detail

Sep 18, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026

All shares use the same denominator: 61,641 publications observed during this edition’s period.

Country

Country · Observed notices
CountryObserved noticesShare of corpus
GermanyDEU11,20418.2 %
PolandPOL9,08914.7 %
FranceFRA7,18011.6 %
SpainESP4,3827.1 %
CzechiaCZE3,3815.5 %
RomaniaROU3,2115.2 %
SwedenSWE1,9083.1 %
BulgariaBGR1,8543 %
ItalyITA1,7182.8 %
NetherlandsNLD1,6482.7 %
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Country · Observed notices
CountryObserved noticesShare of corpus
BelgiumBEL1,5822.6 %
LithuaniaLTU1,2632 %
CroatiaHRV1,2492 %
PortugalPRT1,2492 %
FinlandFIN1,0881.8 %
SwitzerlandCHE1,0241.7 %
LatviaLVA9821.6 %
AustriaAUT9371.5 %
IrelandIRL8751.4 %
GreeceGRC8141.3 %
SloveniaSVN8111.3 %
NorwayNOR7751.3 %
HungaryHUN7461.2 %
SlovakiaSVK7311.2 %
DenmarkDNK6201 %
EstoniaEST5540.9 %
LuxembourgLUX2550.4 %
MaltaMLT1530.2 %
CyprusCYP1390.2 %
North MacedoniaMKD940.2 %
IcelandISL510.1 %
MoldovaMDA310.1 %
LiechtensteinLIE90 %
United KingdomGBR70 %
SerbiaSRB60 %
UkraineUKR60 %
TürkiyeTUR50 %
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH40 %
AlbaniaALB30 %
MontenegroMNE20 %
ArmeniaARM10 %
AndorraAND00 %
AzerbaijanAZE00 %
BelarusBLR00 %
GeorgiaGEO00 %
MonacoMCO00 %
RussiaRUS00 %
San MarinoSMR00 %
Vatican CityVAT00 %
KosovoXKX00 %

CPV sector

CPV sector · Observed notices
CPV sectorObserved noticesShare of corpus
Construction workCPV 459,10114.8 %
Medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsCPV 337,79812.7 %
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesCPV 715,5779 %
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental servicesCPV 904,3287 %
Transport equipment and auxiliary productsCPV 343,0244.9 %
Repair and maintenance servicesCPV 503,0104.9 %
Business services: legal, marketing, consulting and recruitmentCPV 792,9034.7 %
IT services: consulting, software, internet and supportCPV 722,6694.3 %
Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energyCPV 091,6932.7 %
Financial and insurance servicesCPV 661,6422.7 %
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CPV sector · Observed notices
CPV sectorObserved noticesShare of corpus
Office and computing machinery, equipment and suppliesCPV 301,5432.5 %
Laboratory, optical and precision equipmentCPV 381,5072.4 %
Software packages and information systemsCPV 481,4872.4 %
Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances and cleaning productsCPV 391,4082.3 %
Food, beverages, tobacco and related productsCPV 151,1451.9 %
Transport servicesCPV 601,0991.8 %
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural and related servicesCPV 771,0751.7 %
Health and social work servicesCPV 851,0111.6 %
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumablesCPV 319181.5 %
Construction structures, materials and auxiliary productsCPV 448861.4 %
Industrial machineryCPV 428071.3 %
Radio, television and communication equipmentCPV 326971.1 %
Education and training servicesCPV 806641.1 %
Hotel, restaurant and retail trade servicesCPV 556501.1 %
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipmentCPV 354850.8 %
Other community, social and personal servicesCPV 984760.8 %
Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessoriesCPV 184010.7 %
Postal and telecommunications servicesCPV 644000.6 %
Chemical productsCPV 243650.6 %
Recreational, cultural and sporting servicesCPV 923510.6 %
Supporting and auxiliary transport servicesCPV 633180.5 %
Research and development servicesCPV 732770.4 %
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related productsCPV 032460.4 %
Administration, defence and social security servicesCPV 752450.4 %
Printed matter and related productsCPV 222410.4 %
Mining, quarrying and construction machineryCPV 432310.4 %
Installation services other than softwareCPV 511690.3 %
Musical instruments, sports goods, games, toys and art materialsCPV 371660.3 %
Agricultural machineryCPV 161460.2 %
Real estate servicesCPV 701330.2 %
Public utilitiesCPV 651290.2 %
Mining, basic metals and related productsCPV 141200.2 %
Leather, textile, plastic and rubber materialsCPV 19660.1 %
Services related to the oil and gas industryCPV 76210 %
Collected and purified waterCPV 41130 %

0 notices are not assigned to any of the sectors shown.

Zero means no notice observed in this corpus, not an absence of procurement in the country or sector.

Understanding publication-to-deadline gaps

Sep 18, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026

The date used belongs to the observed publication. A correction may follow the initial notice; application and tender submission phases are not separated. This gap is therefore not necessarily the initial response time given to businesses and cannot compare deadline rules across countries.

Median publication-to-deadline gap

31 days

32,162 of 61,641 notices included (52.2%). 29,479 notices excluded from the calculation.

Q1
26 days
Q3
34 days

Q1, median and Q3 locate 25%, 50% and 75% of the sample respectively. They describe a distribution, not statutory deadlines.

The median and mean use UTC calendar-day differences between publication and an exact, non-aggregate deadline: from 0 (same day) to 730 days. Other notices are excluded from these calculations.

Distribution of observed gaps

Distribution of observed gaps · Sample used 32,162
daysObserved notices% Sample used
0–144,44713.8 %
15–299,37929.2 %
30–5917,81155.4 %
60–893171 %
90–7302080.6 %

Gap of 0 to 14 days : 4,447 / 32,162 notices.

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Tenderiva, observed TED notice barometer, edition dated Oct 18, 2026. Publication period: Sep 18, 2026–Oct 17, 2026. Source: TED, calculations by Tenderiva. https://tenderiva.com/barometer?edition=2026-10-18-a3de7c25e02c

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Figures describe TED notices in Tenderiva’s current coverage. They measure publication activity, not procurement spend or economic market share. Today is excluded from period comparisons because it is incomplete.

The unit is a notice, not a lot or procedure. Superseded publications and unknown statuses are excluded. Language, title, country and CPV rules limit the observed scope. All eligible notice types are counted; these are not unique or new contracts.

The median and mean use UTC calendar-day differences between publication and an exact, non-aggregate deadline: from 0 (same day) to 730 days. Other notices are excluded from these calculations.

Values remain in their source currencies; no currency conversion is applied.

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