Government Contracting Statistics

GovBid publishes free statistics on North American government contracting, computed directly from 35,032 live open tenders across 13+ official Canadian and US procurement sources. All figures on this page are as of June 13, 2026 and recompute every 6 hours.

Open Tenders Right Now

As of June 13, 2026 (UTC).

Open government tenders tracked by GovBid, by country — as of 2026-06-13
CountryOpen TendersShare
Canada3,3049.4%
United States31,72990.6%
Total35,032100%

How Many Government Contracts Are Posted Per Day?

Across the sources GovBid monitors, an average of 798 new tenders per day were added over the last 30 days (23,937 total). Figures count tenders ingested in the window that are still open as of 2026-06-13, so true posting volume is slightly higher — solicitations that opened and closed inside the window are not included.

New government tenders added, trailing windows — as of 2026-06-13
WindowNew TendersAverage Per Day
Last 7 days7,5051,072
Last 30 days23,937798

Top 10 Industries by Open Tenders

As of June 13, 2026. Combined Canada + US.

Top 10 industries by open government tenders, Canada and US — as of 2026-06-13
IndustryCanadaUSTotal
Professional Services
47112,74413,215
Architecture & Engineering
3203,3233,643
Construction
7122,6793,391
Transportation & Logistics
2702,8893,159
IT & Software
2442,6492,893
Healthcare & Medical
531,8771,930
Aerospace & Defence
581,6861,744
Manufacturing
291,4321,461
Marine & Shipbuilding
531,4031,456
Security Services
49883932

Top Provinces and States

Open tenders with a published province or state, as of June 13, 2026. Many federal tenders are nationwide and carry no region.

Top 10 Canadian provinces by open tenders — as of 2026-06-13
ProvinceOpen Tenders
Quebec1,018
British Columbia800
Ontario181
Saskatchewan179
Alberta38
Nova Scotia27
Newfoundland and Labrador13
Manitoba10
New Brunswick10
Nunavut10
Top 10 US states by open tenders — as of 2026-06-13
StateOpen Tenders
California1,434
Virginia1,171
Texas1,168
Maryland990
Massachusetts840
Washington673
District of Columbia627
Pennsylvania619
Florida561
New York528

When Do Open Tenders Close?

Of the 35,083 open tenders scanned as of June 13, 2026, 5,928 (16.9%) close within the next 30 days. Windows are cumulative.

Closing-date distribution of open government tenders — as of 2026-06-13
Closing WindowTendersShare of Open
Within 7 days
2,6617.6%
Within 14 days
4,85913.9%
Within 30 days
5,92816.9%
Within 90 days
6,16517.6%
More than 90 days out
8202.3%
No closing date published
28,09880.1%

Estimated Contract Values

Only 0.1% of open tenders (36 of 35,083) publish an estimated value — most governments leave the field blank and let bids set the price. Among tenders that do publish one, the median estimate is $6,943,899.

Published estimated values among open tenders — as of 2026-06-13
MetricValue
Open tenders scanned35,083
Tenders publishing a value estimate36 (0.1%)
Median estimated value (where published)$6,943,899

Data Sources and Freshness

Open-tender count and the most recent tender added per source, as of June 13, 2026. See full source coverage for portal details.

Procurement sources monitored by GovBid with per-source freshness — as of 2026-06-13
SourceLevelOpen TendersNewest Tender Added
SAM.govFederal30,7292026-06-12
SEAOProvincial9622026-06-08
CivicInfo BCMunicipal7642026-06-12
Massachusetts (COMMBUYS)State5842026-06-12
CanadaBuysFederal5612026-06-12
Los Angeles (LABAVN)City3862026-06-12
Texas (ESBD)State2812026-06-12
SaskTendersProvincial1702026-06-12
New York City (PASSPort)City1562026-06-08
Washington State (WEBS)State1292026-06-12
Pennsylvania (eMarketplace)State1022026-06-12
City of TorontoMunicipal442026-06-12
BidsAndTendersMunicipal202026-04-17

Methodology

Every figure on this page is computed directly from GovBid's live tender database — no estimates, no third-party data. GovBid ingests tenders daily from official government procurement portals (CanadaBuys, SAM.gov, SEAO, and 10 more), classifies them by industry, and removes them when they close. Statistics recompute every 6 hours; the "as of" date on each table is the time of the last recomputation.

Posting-velocity figures count tenders by the date GovBid first ingested them, which usually matches the official posting date within one day. The underlying records are queryable through our free public JSON API. When citing these statistics, please link to this page — numbers change daily.

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