Quarterly index · Q3 2026
Riyaliyat Saudi Government Procurement Index — Q3 2026
In Q3 2026, Saudi government entities put out 7,205 tenders, 38.5% fewer than in Q3 2025 and 7.6% fewer than in Q2 2026; 476 government entities put out at least one.
The busiest sector was Trade in new spare parts with 19.2% of tenders, followed by Information technology and Facility operation, maintenance and cleaning – operation and maintenance; among sectors with at least 30 tenders a year earlier, Electricity, gas, water, steam and air conditioning supply grew fastest (up 28.5%).
Public competitions made up 40.8% of the tenders put out and direct purchases 57.4%.
So far, results have been announced for 2,875 of the quarter's tenders, won by 1,193 companies with 4.7 bidders on average; these figures rise as more results come in.
Data as of · How the figures are counted
Results for this quarter's tenders are still being announced: award figures are provisional and are not compared until 6 months after the quarter ends.
- Tenders put out
- 7,205
- −38.5%vs Q3 2025−7.6%vs Q2 2026
- Government entities buying
- 476
- −4.0%vs Q3 2025−4.6%vs Q2 2026
- Tenders awardedProvisional
- 2,875
- Companies biddingProvisional
- 3,758
- Companies winningProvisional
- 1,193
Competition for awards
Average bidders per awarded tender
Provisional4.7
a year earlier: 4.9
Awarded tenders with a single bidder
Provisional16.4%
a year earlier: 23.0%
Sectors putting out the most tenders
Sectors (activities) by tenders put out in the quarter, of 118 sectors with tenders.
| # | Name | Tenders | Share | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trade in new spare parts | 1,386 | 19.2% | −19.5% |
| 2 | Information technology | 650 | 9.0% | −9.7% |
| 3 | Facility operation, maintenance and cleaning – operation and maintenance | 599 | 8.3% | −5.5% |
| 4 | Trade in tools, machinery and appliances | 533 | 7.4% | −28.8% |
| 5 | Trade in building materials, electrical and plumbing supplies | 516 | 7.2% | −20.2% |
| 6 | Medical activities | 392 | 5.4% | −84.1% |
| 7 | General building contracting (construction, repair, demolition, restoration) | 367 | 5.1% | −25.4% |
| 8 | Trade in accessories and luxury goods | 264 | 3.7% | −20.0% |
| 9 | Electricity, gas, water, steam and air conditioning supply | 230 | 3.2% | +28.5% |
| 10 | Publishing, printing, advertising and media production services | 176 | 2.4% | −51.4% |
Fastest growing
- Electricity, gas, water, steam and air conditioning supply179 → 230+28.5%
- Chemicals trade47 → 55+17.0%
- Maintenance and repair of appliances, equipment and machinery136 → 155+14.0%
Slowing most
- Drug warehouses and pharmacies – medicines177 → 10−94.4%
- Drug warehouses and pharmacies – medical supplies484 → 42−91.3%
- Medical activities2,473 → 392−84.1%
- Manufacture of furniture33 → 13−60.6%
- Rental services63 → 29−54.0%
Among sectors with at least 30 tenders in the same quarter a year earlier.
Government entities putting out the most tenders
| # | Name | Tenders | Share | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs | 750 | 10.4% | −74.3% |
| 2 | Saudi Water Authority | 328 | 4.6% | — |
| 3 | King Fahd Military Medical Complex Hospital, Dhahran | 275 | 3.8% | −32.4% |
| 4 | Saline Water Conversion Corporation | 253 | 3.5% | −55.6% |
| 5 | Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces | 198 | 2.7% | −31.2% |
| 6 | Royal Saudi Naval Forces | 196 | 2.7% | −40.2% |
| 7 | Royal Saudi Land Forces | 156 | 2.2% | −1.9% |
| 8 | Border Guard | 146 | 2.0% | −36.2% |
| 9 | Riyadh Region Municipality | 124 | 1.7% | −21.5% |
| 10 | King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah | 122 | 1.7% | −32.2% |
Companies winning the most
ProvisionalCompanies by wins in the quarter's tenders with announced results.
How tenders were procured
Each procurement type's share of the quarter's tenders.
- Public competition+12.8 pts40.8%
- Direct purchase−13.4 pts57.4%
- Other methods+0.6 pts1.8%
Regions
Share of tenders naming each region as a place of work, among tenders that name one; a tender can name several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
- Riyadh−4.7 pts36.4%
- Eastern Province+2.3 pts21.4%
- Makkah−0.3 pts21.4%
- Madinah+2.3 pts8.4%
- Asir+0.3 pts6.1%
- Tabuk+1.4 pts5.9%
- Jazan+2.5 pts5.6%
- Qassim+1.6 pts4.9%
- Najran+0.9 pts3.4%
- Northern Borders+0.5 pts2.7%
- Hail+0.5 pts2.6%
- Al Jawf+0.8 pts2.5%
- Al Bahah+0.5 pts2.1%
How to cite
Cite this quarter's permanent address; it does not change when newer quarters are published.
Riyaliyat, “Riyaliyat Saudi Government Procurement Index — Q3 2026”, data as of 27 October 2026. https://www.riyaliyat.com/en/procurement-index/2026-q3How the figures are counted
Go deeper
The index counts tenders and companies; it never states their values. Values, prices, spending shares and who wins what are in our reports on every sector, government entity and company.
Definitions
- Tenders put out
- Tenders Saudi government entities put out in the quarter, by publication date (Riyadh time).
- Tenders awarded
- Of those, the tenders whose results had been announced by the data date.
- Government entities buying
- Entities that put out at least one tender in the quarter.
- Companies bidding and winning
- Companies that bid in, or won, the quarter's tenders with announced results; a company recorded under several spellings counts once.
- Changes
- Against the same quarter a year earlier and, for what was put out, the quarter before. Shares are of the quarter's tenders; changes in shares are in percentage points.
- Provisional figures
- Results keep being announced for months after a quarter ends. Until 6 months have passed, award figures are marked provisional and are not compared with a year earlier, which has had longer to announce its results.