Which month is the busiest for public procurement?

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It depends on the country, and it is measurable. In Portugal, for January to July 2026, the strongest month by contracted value was 2026-04 (€2,558 million) and the busiest by count was 2026-03, with 24,306 contracts. In Colombia, over the same window, January alone carried 498,792 contracts, 71.4% of the period, because the state renews its annual service contracts at the start of the year; the months that follow are the real baseline. Two cautions travel with the figures: recent months are revised upwards as late reports arrive, and the often-claimed year-end rush is not measured here yet, since the records run through July.