Government tenders in Colombia: where they are published.

Public tenders in Colombia are published across 10 sources TRINTA has mapped. The national channels are SECOP II. Beyond those, 9 more sources publish their own notices: 8 state-owned enterprises publishing their own notices and 1 public agencies and institutions publishing directly.

Because 8 state-owned enterprises in Colombia publish tenders on their own sites, in energy, transport and utilities among other sectors, and they are among the most regular buyers in the country. A watch that stops at SECOP II misses the procedures those companies publish directly.

TRINTA reads Colombia's official sources every day, 10 mapped, 6 read by a dedicated connector. The radar is built per client: it starts from the company's real catalogue, builds a multilingual keyword profile, scores every notice 0 to 100 for fit with the reasoning shown, and attaches the procedure documents. A short scored digest arrives each morning. The same radar covers 170+ countries, so a company selling in Colombia can watch neighbouring markets with the same profile.

Suppliers that want to take part in procurement processes through SECOP II: Colombia Compra Eficiente says that once the supplier account is created, the supplier can take part through the platform. 1. Have the registration documents ready; for a company they are a certificate with financial and organisational capacity indicators, a list of contracts proving experience, audited financial statements and a signed authorisation to consult databases. 2. Create the administrator user at community.secop.gov.co under "Registro", with an email address you can reach and the time zone of the supplier's location. 3. Activate the user from the link sent by email, then log in. 4. As administrator, create the supplier account: name and tax ID (NIT), type "Proveedor", business area "Privado", the organisation type, and the general and legal representative details. 5. Attach the required documents and click "Finalizar"; SECOP II confirms that the supplier account is created. 6. Other users from the company register as supplier users and request access to the account, which the administrator accepts. Checked on 11 Oct 2026 against the official sources linked above. Procedures change, and each tender's own documents decide.