Tanlo data · Updated: October 30, 2026 · 8 min read

Tenders in Uzbekistan by Month: January Slumps, Spring Peaks

When are there the most tenders in Uzbekistan? We analysed 72,819 deals concluded through competitive tenders and selection procedures on etender.uzex.uz (the UZEX e-tender platform for competitive tenders) in 2023–2025. In all three years, January was the quietest month, with 43% fewer deals than an average month. The peak comes in April–May. And in construction tenders run by the Ministry of Construction (Minstroy), February to April draws 1.5–1.8 times fewer bidders than December–January.

If you know the customer's calendar, you can set aside cash for deposits (bid security) in advance, renew your EDS (electronic digital signature) on time and avoid sitting idle in January. Below are the data, the budget rules that explain this rhythm, and a plan for the next five months.

Deal calendar for competitive tenders

The number of deals on etender.uzex.uz more than halved between 2023 and 2025. We have not looked into the reasons, so instead of comparing volumes we compare the seasonal shape: each month is measured against the average month of the same year (a typical month = 100%), and the result is then averaged over three years. We count by deal date, which lags behind the announcement by the length of the procedure.

• January was the weakest month in all three years.
• Spring is the main season. The peak came in May in 2023 and 2024, and in April in 2025.
• There was hardly any December rush in 2023–2025. December is only 4–15% above average.

The e-shop and auctions on xarid.uzex.uz are not included in these data: we do not have a monthly deal register for them. If you supply small batches of goods through the e-shop, your seasonality may differ.

Why January is empty

In short: for state-funded (budget) organisations the financial year ends on 31 December, and January is spent closing the old year and starting the new one. Step by step:

• 25 December is the cut-off. A contract signed by a budget organisation takes effect only once it is registered with the Treasury (the state Treasury that registers budget contracts). Documents for registration must be submitted no later than 25 December. Budget estimates for the new year are registered by the same date, and money can be spent under them only after registration.
• January is the "additional period" of the previous year. During this month, the previous year's payments are completed and budget organisations' debts are settled.
• A procurement can only be announced against confirmed funds. And a budget customer can take part in an electronic procurement only once the amount has been blocked in the public finance management system.

The law does not prohibit tenders in January. But these rules go a long way towards explaining what the data show:

• There is no spurt in the last week of December. The 25–31 December period accounted for 4–7% of December deals, even though it makes up almost a quarter of the month's days. This is consistent with the 25 December deadline, although the pre-New Year holidays also play a part.
• January comes alive in its second half. 74–79% of January deals were concluded after 15 January (2023–2025).
• The first 10 days of January are almost dead. Per day, 6–12 times fewer deals were concluded than in the preceding December (Januaries of 2024–2026).

Treasury rules apply to budget customers. At state-owned companies, the January lull is probably linked to the holidays and the approval of annual plans — we have not verified this.

Construction tenders: fewer bidders in spring

Contractor tenders run by the Ministry of Construction (tender.mc.uz) follow their own rhythm. We analysed the archive of results: 71,170 tenders with bid deadlines in 2023–2025.

* January varies widely from year to year: from 186 tenders (2024) to 1,601 (2025).

From November to January, a tender attracts more than four bidders on average. From February to April it is 2.4–2.7, and 36–44% of tenders end without a winner. In 95–97% of these cases there was only one bid or none at all.

For a small contractor this is an opportunity, but with caveats:

• If you turn out to be the only bidder, there will most likely be no contract — such tenders are usually declared void.
• On the other hand, the requirement goes down. If there were no bids or only one, the customer may lower the Ministry of Construction (Minstroy) rating requirement by one level, and if the rating was the reason, the platform lowers it automatically (clause 27 of the Regulation on the construction tender platform). This opens the lot to firms with a lower class.
• Check the cost estimate. Sometimes there are few bidders because the lot is unprofitable.

How the rating works and why class D opens most lots is explained in our article on the Minstroy rating.

Plan-schedule: how to learn about a procurement before it is announced

Customers are required to publish in advance what they intend to buy and when, in a "plan-schedule" (annual procurement plan). The deadlines are set by Art. 29 of Law ZRU-684 "On Public Procurement":

Plans are published on a dedicated public procurement information portal. A plan states the subject, quantity and price, the month of procurement, the source of funding and the place of delivery. A plan can be changed no later than three working days before the procedure. Since 1 January 2026, when a budget customer publishes a plan for goods, local manufacturers receive a notification, and their offers are attached to the plan before bidding even starts.

25 December and 25 March are deadlines; many customers publish their plans earlier. A plan shows what the customer will buy in spring, so you can prepare: find a supplier, work out your price and gather the documents.

Checklist for November–May

1. November. Choose lots where the contract can be signed by mid-December: a budget customer must submit documents for Treasury registration by 25 December. Tanlo currently lists 1,908 open lots (as of 30 October 2026).
2. December. Check when your EDS expires: if it runs out in January–February, renew it in advance (how to get a key is covered in our article on EDS for tenders). Look at state-owned companies' plans for 2027 (deadline: 25 December).
3. January. There are almost no deals in the first half of the month. Use this time to update your documents, your rating and your suppliers' prices. Activity returns after 15 January. Watch for quarterly plans and the first plans from budget customers.
4. February–April. Contractors should bid actively: Minstroy construction tenders have the fewest bidders. Check the cost estimate of every lot.
5. April–May. Peak deal season. Keep enough money in your account for several deposits at once — we explained how to calculate them in our article on the deposit.

In peak months it is hard to track every platform manually. Tanlo brings tenders together in a single search and sends new lots for your industry and region to Telegram — winter, before the spring season, is a good time to set up a subscription.

How we calculated

Deals: the open register of concluded deals on etender.uzex.uz (competitive tenders and selection procedures), only deals accepted by the winner, by deal date (Tashkent time); Tanlo export as of 30 October 2026. Construction tenders: the tender.mc.uz results archive, tenders with bid deadlines from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025; "no winner" means no winner was determined. Legal rules: current versions on lex.uz — the Budget Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Art. 3, 107, 110, 122, 131), Law ZRU-684 "On Public Procurement" (Art. 19, 27, 29), the Regulation approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 276 (cl. 5, 6, 6¹, 10), and the Regulation on bidding on the electronic tender platform in construction approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 46 (Annex 1, cl. 27).

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