Executive Summary
- OmanPro recorded 320 floated tenders first seen during 2-8 Aug 2026; 313 had bid closing dates on or after 2026-08-09.
- 176 rows were marked SME and 122 were open tenders.
- 201 of the 313 week-end rows closed within 14 days.
Volume is a screening signal, not a bid recommendation. Teams still need to verify scope, tender type, grade, document-sales access and internal preparation time.
Where the weekly flow came from
The leading five entities contributed 227 rows. The Ministry of Health was the largest source, but the remaining flow spans education, universities, municipalities and other public bodies.
Supply leads, but fit still depends on the requirement
Supply is the largest source category. That label can cover unrelated products, so title and document review must happen before a row reaches a bid queue. The SME and open tender analysis adds a deeper filter for this package.
Deadline pressure
| Closing window from week end | Rows |
|---|---|
| 0-7 | 120 |
| 8-14 | 81 |
| 15-30 | 72 |
| 31+ | 40 |
201 rows closed within 14 days. Bid closing and document-sales dates are different gates; a future closing date does not prove that a new supplier can still obtain the documents.
Five notices to review
Code ranked real rows by closing timing, entity activity, category, SME access, sales-date availability and field completeness. These are examples to verify, not recommendations.
| Tender no. | Tender | Entity | Type | Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3210/2026/MOH/DGHSDKP-169 | Supply furniture | Ministry of Health | SME | 2026-08-23 |
| 839/2026/UTAS/STCDO-21 | Supply of network requirements | University Of Technology And Applied Sciences | SME | 2026-08-23 |
| 606/2026/MOE/DGMSG-6 | Maintenance works for car-parking shades in Bukha | Ministry of Education | SME | 2026-08-25 |
| 532/2026/MAFWR/DGAFWRD-31 | Purchase of laboratory materials | Ministry of Agricultural, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources | SME | 2026-08-23 |
| 3158/2026/MOH/NIZHP-144 | Supply and installation of a 40 KVA UPS for Nizwa Hospital | Ministry of Health | SME | 2026-08-18 |
What businesses should do next
Start with capability fit, then apply entity, tender type, grade, location, sales-end and closing-window gates. OmanPro's tender intelligence workflow turns those checks into a business-specific queue, while the Oman Tender Market Report supplies the durable baseline.
Methodology and limitations
This catch-up analysis uses OmanPro's structured sync of the public Oman Tender Board dashboard. It counts rows with first_seen_at >= 2026-08-02 and < 2026-08-09; week-end availability uses bid_closing_at >= 2026-08-09. A complete 48-page refresh finished at 13:02 Oman time on 10 August. OmanPro is independent from Tender Board.
first_seen_at is the time OmanPro first stored the row, not necessarily the portal's publication time. Tender values, attachments, bid openings and awards are excluded. Verify the live notice before acting.
