How logistics contracts are awarded lane by lane
Freight is not awarded as a single contract so much as a portfolio of them. Buyers set out lanes -- an origin, a destination, a mode and a service level -- and invite rates against each, awarding lot by lot to whichever bidder is strongest on that corridor. A forwarder with excellent coverage in one region and none in another can therefore win a meaningful share, and a bidder who submits a single blended rate across all lanes is usually uncompetitive on every one of them.
The rate is only part of the price and the tender documents say so. Fuel, currency, security and congestion surcharges, terminal handling, customs entries, demurrage and detention after free time, and storage beyond a stated period are all separately chargeable, and the adjustment mechanism -- which published index, measured how often -- is part of the bid. Buyers increasingly require a full disclosure of ancillary charges precisely because a headline rate with open-ended extras is not a price.
Liability and compliance are where the qualification sits. Carrier liability under the applicable transport convention is limited by weight and is usually far below the value of the cargo, so cargo insurance is a separate and often mandatory line. Customs authorisations, dangerous goods certification, and temperature-controlled capability with monitored and auditable data are conditions rather than advantages where the cargo requires them. Track and trace with electronic proof of delivery, and the transit times a bidder commits to rather than advertises, are what the contract measures afterwards.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys freight and logistics in Bulgaria?
GlobalGov holds 88 freight and logistics records from 58 distinct buying organisations in Bulgaria. The most frequent publishers are International buyer (5 records); International buyer (5 records); International buyer (4 records); International buyer (4 records); International buyer (3 records); International buyer (3 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 27% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| International buyer | 5 | 5.7% |
| International buyer | 5 | 5.7% |
| International buyer | 4 | 4.5% |
| International buyer | 4 | 4.5% |
| International buyer | 3 | 3.4% |
| International buyer | 3 | 3.4% |
What are freight and logistics contracts worth in Bulgaria?
84 of the 88 records publish a contract value. The median is $295,990 and the largest single published value is $218.3M. By size, 14 under $100k, 50 between $100k and $1M, 17 between $1M and $10M, 3 above $10M. The remaining 4 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 14 | 17% |
| between $100k and $1M | 50 | 60% |
| between $1M and $10M | 17 | 20% |
| above $10M | 3 | 3.6% |
How long do bidders get to respond to freight and logistics tenders in Bulgaria?
Across the 51 Bulgaria freight and logistics notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 33 days. A quarter of them allowed 31 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 35. Not one of them closed within a fortnight of being published, so the window on this market is consistently workable.
How often are freight and logistics tenders published in Bulgaria?
Bulgaria published 22 notices in this category in the last twelve months. Volume is steady against the 22 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 58, spread across 39 separate months of activity since 17 April 2013. October is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 7 April 2026, 177 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Bulgaria compare with other freight and logistics markets?
Among the 37 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable freight and logistics market, Bulgaria ranks 27th by number of records. The largest is France (2,704 records against 88 here). Within Bulgaria itself, freight and logistics is the 37th largest of the 53 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Bulgaria freight and logistics records on this page come from?
These 88 records are collected from 2 official sources: TED (87), the Bulgaria national tender archive (1). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Freight and Logistics tenders in Bulgaria
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical freight and logistics notice in Bulgaria is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Bulgaria – Public road transport services – „Обществен превоз на пътници по автобусни линии от утвърдените общинска и областна транспортни схеми, квота на Община Видин по две обособени позиции”
Bulgaria – Air transport services – Осигуряване на самолетни билети за превоз по въздух на пътници и багаж при служебни пътувания в страната и чужбина и съпътстващи ги дейности
Bulgaria – Public road transport services – „Извършване на обществен превоз на пътници от общинска транспортна схема на община Чепеларе, по обособени позиции“
Bulgaria – Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – „Извършване на обществен превоз на пътници по автобусни линии от общинската и областната транспортни схеми от квотата на община Карнобат през 2026 и 2027 г.“
Bulgaria – Public road transport services – Извършване на обществен превоз на пътници по автобусни линии от общинската и областната транспортни схеми, съгласно утвърдени маршрутни разписания:
Bulgaria – Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Превоз на личния състав на в.ф. 18270-Горна Малина от гр. София до в.ф. 18270-Горна Малина и обратно
Bulgaria – Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services – Закупуване на самолетни билети, осигуряване на хотелско настаняване в чужбина, медицинска застраховка за пътуващите, изхранване, наем на конферентна зала/зала за среща/събития/обучения, наем на оборудване и допълнителни съпътстващи дейности за нуждите на Главна дирекция „Борба с организираната престъпност“
Bulgaria – Travel agency and similar services – Осигуряване на самолетни билети за превоз по въздух на пътници и багаж и на хотелско настаняване при служебни пътувания по перо "Организационна подкрепа" по програма "Еразъм+" .
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