licitação

What licitação does

Licitação.net is a Brazilian subscription-based information services company founded in December 1995 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. It operates as the first national-level public procurement information service in Brazil, aggregating daily-updated bid notices (avisos de licitação) from municipal, state, and federal government entities across all Brazilian states and municipalities. The platform serves private-sector suppliers (businesses selling goods, services, and construction to the Brazilian government) as well as professionals seeking procurement certification, addressing information asymmetry in a market where Brazilian government purchasing exceeds R$120 billion annually. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via self-serve subscription, supplemented by a free demonstration option.

The company's core offering is the Informativo LICITACAO.NET, a segmented bid-notice newsletter with filtering by business activity, geography, and contracting agency. The platform is web-based with no native mobile application; access is via desktop and mobile browser through Licitação.net Mobile. Supporting products include Súmulas de Contrato (contract award intelligence), Homologações, a legislative database covering Lei Nº 14.133/2021, a bid search tool, a Biblioteca resource library, and an Agenda. Secondary revenue streams include Cursos Práticos em Licitações (practical courses offered online and in-person) and Certidões (certificate procurement services).

The business operates on an annual subscription billing model with undisclosed pricing, plus ancillary professional services revenue from courses and certificates. Marketing channels include the company website, weekly email newsletter, organic social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube), and educational content marketing such as the "Guia Prático do Processo Licitatório." The company is privately held, bootstrapped (no disclosed funding rounds), headquartered at Av. Eng. Ludolfo Boehl, 205 in Porto Alegre, and has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, mergers, acquisitions, or leadership changes across its nearly three decades of continuous operation.

Name

licitação

Legal name

Licitacao.Net

Website

https://licitacao.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Licitação.net is a Brazilian subscription-based information services company, founded in 1995, that aggregates daily public procurement bid notices from municipal, state, and federal government entities, serving private-sector suppliers seeking to win government contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Procurement Information Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

E-Procurement & Spend Analytics (BPAIAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Procurement & Contracting (BPAIAEAE)

Keywords

• Public tender information
• Government procurement alerts
• Bid notice database
• Licitation subscription services
• Public bidding courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Pôrto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Information Service: Annual or periodic subscription providing access to comprehensive招标 notices updated daily with nationwide coverage across Brazilian government entities
2. Online and Live Courses: Practical courses on public procurement processes offered both in-person and via live online sessions for learning and professional development in招标 participation
3. Certificates (Certidões): Provision of required certificates and documentation for companies participating in public bids

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Licitação.net is a subscription-based information services platform that aggregates and distributes daily-updated public procurement notices (editais de licitação) from Brazilian government entities at municipal, state, and federal levels. Subscribers can search and filter bid notices by state, municipality, products, business sector, and government agency. The platform also provides supplementary services including practical courses on public procurement (offered online and in-person), certificate procurement services (Certidões), a legislative database covering Brazilian procurement law, and historical contract intelligence (Súmulas).

Product overview

Licitacao.net operates as a public procurement information services platform offering a portfolio of interconnected products centered on the Informativo newsletter service. The platform provides comprehensive bid notices (Avisos de Licitação), complemented by educational services (Cursos Práticos em Licitações), document services (Certidões), legislative resources (Legislação em Licitação), contract intelligence (Súmulas de Contrato), and a searchable database. The company also offers mobile access via Licitacao.net Mobile for users requiring real-time information on the move. The core offering enables businesses to discover government procurement opportunities and provides the tools and knowledge needed to participate in public bidding processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Informativo LICITACAO.NET A comprehensive subscription newsletter service providing daily-updated bid notices (avisos de licitação) from all Brazilian government entities, segmented by business activity, states, municipalities, products, and contracting agencies. Designed for businesses seeking to win public contracts across Brazil.
• Licitacao.net Mobile Mobile-accessible version of the platform providing real-time qualified information on bid notices for users who need information while on the move.
• Cursos Práticos em Licitações Practical courses in public procurement (licitações) offered both in-person and via live online sessions covering theory and practice. Targeted at professionals and businesses seeking to develop expertise in Brazilian public bidding processes.
• Certidões Certificate services providing the required documentation (certidões) for companies participating in public bids and government contracting processes in Brazil.
• Legislação em Licitação Comprehensive database of Brazilian bidding legislation including Lei Nº 14.133/2021 (Brazil's Public Procurement Law), regulations, and legal interpretations for subscribers needing regulatory reference material.
• Súmulas de Contrato Contract award intelligence service showing which companies won past government contracts, contract values, and durations, providing historical procurement data for suppliers researching government purchasing patterns.
• Pesquisa de Editais Bid notice search functionality allowing users to filter and find relevant public procurement opportunities by criteria such as sector, geography, and government agency.

Quantifiable outcome

• Brazilian government purchases approximately 120 billion Reais annually, representing the market opportunity for Licitação.net subscribers

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LicitanewsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLicitanews is displayed as a partner with logo placement on the Licitação.net website, suggesting a referral or content sharing relationship between the two public procurement information services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bidnet Direct: Aggregator of government RFPs and bid opportunities primarily serving US state and local procurement. Operates a subscription model similar to Licitação.net for suppliers seeking government contract leads.
• Onvia (Deltek): Government procurement intelligence platform historically focused on B2G opportunities, now part of Deltek. Comparable in offering curated government contracting leads and contract history data to suppliers pursuing public sector work — analogous model to Licitação.net's Súmulas and Informativo.
• GovWin / Deltek: US-based public sector business intelligence and procurement intelligence platform owned by Deltek. Provides government contract opportunity tracking, market intelligence, and capture management — functionally analogous to Licitação.net but for the US federal, state, and local market at larger scale.

Direct peers

• Portal de Compras Públicas: Brazilian public procurement intelligence and bidding platform serving suppliers seeking government contracts. Competes directly with Licitação.net in the same national aggregator category with subscription access to notices and contract data.
• Bid Box (Brasil): Brazilian SaaS platform for public procurement management and bid discovery. Competes directly with Licitação.net by offering suppliers tools to find, monitor, and participate in licitações across Brazilian government entities.
• Licitanews: Brazilian public procurement information service that operates as a direct competitor and partner of Licitação.net. Both aggregate and distribute bid notices across Brazilian government levels, targeting the same SMB supplier audience with subscription-based access.

Regional players

• Merx (Canada): Canadian public sector tender notification service aggregating opportunities from federal, provincial, and municipal buyers. Provides subscription-based tender alerts and bid document access — functionally analogous to Licitação.net but for the Canadian market.
• Comprasnet (Brazilian Federal Government): Official Brazilian federal government procurement portal providing free access to licitações. Represents both a free alternative that pressures Licitação.net's pricing and a complementary upstream data source that may feed into paid aggregators.

Emerging players

• TendersInfo: Global government tender notification service covering multiple geographies, including Latin America. Comparable aggregation and alerting model to Licitação.net but with broader geographic coverage and weaker depth in Brazil specifically.
• Mercador / B2Gov: Brazilian B2G marketplace and bid aggregation platform enabling suppliers to discover and participate in government tenders. Comparable to Licitação.net in serving suppliers seeking public sector opportunities, with a marketplace-oriented twist.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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