Cities, regions and central administration in Germany

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Germany: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded

29.3K

in 16.1K award notices

Awarded value

€8B

from 38% of awards with a published value

Suppliers

7.1K

with at least one award

Public buyers

3.9K

in this sector

Awards to companies registered in Germany

96.3%

1,092 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

5.9%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

34%

Among 29.2K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.