Armed forces and defence agencies in Spain
14 public buyers declaring "Defence" as their main activity in their TED notices, with at least ten supply contract award notices since November 2023. The most notices first.
In proportion
General government spending on goods, services and investment for defence in Spain came to €6.36 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Spain: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 1.8K
- in 1K award notices
- Awarded value
- €1.9B
- from 70% of awards with a published value
- Suppliers
- 619
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 44
- in this sector
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | 82 |
| 2024 | 667 |
| 2025 | 508 |
| 2026 | 574 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €99.7M |
| 2024 | €693M |
| 2025 | €677.2M |
| 2026 | €424.5M |
- Other2,549
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| Cable, wire and related products | 187 |
| Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines | 186 |
| Construction materials and associated items | 174 |
| Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting | 165 |
| Cleaning and polishing products | 164 |
| Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) | 159 |
| Emergency and security equipment | 126 |
| Weapons, ammunition and associated parts | 125 |
| Other | 2,549 |
- Comunidad de Madrid1,410ES30
- Aragón268ES24
- Andalucía44ES61
- Galicia37ES11
- Región de Murcia36ES62
- Castilla y León19ES41
- Canarias13ES70
- Ciudad de Melilla4ES64
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| Comunidad de Madrid | 1,410 |
| Aragón | 268 |
| Andalucía | 44 |
| Galicia | 37 |
| Región de Murcia | 36 |
| Castilla y León | 19 |
| Canarias | 13 |
| Ciudad de Melilla | 4 |
- Large companies
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 697 · 38.1% |
| SME (size not stated) | 1,067 · 58.3% |
| Size not stated | 67 · 3.7% |
- Italy13
- France12
- Germany9
- United States6
- South Africa5
- Portugal4
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| Italy | 13 |
| France | 12 |
| Germany | 9 |
| United States | 6 |
| South Africa | 5 |
| Portugal | 4 |
- Madrid1,167
- Zaragoza281
- Torrejón de Ardoz65
- Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid64
- Getafe38
- Ferrol (A Coruña)37
- Cartagena (Murcia)36
- Rota (Cádiz)34
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| Madrid | 1,167 |
| Zaragoza | 281 |
| Torrejón de Ardoz | 65 |
| Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid | 64 |
| Getafe | 38 |
| Ferrol (A Coruña) | 37 |
| Cartagena (Murcia) | 36 |
| Rota (Cádiz) | 34 |
Awards to companies registered in Spain
96.3%
67 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
10.5%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
40%
Among 1.8K 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.
The buyers, the most award notices first
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