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Water utilities in Spain

5 public buyers declaring "Water-related activities" as their main activity in their TED notices, with at least ten supply contract award notices since November 2023. The most notices first.

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
536
in 223 award notices
Awarded value
€635.9M
from 87% of awards with a published value
Suppliers
249
with at least one award
Public buyers
31
in this sector
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 12112120242025: 26626620252026: 1491492026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024121
2025266
2026149
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €266.5M€266.5M20242025: €226.6M€226.6M20252026: €142.7M€142.7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€266.5M
2025€226.6M
2026€142.7M
What they buy: contracts by product category
  1. Fine and various chemical products70
    Fine and various chemical products: 70
  2. Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power67
    Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power: 67
  3. Instruments for checking physical characteristics65
    Instruments for checking physical characteristics: 65
  4. Construction materials and associated items56
    Construction materials and associated items: 56
  5. Basic inorganic and organic chemicals54
    Basic inorganic and organic chemicals: 54
  6. Checking and testing apparatus36
    Checking and testing apparatus: 36
  7. Electrical equipment and apparatus32
    Electrical equipment and apparatus: 32
  8. Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery30
    Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery: 30
  9. Other360
    Other: 360
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What they buy: contracts by product category
Fine and various chemical products70
Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power67
Instruments for checking physical characteristics65
Construction materials and associated items56
Basic inorganic and organic chemicals54
Checking and testing apparatus36
Electrical equipment and apparatus32
Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery30
Other360
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Comunidad de Madrid163
    ES30
    Comunidad de Madrid: 163
  2. Andalucía154
    ES61
    Andalucía: 154
  3. Cataluña110
    ES51
    Cataluña: 110
  4. Comunitat Valenciana67
    ES52
    Comunitat Valenciana: 67
  5. Galicia18
    ES11
    Galicia: 18
  6. Castilla y León16
    ES41
    Castilla y León: 16
  7. Canarias5
    ES70
    Canarias: 5
  8. País Vasco1
    ES21
    País Vasco: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Comunidad de Madrid163
Andalucía154
Cataluña110
Comunitat Valenciana67
Galicia18
Castilla y León16
Canarias5
País Vasco1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 37.1%, Medium-sized 5.2%, Small 3.7%, Micro 1.1%, SME (size not stated) 39.6%, Size not stated 13.2%Large companies: 199 (37.1%)37%Medium-sized: 28 (5.2%)Small: 20 (3.7%)Micro: 6 (1.1%)SME (size not stated): 212 (39.6%)40%Size not stated: 71 (13.2%)13%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies199 · 37.1%
Medium-sized28 · 5.2%
Small20 · 3.7%
Micro6 · 1.1%
SME (size not stated)212 · 39.6%
Size not stated71 · 13.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany3
    Germany: 3
  2. Netherlands1
    Netherlands: 1
  3. Austria1
    Austria: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany3
Netherlands1
Austria1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Madrid124
    Madrid: 124
  2. Barcelona102
    Barcelona: 102
  3. Sevilla101
    Sevilla: 101
  4. Marbella39
    Marbella: 39
  5. Jerez de la Frontera33
    Jerez de la Frontera: 33
  6. Jávea33
    Jávea: 33
  7. Alicante26
    Alicante: 26
  8. A Coruña18
    A Coruña: 18
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Where the buyers are (city)
Madrid124
Barcelona102
Sevilla101
Marbella39
Jerez de la Frontera33
Jávea33
Alicante26
A Coruña18

Awards to companies registered in Spain

99.1%

Awards to companies registered in Spain: 99.1%

5 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

15.3%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 15.3%

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

Lots with a single bid

31.8%

Lots with a single bid: 31.8%

Among 522 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

BuyerNotices
CANAL DE ISABEL II, S.A., M.P.MADRID61
Aigües de Barcelona, Empresa Metropolitana de Gestió del Cicle Integral de l'Aigua, S.A.Barcelona43
Consejería Delegada de la Empresa Metropolitana de Abastecimiento y Saneamiento de Aguas de Sevilla S.A. (EMASESA)Sevilla23
Comité de Contratación de Aguas Municipalizadas de Alicante, Empresa MixtaAlicante19
Consejería delegada de ACOSOL, S.A.U.Marbella13

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