Environment and waste in Europe: what they buy and who supplies them
Buyers declaring "Environmental protection" as their main activity, across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
In proportion
General government spending on goods, services and investment for environmental protection in the EU-27 came to €93.8 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 Europe: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 19K
- in 8K award notices
- Awarded value
- €6.2B
- from 73% of awards with a published value
- Suppliers
- 6.7K
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 1.3K
- in this sector
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 252 |
| 2024 | 5,293 |
| 2025 | 7,151 |
| 2026 | 6,307 |
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | €102.1M |
| 2024 | €1.8B |
| 2025 | €2.3B |
| 2026 | €2B |
- Motor vehicles2,366
- Fuels1,259
- Other15,298
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| Motor vehicles | 2,366 |
| Pharmaceutical products | 1,430 |
| Fuels | 1,259 |
| Sand and clay | 970 |
| Construction materials and associated items | 939 |
| Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy | 886 |
| Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts | 658 |
| Tanks, reservoirs and containers; central-heating radiators and boilers | 617 |
| Other | 15,298 |
- Spain3,7441,644 companies
- Romania2,661283 companies
- Poland2,040539 companies
- France1,789823 companies
- Germany1,511668 companies
- Italy1,160519 companies
- Croatia84463 companies
- Portugal717235 companies
- Latvia716228 companies
- Czechia637246 companies
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| Spain | 3,744 |
| Romania | 2,661 |
| Poland | 2,040 |
| France | 1,789 |
| Germany | 1,511 |
| Italy | 1,160 |
| Croatia | 844 |
| Portugal | 717 |
| Latvia | 716 |
| Czechia | 637 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 3,778 · 19.9% |
| Medium-sized | 3,070 · 16.2% |
| Small | 2,084 · 11% |
| Micro | 558 · 2.9% |
| SME (size not stated) | 4,783 · 25.2% |
| Size not stated | 4,730 · 24.9% |
- Germany84
- Netherlands42
- Poland28
- Austria27
- France25
- Lithuania23
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| Germany | 84 |
| Netherlands | 42 |
| Poland | 28 |
| Austria | 27 |
| France | 25 |
| Lithuania | 23 |
Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country
97.7%
434 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
8%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
29.8%
Among 17.5K 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.
Questions
- What do environment and waste in Europe buy through public tenders?
- Mostly motor vehicles (2,366 awards), pharmaceutical products (1,430 awards), fuels (1,259 awards) — 19,003 supply contracts in total since November 2023.
- How much is it worth?
- The 13,825 awards with a published value add up to €6.2B; the rest are framework ceilings or undisclosed amounts, which we never add.
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Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques. Numbers updated 2026-11-13.