Housing and community amenities in Europe: what they buy and who supplies them
Buyers declaring "Housing and community amenities" as their main activity, across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
In proportion
General government spending on goods, services and investment for housing and community amenities in the EU-27 came to €75.5 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
- 6K
- in 3K award notices
- Awarded value
- €3.5B
- from 67% of awards with a published value
- Suppliers
- 2.5K
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 805
- in this sector
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 95 |
| 2024 | 1,785 |
| 2025 | 2,338 |
| 2026 | 1,790 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €38.6M |
| 2024 | €574.7M |
| 2025 | €1.1B |
| 2026 | €1.8B |
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| Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy | 717 |
| Motor vehicles | 702 |
| Fuels | 426 |
| Construction materials and associated items | 368 |
| Furniture | 335 |
| Electrical equipment and apparatus | 217 |
| Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture | 189 |
| Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts | 164 |
| Other | 4,944 |
- France1,412586 companies
- Latvia838173 companies
- Poland773289 companies
- Finland577300 companies
- Sweden532298 companies
- Croatia41294 companies
- Germany340201 companies
- Estonia20787 companies
- Greece17438 companies
- Netherlands12076 companies
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| France | 1,412 |
| Latvia | 838 |
| Poland | 773 |
| Finland | 577 |
| Sweden | 532 |
| Croatia | 412 |
| Germany | 340 |
| Estonia | 207 |
| Greece | 174 |
| Netherlands | 120 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 1,756 · 29.2% |
| Medium-sized | 920 · 15.3% |
| Small | 659 · 11% |
| Micro | 243 · 4% |
| SME (size not stated) | 536 · 8.9% |
| Size not stated | 1,894 · 31.5% |
- Belgium9
- Germany7
- Denmark6
- Italy5
- Slovenia4
- France4
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| Belgium | 9 |
| Germany | 7 |
| Denmark | 6 |
| Italy | 5 |
| Slovenia | 4 |
| France | 4 |
Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country
99%
58 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
5.2%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
22.5%
Among 5.4K 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 housing and community amenities in Europe buy through public tenders?
- Mostly electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy (717 awards), motor vehicles (702 awards), fuels (426 awards) — 6,008 supply contracts in total since November 2023.
- How much is it worth?
- The 4,014 awards with a published value add up to €3.5B; 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.