Universities, schools and research in France
34 public buyers declaring "Education" 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 education in France came to €30 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 France: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 3.7K
- in 1.7K award notices
- Awarded value
- €801.2M
- from 55% of awards with a published value
- Suppliers
- 1.5K
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 246
- in this sector
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| 2024 | 1,156 |
| 2025 | 1,491 |
| 2026 | 1,068 |
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| 2024 | €154.3M |
| 2025 | €333.5M |
| 2026 | €313.4M |
- Furniture207
- Other3,253
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| Instruments for checking physical characteristics | 396 |
| Checking and testing apparatus | 253 |
| Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | 250 |
| Furniture | 207 |
| Medical equipments | 186 |
| Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies | 184 |
| Food, beverages, tobacco and related products | 172 |
| Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery | 170 |
| Other | 3,253 |
- Ile de France802FR10
- Rhône-Alpes351FRK2
- Nord-Pas de Calais283FRE1
- Bretagne265FRH0
- Lorraine240FRF3
- Basse-Normandie200FRD1
- Aquitaine197FRI1
- Poitou-Charentes166FRI3
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| Ile de France | 802 |
| Rhône-Alpes | 351 |
| Nord-Pas de Calais | 283 |
| Bretagne | 265 |
| Lorraine | 240 |
| Basse-Normandie | 200 |
| Aquitaine | 197 |
| Poitou-Charentes | 166 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 701 · 18.9% |
| Medium-sized | 382 · 10.3% |
| Small | 88 · 2.4% |
| Micro | 13 · 0.3% |
| SME (size not stated) | 905 · 24.4% |
| Size not stated | 1,626 · 43.8% |
- Germany125
- United States38
- United Kingdom37
- Netherlands32
- Italy23
- Switzerland23
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| Germany | 125 |
| United States | 38 |
| United Kingdom | 37 |
| Netherlands | 32 |
| Italy | 23 |
| Switzerland | 23 |
- Under €2M turnover
- €2M–10M
- €10M–50M
- €50M and more
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| Under €2M turnover | 118 · 13.7% |
| €2M–10M | 257 · 29.8% |
| €10M–50M | 258 · 29.9% |
| €50M and more | 229 · 26.6% |
- Gif Sur Yvette373
- Paris249
- Caen cedex 5185
- Grenoble185
- Rennes180
- Lille140
- Talence126
- Toulouse112
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| Gif Sur Yvette | 373 |
| Paris | 249 |
| Caen cedex 5 | 185 |
| Grenoble | 185 |
| Rennes | 180 |
| Lille | 140 |
| Talence | 126 |
| Toulouse | 112 |
862 of 1,274 winning companies registered in France have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.
Awards to companies registered in France
89.6%
388 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
6.8%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
29.6%
Among 3.2K 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.
The buyers, the most award notices first
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