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Universities, schools and research in Italy

15 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 Italy came to €15.9 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 Italy: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
1.3K
in 799 award notices
Awarded value
€1B
from 92% of awards with a published value
Suppliers
625
with at least one award
Public buyers
121
in this sector
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 26126120242025: 59359320252026: 4484482026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024261
2025593
2026448
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €324.3M€324.3M20242025: €469M€469M20252026: €256.6M€256.6M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€324.3M
2025€469M
2026€256.6M
What they buy: contracts by product category
  1. Instruments for checking physical characteristics169
    Instruments for checking physical characteristics: 169
  2. Computer equipment and supplies121
    Computer equipment and supplies: 121
  3. Checking and testing apparatus94
    Checking and testing apparatus: 94
  4. Medical equipments72
    Medical equipments: 72
  5. Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments70
    Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments: 70
  6. Measuring instruments59
    Measuring instruments: 59
  7. Furniture55
    Furniture: 55
  8. Optical instruments53
    Optical instruments: 53
  9. Other769
    Other: 769
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What they buy: contracts by product category
Instruments for checking physical characteristics169
Computer equipment and supplies121
Checking and testing apparatus94
Medical equipments72
Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments70
Measuring instruments59
Furniture55
Optical instruments53
Other769
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Lazio235
    ITI4
    Lazio: 235
  2. Campania177
    ITF3
    Campania: 177
  3. Lombardia170
    ITC4
    Lombardia: 170
  4. Emilia-Romagna126
    ITH5
    Emilia-Romagna: 126
  5. Friuli-Venezia Giulia86
    ITH4
    Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 86
  6. Veneto82
    ITH3
    Veneto: 82
  7. Sardegna82
    ITG2
    Sardegna: 82
  8. Piemonte68
    ITC1
    Piemonte: 68
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Lazio235
Campania177
Lombardia170
Emilia-Romagna126
Friuli-Venezia Giulia86
Veneto82
Sardegna82
Piemonte68
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 2.1%, Medium-sized 1.2%, Small 0.9%, Micro 0.4%, SME (size not stated) 15.7%, Size not stated 79.8%Large companies: 27 (2.1%)Medium-sized: 15 (1.2%)Small: 12 (0.9%)Micro: 5 (0.4%)SME (size not stated): 204 (15.7%)16%Size not stated: 1,039 (79.8%)80%
  • 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 companies27 · 2.1%
Medium-sized15 · 1.2%
Small12 · 0.9%
Micro5 · 0.4%
SME (size not stated)204 · 15.7%
Size not stated1,039 · 79.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany39
    Germany: 39
  2. France17
    France: 17
  3. Switzerland11
    Switzerland: 11
  4. Netherlands11
    Netherlands: 11
  5. United Kingdom10
    United Kingdom: 10
  6. United States7
    United States: 7
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany39
France17
Switzerland11
Netherlands11
United Kingdom10
United States7
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Roma180
    Roma: 180
  2. Milano136
    Milano: 136
  3. Napoli104
    Napoli: 104
  4. Torino62
    Torino: 62
  5. Parma54
    Parma: 54
  6. Frascati (Roma)44
    Frascati (Roma): 44
  7. Venezia44
    Venezia: 44
  8. italia44
    italia: 44
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Where the buyers are (city)
Roma180
Milano136
Napoli104
Torino62
Parma54
Frascati (Roma)44
Venezia44
italia44

Awards to companies registered in Italy

90.9%

Awards to companies registered in Italy: 90.9%

118 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

8.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 8.8%

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

Lots with a single bid

52.1%

Lots with a single bid: 52.1%

Among 1.1K 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
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Scienze MarineRoma77
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica NucleareFrascati (Roma)39
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico IINapoli39
MILANO RISTORAZIONE S.P.A.MILANO34
Università Ca' Foscari VeneziaVenezia34
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo MoroBari33
Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.Basovizza Trieste30
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di CagliariSelargius28
Università della Calabria - UNICALArcavacata di Rende (CS)21
Universita' degli Studi di PARMAParma19
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-BICOCCAMILANO17
Università degli Studi di PadovaPadova17
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila - Settore Acquisti, Gare, Contrattiitalia12
Università degli Studi di CataniaCatania12
Università di MilanoMilano12

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