Universities, schools and research in Norway
4 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 Norway came to €6.97 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 Norway: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 275
- in 196 award notices
- Awarded value
- €68.1M
- from 39% of awards with a published value
- Suppliers
- 174
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 18
- in this sector
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 116 |
| 2025 | 82 |
| 2026 | 76 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €0 |
| 2024 | €39.6M |
| 2025 | €14.7M |
| 2026 | €13.8M |
- Other318
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| Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | 53 |
| Instruments for checking physical characteristics | 50 |
| Medical equipments | 35 |
| Chemical products | 25 |
| Checking and testing apparatus | 25 |
| Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products | 21 |
| Measuring instruments | 14 |
| Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery | 13 |
| Other | 318 |
- Trøndelag80NO06
- Oslo og Viken79NO08
- Vestlandet56NO0A
- Nord-Norge47NO07
- Agder og Sør-Østlandet6NO09
- Innlandet5NO02
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| Trøndelag | 80 |
| Oslo og Viken | 79 |
| Vestlandet | 56 |
| Nord-Norge | 47 |
| Agder og Sør-Østlandet | 6 |
| Innlandet | 5 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 35 · 12.7% |
| Medium-sized | 58 · 21.1% |
| Small | 13 · 4.7% |
| SME (size not stated) | 20 · 7.3% |
| Size not stated | 149 · 54.2% |
- Sweden18
- Germany9
- United Kingdom5
- Netherlands3
- Ireland2
- Portugal2
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| Sweden | 18 |
| Germany | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 5 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
- Under €2M turnover
- €2M–10M
- €10M–50M
- €50M and more
Table view
| Under €2M turnover | 16 · 12% |
| €2M–10M | 34 · 25.6% |
| €10M–50M | 44 · 33.1% |
| €50M and more | 39 · 29.3% |
- Trondheim82
- Oslo62
- Bergen44
- Tromsø35
- Bodø12
- Stavanger12
- Ås11
- Elverum5
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| Trondheim | 82 |
| Oslo | 62 |
| Bergen | 44 |
| Tromsø | 35 |
| Bodø | 12 |
| Stavanger | 12 |
| Ås | 11 |
| Elverum | 5 |
133 of 136 winning companies registered in Norway have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.
Awards to companies registered in Norway
82.5%
48 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
14.9%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
21.5%
Among 237 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
| Buyer | Notices | Awards | Suppliers |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTNUTrondheim | 62 | 80 | 70 |
| Universitetet i OsloOslo | 25 | 50 | 33 |
| UNIVERSITETET I BERGENBERGEN | 22 | 36 | 31 |
| UiT Norges arktiske universitetTromsø | 22 | 35 | 27 |
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