Universities, schools and research in Romania
37 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 Romania came to €3.05 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 Romania: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 19.2K
- in 2.2K award notices
- Awarded value
- €616.7M
- from 70% of awards with a published value
- Suppliers
- 1.2K
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 173
- in this sector
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | 91 |
| 2024 | 4,715 |
| 2025 | 5,288 |
| 2026 | 9,137 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €15.8M |
| 2024 | €148.9M |
| 2025 | €217.6M |
| 2026 | €234.5M |
- Medical equipments1,609
- Other12,291
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| Miscellaneous food products | 2,575 |
| Animal products, meat and meat products | 1,715 |
| Medical equipments | 1,609 |
| Pharmaceutical products | 1,441 |
| Food, beverages, tobacco and related products | 1,339 |
| Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts | 1,168 |
| Dairy products | 991 |
| Fruit, vegetables and related products | 966 |
| Other | 12,291 |
- Nord-Vest5,269RO11
- Bucureşti-Ilfov3,703RO32
- Sud-Vest Oltenia3,035RO41
- Nord-Est2,591RO21
- Sud-Muntenia2,011RO31
- Sud-Est1,051RO22
- Centru908RO12
- Vest663RO42
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| Nord-Vest | 5,269 |
| Bucureşti-Ilfov | 3,703 |
| Sud-Vest Oltenia | 3,035 |
| Nord-Est | 2,591 |
| Sud-Muntenia | 2,011 |
| Sud-Est | 1,051 |
| Centru | 908 |
| Vest | 663 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 1,120 · 5.8% |
| Medium-sized | 7,314 · 38% |
| Small | 7,124 · 37% |
| SME (size not stated) | 7 · 0% |
| Size not stated | 3,666 · 19.1% |
- Austria17
- Germany13
- Italy5
- France5
- Sweden3
- Netherlands3
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| Austria | 17 |
| Germany | 13 |
| Italy | 5 |
| France | 5 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
- Under €2M turnover
- €2M–10M
- €10M–50M
- €50M and more
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| Under €2M turnover | 520 · 46.7% |
| €2M–10M | 355 · 31.9% |
| €10M–50M | 168 · 15.1% |
| €50M and more | 70 · 6.3% |
- Cluj-Napoca4,608
- Bucuresti3,516
- Iasi2,101
- Dragasani2,087
- Boldesti-Scaeni1,517
- Craiova868
- Oradea637
- Timisoara591
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| Cluj-Napoca | 4,608 |
| Bucuresti | 3,516 |
| Iasi | 2,101 |
| Dragasani | 2,087 |
| Boldesti-Scaeni | 1,517 |
| Craiova | 868 |
| Oradea | 637 |
| Timisoara | 591 |
1,113 of 1,148 winning companies registered in Romania have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.
Awards to companies registered in Romania
99.7%
57 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
13.6%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
32.6%
Among 17.1K 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
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