Checking and testing apparatus market in Austria: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Austria awarded 51 supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus through award notices on TED; the 46 of them that state a value (90.2%) add up to €112 million. Austria imported €996 million of goods in the customs headings matched to checking and testing apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 17.5% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 96 companies have won 159 public supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus in Austria, in 139 award notices from 46 public buyers.
  • 56% of these awards went to companies registered in Austria; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 23.9% of all awards.
  • 66.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Austria — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €79.5 billion in 2025, 15.3% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Checking and testing apparatus market in Austria", https://cresques.com/markets/at/385-checking-and-testing-apparatus, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
96
since November 2023
Award notices
139
on TED
Public buyers
46
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€996M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Austria: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
159
in 139 award notices
Awarded value
€250.8M
from 88% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
96
with at least one award
Public buyers
46
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 33Nov–Dec 20232024: 505020242025: 515120252026: 55552026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20233
202450
202551
202655
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €1.1M€1.1MNov–Dec 20232024: €106.2M€106.2M20242025: €112.4M€112.4M20252026: €31.1M€31.1M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€1.1M
2024€106.2M
2025€112.4M
2026€31.1M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research: 82
  2. Hospitals and health services: 25
  3. Electricity utilities: 14
  4. Cities, regions and central administration: 11
  5. Gas and heat utilities: 9
  6. Economic affairs: 7
  7. Airports: 7
  8. Railway operators: 3
  9. Other1
    Other: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research82
Hospitals and health services25
Electricity utilities14
Cities, regions and central administration11
Gas and heat utilities9
Economic affairs7
Airports7
Railway operators3
Other1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Wien67
    AT13
    Wien: 67
  2. Oberösterreich28
    AT31
    Oberösterreich: 28
  3. Niederösterreich27
    AT12
    Niederösterreich: 27
  4. Steiermark14
    AT22
    Steiermark: 14
  5. Tirol9
    AT33
    Tirol: 9
  6. Salzburg8
    AT32
    Salzburg: 8
  7. Kärnten6
    AT21
    Kärnten: 6
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Wien67
Oberösterreich28
Niederösterreich27
Steiermark14
Tirol9
Salzburg8
Kärnten6
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 6.9%, Medium-sized 16.4%, Micro 0.6%, SME (size not stated) 5%, Size not stated 71.1%Large companies: 11 (6.9%)Medium-sized: 26 (16.4%)16%Micro: 1 (0.6%)SME (size not stated): 8 (5%)Size not stated: 113 (71.1%)71%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies11 · 6.9%
Medium-sized26 · 16.4%
Micro1 · 0.6%
SME (size not stated)8 · 5%
Size not stated113 · 71.1%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany46
    Germany: 46
  2. Switzerland5
    Switzerland: 5
  3. France4
    France: 4
  4. Netherlands3
    Netherlands: 3
  5. United States2
    United States: 2
  6. Slovenia2
    Slovenia: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany46
Switzerland5
France4
Netherlands3
United States2
Slovenia2
Imports of these goods into Austria, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Austria, all buyers (EUR)2023: €1.2B€1.2B20232024: €1B€1B20242025: €996M€996M2025
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Imports of these goods into Austria, all buyers (EUR)
2023€1.2B
2024€1B
2025€996M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Wien66
    Wien: 66
  2. Linz24
    Linz: 24
  3. Klosterneuburg16
    Klosterneuburg: 16
  4. Graz12
    Graz: 12
  5. Innsbruck9
    Innsbruck: 9
  6. Salzburg8
    Salzburg: 8
  7. Wien-Flughafen6
    Wien-Flughafen: 6
  8. Maria Enzersdorf5
    Maria Enzersdorf: 5
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Where the buyers are (city)
Wien66
Linz24
Klosterneuburg16
Graz12
Innsbruck9
Salzburg8
Wien-Flughafen6
Maria Enzersdorf5

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012, 9011, 9024 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Austria

56%

Awards to companies registered in Austria: 56%

70 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

23.9%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 23.9%

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

Lots with a single bid

66.3%

Lots with a single bid: 66.3%

Among 95 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.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Carl Zeiss GmbH24 public contracts in total
  2. Leica Mikrosysteme GmbH17 public contracts in total
  3. Evident Europe GmbH10 public contracts in total
  4. Smiths Detection Germany GmbH10 public contracts in total
  5. Rigaku Europe SE26 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for checking and testing apparatus in Austria?
96 companies won 139 contract award notices for these categories from 46 public buyers in Austria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Carl Zeiss GmbH, Leica Mikrosysteme GmbH, Evident Europe GmbH, Smiths Detection Germany GmbH, Rigaku Europe SE.
How big is the checking and testing apparatus market in Austria?
In 2025, public buyers in Austria awarded 51 supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus through award notices on TED; the 46 of them that state a value (90.2%) add up to €112 million. Austria imported €996 million of goods in the customs headings matched to checking and testing apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 17.5% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of checking and testing apparatus meet buyers and distributors in Austria?
At trade fairs and congresses such as LAB-SUPPLY Wien, analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, BIO-Europe Spring, Pittcon — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.