Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Austria: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Austria awarded 29 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 29 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €14 million. Austria imported €1.72 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 2.7% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 60 companies have won 79 public supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in Austria, in 60 award notices from 38 public buyers.
  • 65.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Austria; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 24.1% of all awards.
  • 45% 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, "Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Austria", https://cresques.com/markets/at/429-miscellaneous-general-and-special-purpose-machiner, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
60
since November 2023
Award notices
60
on TED
Public buyers
38
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€1.7B
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
79
in 60 award notices
Awarded value
€85.8M
from 80% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
60
with at least one award
Public buyers
38
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 99Nov–Dec 20232024: 171720242025: 292920252026: 24242026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20239
202417
202529
202624
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €12.2M€12.2MNov–Dec 20232024: €46.3M€46.3M20242025: €14M€14M20252026: €13.3M€13.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€12.2M
2024€46.3M
2025€14M
2026€13.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Economic affairs: 22
  2. Universities, schools and research: 19
  3. Cities, regions and central administration: 10
  4. Hospitals and health services: 10
  5. Environment and waste: 8
  6. Railway operators: 4
  7. Social protection: 3
  8. Electricity utilities: 2
  9. Other1
    Other: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Economic affairs22
Universities, schools and research19
Cities, regions and central administration10
Hospitals and health services10
Environment and waste8
Railway operators4
Social protection3
Electricity utilities2
Other1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Wien45
    AT13
    Wien: 45
  2. Tirol13
    AT33
    Tirol: 13
  3. Niederösterreich7
    AT12
    Niederösterreich: 7
  4. Oberösterreich5
    AT31
    Oberösterreich: 5
  5. Kärnten3
    AT21
    Kärnten: 3
  6. Vorarlberg2
    AT34
    Vorarlberg: 2
  7. Salzburg1
    AT32
    Salzburg: 1
  8. Steiermark1
    AT22
    Steiermark: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Wien45
Tirol13
Niederösterreich7
Oberösterreich5
Kärnten3
Vorarlberg2
Salzburg1
Steiermark1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 3.8%, Medium-sized 2.5%, Small 1.3%, SME (size not stated) 15.2%, Size not stated 77.2%Large companies: 3 (3.8%)Medium-sized: 2 (2.5%)Small: 1 (1.3%)SME (size not stated): 12 (15.2%)15%Size not stated: 61 (77.2%)77%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies3 · 3.8%
Medium-sized2 · 2.5%
Small1 · 1.3%
SME (size not stated)12 · 15.2%
Size not stated61 · 77.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany21
    Germany: 21
  2. Netherlands2
    Netherlands: 2
  3. Denmark1
    Denmark: 1
  4. Italy1
    Italy: 1
  5. Slovakia1
    Slovakia: 1
  6. United States1
    United States: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany21
Netherlands2
Denmark1
Italy1
Slovakia1
United States1
Imports of these goods into Austria, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Austria, all buyers (EUR)2023: €1.7B€1.7B20232024: €1.8B€1.8B20242025: €1.7B€1.7B2025
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Imports of these goods into Austria, all buyers (EUR)
2023€1.7B
2024€1.8B
2025€1.7B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Wien44
    Wien: 44
  2. Innsbruck11
    Innsbruck: 11
  3. Klosterneuburg6
    Klosterneuburg: 6
  4. Linz4
    Linz: 4
  5. Strass im Zillertal2
    Strass im Zillertal: 2
  6. Spittal an der Drau2
    Spittal an der Drau: 2
  7. Bregenz2
    Bregenz: 2
  8. Bergheim1
    Bergheim: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Wien44
Innsbruck11
Klosterneuburg6
Linz4
Strass im Zillertal2
Spittal an der Drau2
Bregenz2
Bergheim1

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420, 8405 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Austria

65.8%

Awards to companies registered in Austria: 65.8%

27 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

24.1%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 24.1%

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

Lots with a single bid

45%

Lots with a single bid: 45%

Among 60 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. VWR International GmbH22 public contracts in total
  2. Bartelt GmbH17 public contracts in total
  3. Fisher Scientific (Austria) GmbH10 public contracts in total
  4. Tecniplast Deutschland GmbH21 public contracts in total
  5. Qinu GmbH15 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in Austria?
60 companies won 60 contract award notices for these categories from 38 public buyers in Austria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are VWR International GmbH, Bartelt GmbH, Fisher Scientific (Austria) GmbH, Tecniplast Deutschland GmbH, Qinu GmbH.
How big is the miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Austria?
In 2025, public buyers in Austria awarded 29 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 29 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €14 million. Austria imported €1.72 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 2.7% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery meet buyers and distributors in Austria?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Intertool, Tech Industry, MTE Slovenia, HANNOVER MESSE, Technomebel, INDUSTRY DAYS — 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.