Tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs market in Austria: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Austria awarded 19 supply contracts for tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs through award notices on TED; the 15 of them that state a value (78.9%) add up to €20.2 million. Austria imported €2.67 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 7318, 8302, 8207, 8301, 8205 and 9 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 3.1% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 44 companies have won 81 public supply contracts for tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs in Austria, in 32 award notices from 24 public buyers.
  • 91.4% of these awards went to companies registered in Austria; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 28.4% of all awards.
  • 38.6% 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, "Tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs market in Austria", https://cresques.com/markets/at/445-tools-locks-keys-hinges-fasteners-chain-and-spring, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
44
since November 2023
Award notices
32
on TED
Public buyers
24
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€2.7B
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
81
in 32 award notices
Awarded value
€50.2M
from 57% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
44
with at least one award
Public buyers
24
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 66Nov–Dec 20232024: 202020242025: 191920252026: 36362026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20236
202420
202519
202636
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €11.3M€11.3MNov–Dec 20232024: €14.9M€14.9M20242025: €20.2M€20.2M20252026: €3.8M€3.8M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€11.3M
2024€14.9M
2025€20.2M
2026€3.8M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Economic affairs: 32
  2. Electricity utilities: 10
  3. Housing and community amenities: 7
  4. Hospitals and health services: 7
  5. Environment and waste: 6
  6. Railway operators: 5
  7. Urban transport operators: 4
  8. Universities, schools and research: 4
  9. Other6
    Other: 6
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Economic affairs32
Electricity utilities10
Housing and community amenities7
Hospitals and health services7
Environment and waste6
Railway operators5
Urban transport operators4
Universities, schools and research4
Other6
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Wien61
    AT13
    Wien: 61
  2. Tirol7
    AT33
    Tirol: 7
  3. Salzburg5
    AT32
    Salzburg: 5
  4. Kärnten3
    AT21
    Kärnten: 3
  5. Oberösterreich3
    AT31
    Oberösterreich: 3
  6. Steiermark1
    AT22
    Steiermark: 1
  7. Niederösterreich1
    AT12
    Niederösterreich: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Wien61
Tirol7
Salzburg5
Kärnten3
Oberösterreich3
Steiermark1
Niederösterreich1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 3.7%, Medium-sized 4.9%, Small 3.7%, SME (size not stated) 8.6%, Size not stated 79%Large companies: 3 (3.7%)Medium-sized: 4 (4.9%)Small: 3 (3.7%)SME (size not stated): 7 (8.6%)Size not stated: 64 (79%)79%
  • 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 · 3.7%
Medium-sized4 · 4.9%
Small3 · 3.7%
SME (size not stated)7 · 8.6%
Size not stated64 · 79%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany6
    Germany: 6
  2. Slovakia1
    Slovakia: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany6
Slovakia1
Imports of these goods into Austria, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Austria, all buyers (EUR)2023: €2.8B€2.8B20232024: €2.7B€2.7B20242025: €2.7B€2.7B2025
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Imports of these goods into Austria, all buyers (EUR)
2023€2.8B
2024€2.7B
2025€2.7B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Wien61
    Wien: 61
  2. Innsbruck7
    Innsbruck: 7
  3. Salzburg5
    Salzburg: 5
  4. Klagenfurt3
    Klagenfurt: 3
  5. St. Pölten1
    St. Pölten: 1
  6. Linz1
    Linz: 1
  7. Graz1
    Graz: 1
  8. Freistadt1
    Freistadt: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Wien61
Innsbruck7
Salzburg5
Klagenfurt3
St. Pölten1
Linz1
Graz1
Freistadt1

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 7318, 8302, 8207, 8301, 8205, 7320, 7315, 8202, 8204, 8203, 8201, 8206, 7317, 7415 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Austria

91.4%

Awards to companies registered in Austria: 91.4%

7 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

28.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 28.4%

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

Lots with a single bid

38.6%

Lots with a single bid: 38.6%

Among 57 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. Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge18 public contracts in total
  2. Siemens AG Österreich14 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Austria

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs in Austria?
44 companies won 32 contract award notices for these categories from 24 public buyers in Austria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge, Siemens AG Österreich.
How big is the tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs market in Austria?
In 2025, public buyers in Austria awarded 19 supply contracts for tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs through award notices on TED; the 15 of them that state a value (78.9%) add up to €20.2 million. Austria imported €2.67 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 7318, 8302, 8207, 8301, 8205 and 9 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 3.1% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs meet buyers and distributors in Austria?
At trade fairs and congresses such as International Passive House Conference, Big 5 Global, BAU, NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS), Architectural Building Week, Big 5 Construct Saudi (Architecture & Finishes) — 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.