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IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support market in Austria: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Austria awarded 13 supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support through award notices on TED; the 10 of them that state a value (76.9%) add up to €78.3 million.

  • Since November 2023, 34 companies have won 37 public supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Austria, in 28 award notices from 23 public buyers.
  • 64.9% of these awards went to companies registered in Austria; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 21.6% of all awards.
  • 23.8% 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, "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support market in Austria", https://cresques.com/markets/at/720-it-services-consulting-software-development-intern, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
36
since November 2023
Award notices
30
on TED
Public buyers
23
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

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
37
in 28 award notices
Awarded value
€122M
from 65% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
34
with at least one award
Public buyers
23
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 161620242025: 131320252026: 882026
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Contracts awarded by year
202416
202513
20268
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €36.3M€36.3M20242025: €78.3M€78.3M20252026: €7.4M€7.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€36.3M
2025€78.3M
2026€7.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Railway operators11
    Railway operators: 11
  2. Economic affairs9
    Economic affairs: 9
  3. Cities, regions and central administration7
    Cities, regions and central administration: 7
  4. Universities, schools and research3
    Universities, schools and research: 3
  5. Housing and community amenities2
    Housing and community amenities: 2
  6. Hospitals and health services2
    Hospitals and health services: 2
  7. Environment and waste1
    Environment and waste: 1
  8. Culture, sport and religion1
    Culture, sport and religion: 1
  9. Other1
    Other: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Railway operators11
Economic affairs9
Cities, regions and central administration7
Universities, schools and research3
Housing and community amenities2
Hospitals and health services2
Environment and waste1
Culture, sport and religion1
Other1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Wien22
    AT13
    Wien: 22
  2. Niederösterreich4
    AT12
    Niederösterreich: 4
  3. Steiermark4
    AT22
    Steiermark: 4
  4. Oberösterreich4
    AT31
    Oberösterreich: 4
  5. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest1
    BE10
    Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 1
  6. Vorarlberg1
    AT34
    Vorarlberg: 1
  7. Kärnten1
    AT21
    Kärnten: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Wien22
Niederösterreich4
Steiermark4
Oberösterreich4
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest1
Vorarlberg1
Kärnten1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 5.4%, SME (size not stated) 8.1%, Size not stated 86.5%Large companies: 2 (5.4%)SME (size not stated): 3 (8.1%)Size not stated: 32 (86.5%)86%
  • Large companies
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies2 · 5.4%
SME (size not stated)3 · 8.1%
Size not stated32 · 86.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany11
    Germany: 11
  2. Netherlands2
    Netherlands: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany11
Netherlands2
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Wien22
    Wien: 22
  2. Graz4
    Graz: 4
  3. Linz4
    Linz: 4
  4. St. Pölten1
    St. Pölten: 1
  5. Krems a.d. Donau1
    Krems a.d. Donau: 1
  6. Klagenfurt am Wörthersee1
    Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: 1
  7. Bruxelles1
    Bruxelles: 1
  8. Bregenz1
    Bregenz: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Wien22
Graz4
Linz4
St. Pölten1
Krems a.d. Donau1
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee1
Bruxelles1
Bregenz1

Awards to companies registered in Austria

64.9%

Awards to companies registered in Austria: 64.9%

13 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

21.6%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 21.6%

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

Lots with a single bid

23.8%

Lots with a single bid: 23.8%

Among 21 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. SoftwareONE Österreich GmbH17 public contracts in total
  2. BASIS 1 Softwarevertriebs GmbH37 public contracts in total
  3. Materna Information & Communications SE20 public contracts in total
  4. NTS Netzwerk Telekom Service AG11 public contracts in total
  5. catWorkX GmbH12 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Austria

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Who wins public contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Austria?
36 companies won 30 contract award notices for these categories from 23 public buyers in Austria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are SoftwareONE Österreich GmbH, BASIS 1 Softwarevertriebs GmbH, Materna Information & Communications SE, NTS Netzwerk Telekom Service AG, catWorkX GmbH.
How big is the it services: consulting, software development, internet and support market in Austria?
In 2025, public buyers in Austria awarded 13 supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support through award notices on TED; the 10 of them that state a value (76.9%) add up to €78.3 million.
Where do suppliers of it services: consulting, software development, internet and support meet buyers and distributors in Austria?
At trade fairs and congresses such as GITEX Global, HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, MIE 2027 – Medical Informatics Europe — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Austria?
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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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.