Electricity distribution and control apparatus market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 163 supply contracts for electricity distribution and control apparatus through award notices on TED; the 115 of them that state a value (70.6%) add up to €73.5 million. Bulgaria imported €897 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity distribution and control apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8536, 8537, 8538 and 8535; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 82 companies have won 393 public supply contracts for electricity distribution and control apparatus in Bulgaria, in 306 award notices from 33 public buyers.
  • 99.5% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 31.6% of all awards.
  • 13.7% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Bulgaria — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €14.4 billion in 2025, 12.4% 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, "Electricity distribution and control apparatus market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/312-electricity-distribution-and-control-apparatus, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
82
since November 2023
Award notices
306
on TED
Public buyers
33
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€896.5M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
393
in 306 award notices
Awarded value
€184.9M
from 75% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
82
with at least one award
Public buyers
33
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 15015020242025: 16316320252026: 80802026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024150
2025163
202680
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €84.1M€84.1M20242025: €73.5M€73.5M20252026: €27.2M€27.2M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€84.1M
2025€73.5M
2026€27.2M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Electricity utilities: 346
  2. Urban transport operators: 16
  3. Cities, regions and central administration: 11
  4. Economic affairs: 10
  5. Universities, schools and research: 6
  6. Water utilities: 2
  7. Hospitals and health services: 1
  8. Gas and heat utilities: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Electricity utilities346
Urban transport operators16
Cities, regions and central administration11
Economic affairs10
Universities, schools and research6
Water utilities2
Hospitals and health services1
Gas and heat utilities1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Yugozapaden174
    BG41
    Yugozapaden: 174
  2. Yuzhen tsentralen110
    BG42
    Yuzhen tsentralen: 110
  3. Severoiztochen55
    BG33
    Severoiztochen: 55
  4. Yugoiztochen28
    BG34
    Yugoiztochen: 28
  5. Severozapaden15
    BG31
    Severozapaden: 15
  6. Severen tsentralen11
    BG32
    Severen tsentralen: 11
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Yugozapaden174
Yuzhen tsentralen110
Severoiztochen55
Yugoiztochen28
Severozapaden15
Severen tsentralen11
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 3.1%, Medium-sized 1.3%, Small 11.5%, SME (size not stated) 84.2%Large companies: 12 (3.1%)Medium-sized: 5 (1.3%)Small: 45 (11.5%)11%SME (size not stated): 331 (84.2%)84%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies12 · 3.1%
Medium-sized5 · 1.3%
Small45 · 11.5%
SME (size not stated)331 · 84.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Austria1
    Austria: 1
  2. Czechia1
    Czechia: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Austria1
Czechia1
Imports of these goods into Bulgaria, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Bulgaria, all buyers (EUR)2023: €888.1M€888.1M20232024: €888.8M€888.8M20242025: €896.5M€896.5M2025
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Imports of these goods into Bulgaria, all buyers (EUR)
2023€888.1M
2024€888.8M
2025€896.5M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. София163
    София: 163
  2. Пловдив94
    Пловдив: 94
  3. Варна48
    Варна: 48
  4. Хасково12
    Хасково: 12
  5. Ковачево11
    Ковачево: 11
  6. Стара Загора10
    Стара Загора: 10
  7. София8
    София: 8
  8. Монтана7
    Монтана: 7
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Where the buyers are (city)
София163
Пловдив94
Варна48
Хасково12
Ковачево11
Стара Загора10
София8
Монтана7

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8536, 8537, 8538, 8535 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria

99.5%

Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria: 99.5%

2 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

31.6%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 31.6%

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

Lots with a single bid

13.7%

Lots with a single bid: 13.7%

Among 350 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. ИНТЕРКОМПЛЕКС ООД43 public contracts in total
  2. СМАРТ ПАУЪР ГРИД ООД45 public contracts in total
  3. ИНЖЕНЕРИНГ ЕАД19 public contracts in total
  4. ВЕНИ - 97 ЕООД15 public contracts in total
  5. ЕЛПРОМ - ЕТ АД13 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for electricity distribution and control apparatus in Bulgaria?
82 companies won 306 contract award notices for these categories from 33 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are ИНТЕРКОМПЛЕКС ООД, СМАРТ ПАУЪР ГРИД ООД, ИНЖЕНЕРИНГ ЕАД, ВЕНИ - 97 ЕООД, ЕЛПРОМ - ЕТ АД.
How big is the electricity distribution and control apparatus market in Bulgaria?
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 163 supply contracts for electricity distribution and control apparatus through award notices on TED; the 115 of them that state a value (70.6%) add up to €73.5 million. Bulgaria imported €897 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity distribution and control apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8536, 8537, 8538 and 8535; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of electricity distribution and control apparatus meet buyers and distributors in Bulgaria?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Green Energy (Sofia), SPS – Smart Production Solutions, IFAM – Intronika – Robotics, E-world energy & water, HANNOVER MESSE, The smarter E Europe (incl. Intersolar Europe) — 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.