Electrical equipment and apparatus market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 64 supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus through award notices on TED; the 63 of them that state a value (98.4%) add up to €75.4 million. Bulgaria imported €363 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electrical equipment and apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8543, 8512, 8511, 8531, 8505 and 4 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 12.9% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 81 companies have won 170 public supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus in Bulgaria, in 132 award notices from 43 public buyers.
- 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria.
- The five companies that win most often hold 19.4% of all awards.
- 26.4% 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, "Electrical equipment and apparatus market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/316-electrical-equipment-and-apparatus, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 81
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 132
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 43
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €362.7M
- 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
- 170
- in 132 award notices
- Awarded value
- €108.8M
- from 98% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 81
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 43
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2024 | 47 |
| 2025 | 64 |
| 2026 | 59 |
Table view
| 2024 | €13.1M |
| 2025 | €75.4M |
| 2026 | €20.3M |
- Other3
Table view
| Electricity utilities | 88 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 29 |
| Hospitals and health services | 20 |
| Water utilities | 9 |
| Urban transport operators | 9 |
| Universities, schools and research | 7 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 3 |
| Economic affairs | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
- Yugozapaden76BG41
- Severoiztochen41BG33
- Yuzhen tsentralen30BG42
- Yugoiztochen9BG34
- Severen tsentralen7BG32
- Severozapaden7BG31
Table view
| Yugozapaden | 76 |
| Severoiztochen | 41 |
| Yuzhen tsentralen | 30 |
| Yugoiztochen | 9 |
| Severen tsentralen | 7 |
| Severozapaden | 7 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
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| Large companies | 2 · 1.2% |
| Medium-sized | 1 · 0.6% |
| Small | 9 · 5.3% |
| Micro | 5 · 2.9% |
| SME (size not stated) | 153 · 90% |
Table view
| 2023 | €416.7M |
| 2024 | €370.1M |
| 2025 | €362.7M |
- София40
- Варна30
- Пловдив28
- София20
- Самоков8
- Плевен5
- Варна4
- Габрово4
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| София | 40 |
| Варна | 30 |
| Пловдив | 28 |
| София | 20 |
| Самоков | 8 |
| Плевен | 5 |
| Варна | 4 |
| Габрово | 4 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8543, 8512, 8511, 8531, 8505, 8547, 8545, 8546, 8548 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria
100%
0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
19.4%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
26.4%
Among 163 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
- МАКРИС - ГПХ ООД19 public contracts in total
- КОНТРАГЕНТ 35 ЕООД41 public contracts in total
- ИНТЕРКОМПЛЕКС ООД43 public contracts in total
- ФИНКОМ ООД13 public contracts in total
- ФИЛКАБ АД32 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Bulgaria
- Green Energy (Sofia)Trade fair · Sofia, Bulgaria
- SPS – Smart Production SolutionsTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- IFAM – Intronika – RoboticsTrade fair · Ljubljana, Slovenia
- E-world energy & waterTrade fair · Essen, Germany
- HANNOVER MESSETrade fair · Hanover, Germany
- The smarter E Europe (incl. Intersolar Europe)Trade fair · Munich, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus in Bulgaria?
- 81 companies won 132 contract award notices for these categories from 43 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are МАКРИС - ГПХ ООД, КОНТРАГЕНТ 35 ЕООД, ИНТЕРКОМПЛЕКС ООД, ФИНКОМ ООД, ФИЛКАБ АД.
- How big is the electrical equipment and apparatus market in Bulgaria?
- In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 64 supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus through award notices on TED; the 63 of them that state a value (98.4%) add up to €75.4 million. Bulgaria imported €363 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electrical equipment and apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8543, 8512, 8511, 8531, 8505 and 4 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 12.9% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of electrical equipment and 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.
- How do I find a distributor for electrical equipment and apparatus in Bulgaria?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Bulgaria and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
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.