Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 133 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 130 of them that state a value (97.7%) add up to €26.4 million. Bulgaria imported €163 million of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; all buyers, not only public ones), up 29% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 108 companies have won 368 public supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in Bulgaria, in 239 award notices from 52 public buyers.
- 99.2% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria; the most frequent foreign origin is Netherlands.
- The five companies that win most often hold 29.1% of all awards.
- 45.9% 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, "Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/384-instruments-for-checking-physical-characteristics, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 108
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 239
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 52
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €163.5M
- 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
- 368
- in 239 award notices
- Awarded value
- €72.8M
- from 98% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 108
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 52
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2024 | 94 |
| 2025 | 133 |
| 2026 | 141 |
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| 2024 | €24.2M |
| 2025 | €26.4M |
| 2026 | €22.2M |
- Other2
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| Universities, schools and research | 220 |
| Water utilities | 34 |
| Hospitals and health services | 31 |
| Electricity utilities | 29 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 24 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 15 |
| Gas and heat utilities | 10 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
- Yugozapaden222BG41
- Severoiztochen58BG33
- Severozapaden32BG31
- Yugoiztochen25BG34
- Yuzhen tsentralen21BG42
- Severen tsentralen10BG32
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| Yugozapaden | 222 |
| Severoiztochen | 58 |
| Severozapaden | 32 |
| Yugoiztochen | 25 |
| Yuzhen tsentralen | 21 |
| Severen tsentralen | 10 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 4 · 1.1% |
| Medium-sized | 9 · 2.4% |
| Small | 8 · 2.2% |
| Micro | 5 · 1.4% |
| SME (size not stated) | 341 · 92.7% |
| Size not stated | 1 · 0.3% |
- Netherlands1
- Poland1
- Romania1
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| Netherlands | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
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| 2023 | €126.7M |
| 2024 | €145.1M |
| 2025 | €163.5M |
- София152
- Варна55
- София48
- София19
- Козлодуй18
- Бургас13
- Пловдив12
- Плевен8
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| София | 152 |
| Варна | 55 |
| София | 48 |
| София | 19 |
| Козлодуй | 18 |
| Бургас | 13 |
| Пловдив | 12 |
| Плевен | 8 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9027, 9026, 9025 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria
99.2%
3 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
29.1%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
45.9%
Among 353 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
- Лабимекс АД230 public contracts in total
- ФОТ ООД209 public contracts in total
- АСМ 2 ЕООД66 public contracts in total
- ЛОКАТОР-К ООД55 public contracts in total
- МВ КОРПОРЕЙШЪН ЕООД58 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Bulgaria
- analytica ChinaTrade fair · Shanghai, China
- BioFITConference · Marseille, France
- SLAS International Conference & ExhibitionConference · San Diego, United States
- BIO-Europe SpringConference · Lyon, France
- PittconConference · Pittsburgh, United States
- ISPE Europe Annual ConferenceConference · Prague, Czechia
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in Bulgaria?
- 108 companies won 239 contract award notices for these categories from 52 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Лабимекс АД, ФОТ ООД, АСМ 2 ЕООД, ЛОКАТОР-К ООД, МВ КОРПОРЕЙШЪН ЕООД.
- How big is the instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Bulgaria?
- In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 133 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 130 of them that state a value (97.7%) add up to €26.4 million. Bulgaria imported €163 million of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; all buyers, not only public ones), up 29% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of instruments for checking physical characteristics meet buyers and distributors in Bulgaria?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, BIO-Europe Spring, Pittcon, ISPE Europe Annual Conference — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for instruments for checking physical characteristics 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.