Optical instruments market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 22 supply contracts for optical instruments through award notices on TED; the 20 of them that state a value (90.9%) add up to €942,022. Bulgaria imported €33.4 million of goods in the customs headings matched to optical instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9002, 9013, 9006, 9005, 9007 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 1% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 42 companies have won 71 public supply contracts for optical instruments in Bulgaria, in 67 award notices from 25 public buyers.
- 94.4% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
- The five companies that win most often hold 33.8% of all awards.
- 51.6% 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, "Optical instruments market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/386-optical-instruments, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 42
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 67
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 25
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €33.4M
- 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
- 71
- in 67 award notices
- Awarded value
- €7M
- from 90% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 42
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 25
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 | 24 |
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| 2024 | €2.7M |
| 2025 | €942K |
| 2026 | €3.3M |
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| Universities, schools and research | 59 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 4 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 2 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 2 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 2 |
| Environment and waste | 1 |
| Urban transport operators | 1 |
- Yugozapaden56BG41
- Yuzhen tsentralen8BG42
- Severoiztochen5BG33
- Severen tsentralen2BG32
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| Yugozapaden | 56 |
| Yuzhen tsentralen | 8 |
| Severoiztochen | 5 |
| Severen tsentralen | 2 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
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| Large companies | 2 · 2.8% |
| Medium-sized | 1 · 1.4% |
| Small | 2 · 2.8% |
| SME (size not stated) | 66 · 93% |
- Austria1
- France1
- United Kingdom1
- Netherlands1
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| Austria | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
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| 2023 | €33.7M |
| 2024 | €35.2M |
| 2025 | €33.4M |
- София43
- София7
- Пловдив6
- София4
- Пловдив2
- Шумен2
- Варна1
- Ботевград1
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| София | 43 |
| София | 7 |
| Пловдив | 6 |
| София | 4 |
| Пловдив | 2 |
| Шумен | 2 |
| Варна | 1 |
| Ботевград | 1 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9002, 9013, 9006, 9005, 9007, 9010, 9008 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria
94.4%
4 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
33.8%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
51.6%
Among 64 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
- СПЕЦИАЛИЗИРАНИ БИЗНЕС СИСТЕМИ АД140 public contracts in total
- РСР ЕООД525 public contracts in total
- АКВАХИМ ПРОДЖЕКТС ЕООД39 public contracts in total
- Лабимекс АД230 public contracts in total
- СМАРТ СОФТ ЕООД40 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 optical instruments in Bulgaria?
- 42 companies won 67 contract award notices for these categories from 25 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are СПЕЦИАЛИЗИРАНИ БИЗНЕС СИСТЕМИ АД, РСР ЕООД, АКВАХИМ ПРОДЖЕКТС ЕООД, Лабимекс АД, СМАРТ СОФТ ЕООД.
- How big is the optical instruments market in Bulgaria?
- In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 22 supply contracts for optical instruments through award notices on TED; the 20 of them that state a value (90.9%) add up to €942,022. Bulgaria imported €33.4 million of goods in the customs headings matched to optical instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9002, 9013, 9006, 9005, 9007 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 1% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of optical instruments 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 optical instruments 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.