Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 69 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 69 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €13.8 million. Bulgaria imported €371 million of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 19.9% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 122 companies have won 197 public supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in Bulgaria, in 157 award notices from 69 public buyers.
- 99% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria; the most frequent foreign origin is Croatia.
- The five companies that win most often hold 17.3% of all awards.
- 37.8% 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, "Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/429-miscellaneous-general-and-special-purpose-machiner, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 122
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 157
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 69
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €371.2M
- 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
- 197
- in 157 award notices
- Awarded value
- €96.7M
- from 99% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 122
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 69
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2024 | 57 |
| 2025 | 69 |
| 2026 | 71 |
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| 2024 | €44.3M |
| 2025 | €13.8M |
| 2026 | €38.7M |
- Other12
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| Universities, schools and research | 58 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 53 |
| Electricity utilities | 26 |
| Hospitals and health services | 13 |
| Economic affairs | 10 |
| Water utilities | 10 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 9 |
| Gas and heat utilities | 6 |
| Other | 12 |
- Yugozapaden110BG41
- Yuzhen tsentralen23BG42
- Yugoiztochen21BG34
- Severozapaden16BG31
- Severen tsentralen14BG32
- Severoiztochen13BG33
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| Yugozapaden | 110 |
| Yuzhen tsentralen | 23 |
| Yugoiztochen | 21 |
| Severozapaden | 16 |
| Severen tsentralen | 14 |
| Severoiztochen | 13 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
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| Large companies | 4 · 2% |
| Medium-sized | 2 · 1% |
| Small | 9 · 4.6% |
| SME (size not stated) | 182 · 92.4% |
- Croatia1
- RUS1
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| Croatia | 1 |
| RUS | 1 |
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| 2023 | €309.6M |
| 2024 | €388.9M |
| 2025 | €371.2M |
- София45
- София45
- София13
- Пловдив11
- Варна9
- Хасково8
- Ковачево7
- Козлодуй5
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| София | 45 |
| София | 45 |
| София | 13 |
| Пловдив | 11 |
| Варна | 9 |
| Хасково | 8 |
| Ковачево | 7 |
| Козлодуй | 5 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420, 8405 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria
99%
2 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
17.3%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
37.8%
Among 185 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
- ЕКОСОЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АД80 public contracts in total
- БИОМЕД ФЮЧАР ЕООД70 public contracts in total
- МУЛТИТЕХНИК ЕООД16 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Bulgaria
- TechnomebelTrade fair · Sofia, Bulgaria
- Tech IndustryTrade fair · Riga, Latvia
- MTE SloveniaTrade fair · Ljubljana, Slovenia
- HANNOVER MESSETrade fair · Hanover, Germany
- INDUSTRY DAYSTrade fair · Budapest, Hungary
- LIGNATrade fair · Hannover, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in Bulgaria?
- 122 companies won 157 contract award notices for these categories from 69 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Лабимекс АД, ФОТ ООД, ЕКОСОЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АД, БИОМЕД ФЮЧАР ЕООД, МУЛТИТЕХНИК ЕООД.
- How big is the miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Bulgaria?
- In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 69 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 69 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €13.8 million. Bulgaria imported €371 million of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 19.9% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery meet buyers and distributors in Bulgaria?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Technomebel, Tech Industry, MTE Slovenia, HANNOVER MESSE, INDUSTRY DAYS, LIGNA — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery 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.