Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 33 supply contracts for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €4.01 million. Bulgaria imported €173 million of goods in the customs headings matched to earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8429; all buyers, not only public ones), down 8.5% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 25 companies have won 88 public supply contracts for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts in Bulgaria, in 83 award notices from 60 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 60.2% of all awards.
  • 68.7% 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, "Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/432-earthmoving-and-excavating-machinery-and-associate, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 11 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
25
since November 2023
Award notices
83
on TED
Public buyers
60
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€172.6M
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
88
in 83 award notices
Awarded value
€12.2M
from 100% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
25
with at least one award
Public buyers
60
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 292920242025: 333320252026: 26262026
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Contracts awarded by year
202429
202533
202626
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €5.3M€5.3M20242025: €4M€4M20252026: €2.8M€2.8M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€5.3M
2025€4M
2026€2.8M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 53
  2. Water utilities: 16
  3. Electricity utilities: 7
  4. Universities, schools and research: 4
  5. Economic affairs: 3
  6. Coal and solid fuels: 2
  7. Armed forces and defence agencies: 1
  8. Gas and oil: 1
  9. Other1
    Other: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration53
Water utilities16
Electricity utilities7
Universities, schools and research4
Economic affairs3
Coal and solid fuels2
Armed forces and defence agencies1
Gas and oil1
Other1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Yugozapaden28
    BG41
    Yugozapaden: 28
  2. Yuzhen tsentralen15
    BG42
    Yuzhen tsentralen: 15
  3. Yugoiztochen14
    BG34
    Yugoiztochen: 14
  4. Severozapaden13
    BG31
    Severozapaden: 13
  5. Severoiztochen12
    BG33
    Severoiztochen: 12
  6. Severen tsentralen6
    BG32
    Severen tsentralen: 6
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Yugozapaden28
Yuzhen tsentralen15
Yugoiztochen14
Severozapaden13
Severoiztochen12
Severen tsentralen6
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 9.1%, Medium-sized 4.5%, Small 13.6%, Micro 1.1%, SME (size not stated) 71.6%Large companies: 8 (9.1%)Medium-sized: 4 (4.5%)Small: 12 (13.6%)14%Micro: 1 (1.1%)SME (size not stated): 63 (71.6%)72%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies8 · 9.1%
Medium-sized4 · 4.5%
Small12 · 13.6%
Micro1 · 1.1%
SME (size not stated)63 · 71.6%
Imports of these goods into Bulgaria, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Bulgaria, all buyers (EUR)2023: €188.6M€188.6M20232024: €179M€179M20242025: €172.6M€172.6M2025
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Imports of these goods into Bulgaria, all buyers (EUR)
2023€188.6M
2024€179M
2025€172.6M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Ковачево5
    Ковачево: 5
  2. София5
    София: 5
  3. Пловдив4
    Пловдив: 4
  4. Ямбол3
    Ямбол: 3
  5. Благоевград3
    Благоевград: 3
  6. Монтана2
    Монтана: 2
  7. Ловеч2
    Ловеч: 2
  8. Враца2
    Враца: 2
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Where the buyers are (city)
Ковачево5
София5
Пловдив4
Ямбол3
Благоевград3
Монтана2
Ловеч2
Враца2

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8429 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria

100%

Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

60.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 60.2%

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

Lots with a single bid

68.7%

Lots with a single bid: 68.7%

Among 83 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. ЕКОСОЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АД80 public contracts in total
  2. СИ ЕМ ЕЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АД25 public contracts in total
  3. ИНЖКОНСУЛТ ЕООД35 public contracts in total
  4. ЕВРОМАРКЕТ КЪНСТРАКШЪН ЕАД19 public contracts in total
  5. ОТП Лизинг ЕООД24 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts in Bulgaria?
25 companies won 83 contract award notices for these categories from 60 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are ЕКОСОЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АД, СИ ЕМ ЕЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АД, ИНЖКОНСУЛТ ЕООД, ЕВРОМАРКЕТ КЪНСТРАКШЪН ЕАД, ОТП Лизинг ЕООД.
How big is the earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts market in Bulgaria?
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 33 supply contracts for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €4.01 million. Bulgaria imported €173 million of goods in the customs headings matched to earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8429; all buyers, not only public ones), down 8.5% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts meet buyers and distributors in Bulgaria?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Infra Expo, bauma, bauma CHINA, HOLZ-HANDWERK, CONEXPO-CON/AGG — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts in Bulgaria?
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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.