Training services market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 36 supply contracts for training services through award notices on TED; the 36 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €1.83 billion.

  • Since November 2023, 46 companies have won 101 public supply contracts for training services in Bulgaria, in 51 award notices from 12 public buyers.
  • 96% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria; the most frequent foreign origin is Czechia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 44.6% of all awards.
  • 59.4% 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, "Training services market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/805-training-services, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 10 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
46
since November 2023
Award notices
51
on TED
Public buyers
12
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

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
101
in 51 award notices
Awarded value
€2.4B
from 100% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
46
with at least one award
Public buyers
12
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 424220242025: 363620252026: 23232026
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Contracts awarded by year
202442
202536
202623
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €532.1M€532.1M20242025: €1.8B€1.8B20252026: €5M€5M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€532.1M
2025€1.8B
2026€5M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research: 79
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 10
  3. Economic affairs: 5
  4. Electricity utilities: 4
  5. Hospitals and health services: 1
  6. Police, fire services and prisons: 1
  7. Urban transport operators: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research79
Cities, regions and central administration10
Economic affairs5
Electricity utilities4
Hospitals and health services1
Police, fire services and prisons1
Urban transport operators1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Severoiztochen75
    BG33
    Severoiztochen: 75
  2. Yugozapaden18
    BG41
    Yugozapaden: 18
  3. Severozapaden5
    BG31
    Severozapaden: 5
  4. Yugoiztochen2
    BG34
    Yugoiztochen: 2
  5. Severen tsentralen1
    BG32
    Severen tsentralen: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Severoiztochen75
Yugozapaden18
Severozapaden5
Yugoiztochen2
Severen tsentralen1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 9.9%, Medium-sized 1%, Small 1%, SME (size not stated) 88.1%Large companies: 10 (9.9%)10%Medium-sized: 1 (1%)Small: 1 (1%)SME (size not stated): 89 (88.1%)88%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies10 · 9.9%
Medium-sized1 · 1%
Small1 · 1%
SME (size not stated)89 · 88.1%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Czechia2
    Czechia: 2
  2. Italy1
    Italy: 1
  3. Romania1
    Romania: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Czechia2
Italy1
Romania1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Варна74
    Варна: 74
  2. София10
    София: 10
  3. София8
    София: 8
  4. Плевен5
    Плевен: 5
  5. Белослав1
    Белослав: 1
  6. Сливен1
    Сливен: 1
  7. Габрово1
    Габрово: 1
  8. Бургас1
    Бургас: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Варна74
София10
София8
Плевен5
Белослав1
Сливен1
Габрово1
Бургас1

Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria

96%

Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria: 96%

4 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

44.6%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 44.6%

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

Lots with a single bid

59.4%

Lots with a single bid: 59.4%

Among 96 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. Лабимекс АД230 public contracts in total
  2. ЕЛТА 90М ООД312 public contracts in total
  3. АКВАХИМ ПРОДЖЕКТС ЕООД39 public contracts in total
  4. РСР ЕООД525 public contracts in total
  5. КОНТАКТ МЕДИКЪЛ ИНТЕРНЕШЪНЪЛ ООД47 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for training services in Bulgaria?
46 companies won 51 contract award notices for these categories from 12 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Лабимекс АД, ЕЛТА 90М ООД, АКВАХИМ ПРОДЖЕКТС ЕООД, РСР ЕООД, КОНТАКТ МЕДИКЪЛ ИНТЕРНЕШЪНЪЛ ООД.
How big is the training services market in Bulgaria?
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 36 supply contracts for training services through award notices on TED; the 36 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €1.83 billion.
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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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.