Research and experimental development services market in Czechia: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Czechia awarded 7 supply contracts for research and experimental development services through award notices on TED; the 7 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €192,960.

  • Since November 2023, 30 companies have won 76 public supply contracts for research and experimental development services in Czechia, in 17 award notices from 5 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Czechia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 46.1% of all awards.
  • 13.2% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Czechia — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €50.5 billion in 2025, 14.5% 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, "Research and experimental development services market in Czechia", https://cresques.com/markets/cz/731-research-and-experimental-development-services, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
30
since November 2023
Award notices
17
on TED
Public buyers
5
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Czechia: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
76
in 17 award notices
Awarded value
€1.1M
from 100% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
30
with at least one award
Public buyers
5
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 1120242025: 7720252026: 68682026
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Contracts awarded by year
20241
20257
202668
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €310.5K€310.5K20242025: €193K€193K20252026: €602.6K€602.6K2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€310.5K
2025€193K
2026€602.6K
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 68
  2. Economic affairs: 5
  3. Hospitals and health services: 2
  4. Culture, sport and religion: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration68
Economic affairs5
Hospitals and health services2
Culture, sport and religion1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Střední Čechy67
    CZ02
    Střední Čechy: 67
  2. Praha7
    CZ01
    Praha: 7
  3. Moravskoslezsko1
    CZ08
    Moravskoslezsko: 1
  4. Jihovýchod1
    CZ06
    Jihovýchod: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Střední Čechy67
Praha7
Moravskoslezsko1
Jihovýchod1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 1.3%, SME (size not stated) 98.7%Large companies: 1 (1.3%)SME (size not stated): 75 (98.7%)99%
  • Large companies
  • SME (size not stated)
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies1 · 1.3%
SME (size not stated)75 · 98.7%
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Liběchov67
    Liběchov: 67
  2. Praha7
    Praha: 7
  3. Ostrava - Kunčice1
    Ostrava - Kunčice: 1
  4. Brno1
    Brno: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Liběchov67
Praha7
Ostrava - Kunčice1
Brno1

Awards to companies registered in Czechia

100%

Awards to companies registered in Czechia: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

46.1%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 46.1%

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

Lots with a single bid

13.2%

Lots with a single bid: 13.2%

Among 76 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. BioTech a.s.224 public contracts in total
  2. Fisher Scientific, spol. s r.o.142 public contracts in total
  3. Merck Life Science spol. s r.o.158 public contracts in total
  4. P - LAB a.s.62 public contracts in total
  5. SIOT Trade s.r.o.37 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Czechia

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for research and experimental development services in Czechia?
30 companies won 17 contract award notices for these categories from 5 public buyers in Czechia since November 2023. The companies that win most often are BioTech a.s., Fisher Scientific, spol. s r.o., Merck Life Science spol. s r.o., P - LAB a.s., SIOT Trade s.r.o..
How big is the research and experimental development services market in Czechia?
In 2025, public buyers in Czechia awarded 7 supply contracts for research and experimental development services through award notices on TED; the 7 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €192,960.
Where do suppliers of research and experimental development services meet buyers and distributors in Czechia?
At trade fairs and congresses such as BioFIT, BIO-Europe Spring, Life Sciences Baltics, Nordic Life Science Days — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for research and experimental development services in Czechia?
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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.