Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 455 supply contracts for office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture through award notices on TED; the 112 of them that state a value (24.6%) add up to €47.5 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 388 companies have won 1,233 public supply contracts for office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture in Germany, in 708 award notices from 459 public buyers.
  • 98.6% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Netherlands.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 21.1% of all awards.
  • 19.9% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Germany — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €864 billion in 2025, 19.1% 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, "Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/301-office-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-com, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
388
since November 2023
Award notices
708
on TED
Public buyers
459
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
1.2K
in 708 award notices
Awarded value
€260.2M
from 23% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
388
with at least one award
Public buyers
459
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 4545Nov–Dec 20232024: 38438420242025: 45545520252026: 3493492026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202345
2024384
2025455
2026349
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €2.5M€2.5MNov–Dec 20232024: €104M€104M20242025: €47.5M€47.5M20252026: €106.3M€106.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€2.5M
2024€104M
2025€47.5M
2026€106.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 726
  2. Hospitals and health services: 167
  3. Universities, schools and research: 115
  4. Social protection: 58
  5. Economic affairs: 46
  6. Armed forces and defence agencies: 29
  7. Police, fire services and prisons: 28
  8. Culture, sport and religion: 26
  9. Other38
    Other: 38
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration726
Hospitals and health services167
Universities, schools and research115
Social protection58
Economic affairs46
Armed forces and defence agencies29
Police, fire services and prisons28
Culture, sport and religion26
Other38
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Köln123
    DEA2
    Köln: 123
  2. Tübingen111
    DE14
    Tübingen: 111
  3. Oberbayern102
    DE21
    Oberbayern: 102
  4. Berlin75
    DE30
    Berlin: 75
  5. Freiburg68
    DE13
    Freiburg: 68
  6. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern60
    DE80
    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 60
  7. Darmstadt54
    DE71
    Darmstadt: 54
  8. Arnsberg52
    DEA5
    Arnsberg: 52
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Köln123
Tübingen111
Oberbayern102
Berlin75
Freiburg68
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern60
Darmstadt54
Arnsberg52
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 34.1%, Medium-sized 36.1%, Small 27.8%, Micro 1.4%, Size not stated 0.6%Large companies: 421 (34.1%)34%Medium-sized: 445 (36.1%)36%Small: 343 (27.8%)28%Micro: 17 (1.4%)Size not stated: 7 (0.6%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies421 · 34.1%
Medium-sized445 · 36.1%
Small343 · 27.8%
Micro17 · 1.4%
Size not stated7 · 0.6%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Netherlands11
    Netherlands: 11
  2. Austria2
    Austria: 2
  3. Belgium1
    Belgium: 1
  4. Spain1
    Spain: 1
  5. France1
    France: 1
  6. United States1
    United States: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Netherlands11
Austria2
Belgium1
Spain1
France1
United States1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. München80
    München: 80
  2. Ulm78
    Ulm: 78
  3. Berlin72
    Berlin: 72
  4. Freiburg53
    Freiburg: 53
  5. Bonn51
    Bonn: 51
  6. Schwerin47
    Schwerin: 47
  7. Köln47
    Köln: 47
  8. Hamburg40
    Hamburg: 40
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Where the buyers are (city)
München80
Ulm78
Berlin72
Freiburg53
Bonn51
Schwerin47
Köln47
Hamburg40

Awards to companies registered in Germany

98.6%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 98.6%

17 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

21.1%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 21.1%

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

Lots with a single bid

19.9%

Lots with a single bid: 19.9%

Among 1.2K 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. Lyreco Deutschland GmbH54 public contracts in total
  2. OVOL Papier Deutschland GmbH37 public contracts in total
  3. MUP Bürohandels GmbH43 public contracts in total
  4. Ricoh Deutschland GmbH57 public contracts in total
  5. allpremio Handel GmbH27 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture in Germany?
388 companies won 708 contract award notices for these categories from 459 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Lyreco Deutschland GmbH, OVOL Papier Deutschland GmbH, MUP Bürohandels GmbH, Ricoh Deutschland GmbH, allpremio Handel GmbH.
How big is the office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 455 supply contracts for office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture through award notices on TED; the 112 of them that state a value (24.6%) add up to €47.5 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
At trade fairs and congresses such as LEARNTEC, didacta, Cloud & AI Infrastructure Frankfurt, Smart Country Convention, embedded world, Bett UK — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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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.