Computer equipment and supplies market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 1,017 supply contracts for computer equipment and supplies through award notices on TED; the 384 of them that state a value (37.8%) add up to €410 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Germany imported €33.9 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to computer equipment and supplies in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8471 and 8473; all buyers, not only public ones), up 22.7% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 948 companies have won 3,130 public supply contracts for computer equipment and supplies in Germany, in 1,982 award notices from 959 public buyers.
- 97.6% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
- The five companies that win most often hold 11.3% of all awards.
- 27.5% 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, "Computer equipment and supplies market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/302-computer-equipment-and-supplies, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
What industry and official reports say
- Investment in ICT equipment across the whole EU economy reached €140.2 billion in 2025, up from €131.7 billion in 2024 (Eurostat national accounts). Eurostat, Cross-classification of gross fixed capital formation by industry and by asset (nama_10_an6)
Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.
- Winning companies
- 948
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 1,982
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 959
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €33.9B
- all buyers, Eurostat
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
- 3.1K
- in 2K award notices
- Awarded value
- €1.1B
- from 33% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 948
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 959
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 93 |
| 2024 | 1,162 |
| 2025 | 1,017 |
| 2026 | 858 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €9M |
| 2024 | €222.1M |
| 2025 | €410M |
| 2026 | €418.2M |
- Other107
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 1,514 |
| Universities, schools and research | 623 |
| Hospitals and health services | 409 |
| Economic affairs | 264 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 81 |
| Environment and waste | 51 |
| Social protection | 49 |
| Urban transport operators | 29 |
| Other | 107 |
- Köln326DEA2
- Oberbayern248DE21
- Berlin206DE30
- Darmstadt144DE71
- Hannover136DE92
- Stuttgart126DE11
- Oberpfalz126DE23
- Brandenburg115DE40
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| Köln | 326 |
| Oberbayern | 248 |
| Berlin | 206 |
| Darmstadt | 144 |
| Hannover | 136 |
| Stuttgart | 126 |
| Oberpfalz | 126 |
| Brandenburg | 115 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 1,119 · 35.8% |
| Medium-sized | 1,098 · 35.1% |
| Small | 762 · 24.3% |
| Micro | 118 · 3.8% |
| SME (size not stated) | 2 · 0.1% |
| Size not stated | 31 · 1% |
- Austria38
- Switzerland7
- Estonia6
- Netherlands5
- Denmark3
- United States3
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| Austria | 38 |
| Switzerland | 7 |
| Estonia | 6 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| United States | 3 |
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| 2023 | €28B |
| 2024 | €31B |
| 2025 | €34B |
- Berlin208
- Bonn185
- München179
- Regensburg115
- Hamburg80
- Stuttgart68
- Hannover60
- Köln55
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| Berlin | 208 |
| Bonn | 185 |
| München | 179 |
| Regensburg | 115 |
| Hamburg | 80 |
| Stuttgart | 68 |
| Hannover | 60 |
| Köln | 55 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8471, 8473 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Germany
97.6%
74 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
11.3%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
27.5%
Among 3.1K 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
- think about IT GmbH87 public contracts in total
- Computacenter AG & Co. oHG136 public contracts in total
- CANCOM GmbH116 public contracts in total
- ACS Group GmbH41 public contracts in total
- SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH209 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Germany
- LEARNTECTrade fair · Karlsruhe, Germany
- didactaTrade fair · Hanover, Germany
- Cloud & AI Infrastructure FrankfurtTrade fair · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Smart Country ConventionTrade fair · Berlin, Germany
- embedded worldTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- Bett UKTrade fair · London, United Kingdom
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for computer equipment and supplies in Germany?
- 948 companies won 1,982 contract award notices for these categories from 959 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are think about IT GmbH, Computacenter AG & Co. oHG, CANCOM GmbH, ACS Group GmbH, SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH.
- How big is the computer equipment and supplies market in Germany?
- In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 1,017 supply contracts for computer equipment and supplies through award notices on TED; the 384 of them that state a value (37.8%) add up to €410 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Germany imported €33.9 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to computer equipment and supplies in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8471 and 8473; all buyers, not only public ones), up 22.7% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of computer equipment and supplies 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.
- How do I find a distributor for computer equipment and supplies in Germany?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Germany 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.