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Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 149 supply contracts for electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting through award notices on TED; the 27 of them that state a value (18.1%) add up to €7.02 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 251 companies have won 438 public supply contracts for electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting in Germany, in 236 award notices from 132 public buyers.
  • 90% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 19.4% of all awards.
  • 46.2% 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, "Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/310-electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consu, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
251
since November 2023
Award notices
236
on TED
Public buyers
132
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
438
in 236 award notices
Awarded value
€24.2M
from 18% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
251
with at least one award
Public buyers
132
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 77Nov–Dec 20232024: 11211220242025: 14914920252026: 1701702026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20237
2024112
2025149
2026170
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €215K€215KNov–Dec 20232024: €8.8M€8.8M20242025: €7M€7M20252026: €8.2M€8.2M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€215K
2024€8.8M
2025€7M
2026€8.2M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration133
    Cities, regions and central administration: 133
  2. Universities, schools and research118
    Universities, schools and research: 118
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies114
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 114
  4. Urban transport operators18
    Urban transport operators: 18
  5. Housing and community amenities16
    Housing and community amenities: 16
  6. Economic affairs8
    Economic affairs: 8
  7. Electricity utilities7
    Electricity utilities: 7
  8. Police, fire services and prisons7
    Police, fire services and prisons: 7
  9. Other16
    Other: 16
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration133
Universities, schools and research118
Armed forces and defence agencies114
Urban transport operators18
Housing and community amenities16
Economic affairs8
Electricity utilities7
Police, fire services and prisons7
Other16
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Koblenz108
    DEB1
    Koblenz: 108
  2. Berlin58
    DE30
    Berlin: 58
  3. Köln38
    DEA2
    Köln: 38
  4. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern26
    DE80
    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 26
  5. Thüringen25
    DEG0
    Thüringen: 25
  6. Trier22
    DEB2
    Trier: 22
  7. Hamburg16
    DE60
    Hamburg: 16
  8. Darmstadt15
    DE71
    Darmstadt: 15
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Koblenz108
Berlin58
Köln38
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern26
Thüringen25
Trier22
Hamburg16
Darmstadt15
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 34%, Medium-sized 22.8%, Small 37.7%, Micro 3.7%, Size not stated 1.8%Large companies: 149 (34%)34%Medium-sized: 100 (22.8%)23%Small: 165 (37.7%)38%Micro: 16 (3.7%)Size not stated: 8 (1.8%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies149 · 34%
Medium-sized100 · 22.8%
Small165 · 37.7%
Micro16 · 3.7%
Size not stated8 · 1.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Spain13
    Spain: 13
  2. Austria8
    Austria: 8
  3. Netherlands4
    Netherlands: 4
  4. Switzerland4
    Switzerland: 4
  5. Belgium3
    Belgium: 3
  6. Latvia3
    Latvia: 3
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Spain13
Austria8
Netherlands4
Switzerland4
Belgium3
Latvia3
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Koblenz108
    Koblenz: 108
  2. Berlin59
    Berlin: 59
  3. Köln24
    Köln: 24
  4. Trier22
    Trier: 22
  5. Rohr / Thüringen19
    Rohr / Thüringen: 19
  6. Hamburg16
    Hamburg: 16
  7. Rostock15
    Rostock: 15
  8. Braunschweig15
    Braunschweig: 15
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Where the buyers are (city)
Koblenz108
Berlin59
Köln24
Trier22
Rohr / Thüringen19
Hamburg16
Rostock15
Braunschweig15

Awards to companies registered in Germany

90%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 90%

44 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

19.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 19.4%

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

Lots with a single bid

46.2%

Lots with a single bid: 46.2%

Among 429 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. Siemens Mobility GmbH30 public contracts in total
  2. Phywe Systeme GmbH & Co. KG27 public contracts in total
  3. Lucas-Nülle GmbH20 public contracts in total
  4. TRILUX Vertrieb GmbH15 public contracts in total
  5. SBRS GmbH17 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting in Germany?
251 companies won 236 contract award notices for these categories from 132 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Siemens Mobility GmbH, Phywe Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Lucas-Nülle GmbH, TRILUX Vertrieb GmbH, SBRS GmbH.
How big is the electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 149 supply contracts for electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting through award notices on TED; the 27 of them that state a value (18.1%) add up to €7.02 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
At trade fairs and congresses such as GET Nord, SPS – Smart Production Solutions, E-world energy & water, elektrotechnik, eltefa, HANNOVER MESSE — 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.