Networks market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 271 supply contracts for networks through award notices on TED; the 73 of them that state a value (26.9%) add up to €156 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 365 companies have won 827 public supply contracts for networks in Germany, in 603 award notices from 393 public buyers.
  • 97.9% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Switzerland.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 15.4% of all awards.
  • 36.7% 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, "Networks market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/324-networks, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
365
since November 2023
Award notices
603
on TED
Public buyers
393
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
827
in 603 award notices
Awarded value
€453.6M
from 27% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
365
with at least one award
Public buyers
393
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2323Nov–Dec 20232024: 29829820242025: 27127120252026: 2352352026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202323
2024298
2025271
2026235
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €8.1M€8.1MNov–Dec 20232024: €136.2M€136.2M20242025: €155.8M€155.8M20252026: €153.5M€153.5M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€8.1M
2024€136.2M
2025€155.8M
2026€153.5M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 319
  2. Hospitals and health services: 181
  3. Universities, schools and research: 166
  4. Economic affairs: 47
  5. Railway operators: 30
  6. Police, fire services and prisons: 23
  7. Urban transport operators: 19
  8. Culture, sport and religion: 10
  9. Other32
    Other: 32
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration319
Hospitals and health services181
Universities, schools and research166
Economic affairs47
Railway operators30
Police, fire services and prisons23
Urban transport operators19
Culture, sport and religion10
Other32
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Oberbayern79
    DE21
    Oberbayern: 79
  2. Köln61
    DEA2
    Köln: 61
  3. Berlin59
    DE30
    Berlin: 59
  4. Darmstadt52
    DE71
    Darmstadt: 52
  5. Thüringen46
    DEG0
    Thüringen: 46
  6. Hannover36
    DE92
    Hannover: 36
  7. Freiburg36
    DE13
    Freiburg: 36
  8. Brandenburg30
    DE40
    Brandenburg: 30
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Oberbayern79
Köln61
Berlin59
Darmstadt52
Thüringen46
Hannover36
Freiburg36
Brandenburg30
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 40.3%, Medium-sized 34.3%, Small 19.1%, Micro 3.4%, Size not stated 2.9%Large companies: 333 (40.3%)40%Medium-sized: 284 (34.3%)34%Small: 158 (19.1%)19%Micro: 28 (3.4%)Size not stated: 24 (2.9%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies333 · 40.3%
Medium-sized284 · 34.3%
Small158 · 19.1%
Micro28 · 3.4%
Size not stated24 · 2.9%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Switzerland5
    Switzerland: 5
  2. Austria5
    Austria: 5
  3. Finland4
    Finland: 4
  4. Netherlands2
    Netherlands: 2
  5. Luxembourg1
    Luxembourg: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Switzerland5
Austria5
Finland4
Netherlands2
Luxembourg1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Berlin61
    Berlin: 61
  2. München52
    München: 52
  3. Regensburg28
    Regensburg: 28
  4. Bonn27
    Bonn: 27
  5. Gießen27
    Gießen: 27
  6. Hannover26
    Hannover: 26
  7. Hamburg25
    Hamburg: 25
  8. Jena23
    Jena: 23
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Where the buyers are (city)
Berlin61
München52
Regensburg28
Bonn27
Gießen27
Hannover26
Hamburg25
Jena23

Awards to companies registered in Germany

97.9%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 97.9%

17 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

15.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 15.4%

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

Lots with a single bid

36.7%

Lots with a single bid: 36.7%

Among 822 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. Deutsche Telekom Business Solutions GmbH38 public contracts in total
  2. Controlware GmbH46 public contracts in total
  3. NTT Germany AG & Co. KG35 public contracts in total
  4. CMS IT-Consulting GmbH32 public contracts in total
  5. SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH209 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for networks in Germany?
365 companies won 603 contract award notices for these categories from 393 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Deutsche Telekom Business Solutions GmbH, Controlware GmbH, NTT Germany AG & Co. KG, CMS IT-Consulting GmbH, SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH.
How big is the networks market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 271 supply contracts for networks through award notices on TED; the 73 of them that state a value (26.9%) add up to €156 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of networks meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
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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.