Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 204 supply contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment through award notices on TED; the 71 of them that state a value (34.8%) add up to €14.4 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 259 companies have won 586 public supply contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment in Germany, in 362 award notices from 154 public buyers.
- 95.1% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
- The five companies that win most often hold 21.3% of all awards.
- 39.6% 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.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for defence in Germany came to €31.9 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for public order and safety in Germany came to €24.6 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
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, "Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/350-security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipmen, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 259
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 362
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 154
- 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
- 586
- in 362 award notices
- Awarded value
- €36.1M
- from 27% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 259
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 154
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 136 |
| 2025 | 204 |
| 2026 | 239 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €2.7M |
| 2024 | €9.3M |
| 2025 | €14.4M |
| 2026 | €9.7M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 357 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 129 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 89 |
| Airports | 7 |
| Gas and heat utilities | 1 |
| Environment and waste | 1 |
| Universities, schools and research | 1 |
| Economic affairs | 1 |
- Köln84DEA2
- Koblenz66DEB1
- Schleswig-Holstein61DEF0
- Darmstadt51DE71
- Düsseldorf48DEA1
- Leipzig27DED5
- Berlin26DE30
- Arnsberg25DEA5
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| Köln | 84 |
| Koblenz | 66 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 61 |
| Darmstadt | 51 |
| Düsseldorf | 48 |
| Leipzig | 27 |
| Berlin | 26 |
| Arnsberg | 25 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 89 · 15.2% |
| Medium-sized | 223 · 38.1% |
| Small | 238 · 40.6% |
| Micro | 32 · 5.5% |
| Size not stated | 4 · 0.7% |
- Austria11
- Switzerland6
- Hong Kong3
- Poland3
- United Kingdom2
- Belgium1
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| Austria | 11 |
| Switzerland | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 3 |
| Poland | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 |
- Koblenz60
- Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde48
- Bonn36
- Berlin28
- Köln27
- Wiesbaden24
- Offenbach a.M.21
- Magdeburg17
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| Koblenz | 60 |
| Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 48 |
| Bonn | 36 |
| Berlin | 28 |
| Köln | 27 |
| Wiesbaden | 24 |
| Offenbach a.M. | 21 |
| Magdeburg | 17 |
Awards to companies registered in Germany
95.1%
29 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
21.3%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
39.6%
Among 586 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
- BTL Brandschutz Technik GmbH Leipzig155 public contracts in total
- Carl Henkel GmbH & Co. KG114 public contracts in total
- Albert Ziegler GmbH431 public contracts in total
- Brandschutz-Center Münster Brinck GmbH34 public contracts in total
- G.B.S. Handelsgesellschaft mbH38 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Germany
- Perimeter ProtectionTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- Enforce TacTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- RETTmobil InternationalTrade fair · Fulda, Germany
- FeuerTrutzTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- FLORIANTrade fair · Dresden, Germany
- A+ATrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment in Germany?
- 259 companies won 362 contract award notices for these categories from 154 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are BTL Brandschutz Technik GmbH Leipzig, Carl Henkel GmbH & Co. KG, Albert Ziegler GmbH, Brandschutz-Center Münster Brinck GmbH, G.B.S. Handelsgesellschaft mbH.
- How big is the security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment market in Germany?
- In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 204 supply contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment through award notices on TED; the 71 of them that state a value (34.8%) add up to €14.4 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Perimeter Protection, Enforce Tac, RETTmobil International, FeuerTrutz, FLORIAN, A+A — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment 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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.