Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 32 supply contracts for miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments through award notices on TED; the 11 of them that state a value (34.4%) add up to €7.36 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 64 companies have won 92 public supply contracts for miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments in Germany, in 73 award notices from 52 public buyers.
  • 81.5% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is France.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 18.5% of all awards.
  • 45.7% 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, "Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/389-miscellaneous-evaluation-or-testing-instruments, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
64
since November 2023
Award notices
73
on TED
Public buyers
52
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
92
in 73 award notices
Awarded value
€21.1M
from 59% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
64
with at least one award
Public buyers
52
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 282820242025: 323220252026: 32322026
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Contracts awarded by year
202428
202532
202632
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €6.8M€6.8M20242025: €7.4M€7.4M20252026: €7M€7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€6.8M
2025€7.4M
2026€7M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research: 36
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 27
  3. Hospitals and health services: 18
  4. Police, fire services and prisons: 7
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies: 3
  6. Economic affairs: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research36
Cities, regions and central administration27
Hospitals and health services18
Police, fire services and prisons7
Armed forces and defence agencies3
Economic affairs1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Oberbayern14
    DE21
    Oberbayern: 14
  2. Köln11
    DEA2
    Köln: 11
  3. Dresden9
    DED2
    Dresden: 9
  4. Sachsen-Anhalt5
    DEE0
    Sachsen-Anhalt: 5
  5. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern5
    DE80
    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 5
  6. Stuttgart5
    DE11
    Stuttgart: 5
  7. Bremen3
    DE50
    Bremen: 3
  8. Mittelfranken3
    DE25
    Mittelfranken: 3
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Oberbayern14
Köln11
Dresden9
Sachsen-Anhalt5
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern5
Stuttgart5
Bremen3
Mittelfranken3
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 31.5%, Medium-sized 26.1%, Small 29.3%, Micro 9.8%, Size not stated 3.3%Large companies: 29 (31.5%)32%Medium-sized: 24 (26.1%)26%Small: 27 (29.3%)29%Micro: 9 (9.8%)10%Size not stated: 3 (3.3%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies29 · 31.5%
Medium-sized24 · 26.1%
Small27 · 29.3%
Micro9 · 9.8%
Size not stated3 · 3.3%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. France4
    France: 4
  2. Canada3
    Canada: 3
  3. Netherlands2
    Netherlands: 2
  4. Switzerland2
    Switzerland: 2
  5. Belgium2
    Belgium: 2
  6. Austria1
    Austria: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
France4
Canada3
Netherlands2
Switzerland2
Belgium2
Austria1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Dresden9
    Dresden: 9
  2. München7
    München: 7
  3. Freising5
    Freising: 5
  4. Stuttgart5
    Stuttgart: 5
  5. Aachen4
    Aachen: 4
  6. Greifswald - Insel Riems4
    Greifswald - Insel Riems: 4
  7. Magdeburg4
    Magdeburg: 4
  8. Bonn3
    Bonn: 3
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Where the buyers are (city)
Dresden9
München7
Freising5
Stuttgart5
Aachen4
Greifswald - Insel Riems4
Magdeburg4
Bonn3

Awards to companies registered in Germany

81.5%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 81.5%

17 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

18.5%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 18.5%

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

Lots with a single bid

45.7%

Lots with a single bid: 45.7%

Among 92 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. Malvern Panalytical GmbH19 public contracts in total
  2. Illumina GmbH33 public contracts in total
  3. AVL Deutschland GmbH11 public contracts in total
  4. Promega GmbH85 public contracts in total
  5. VWR International GmbH43 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments in Germany?
64 companies won 73 contract award notices for these categories from 52 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Malvern Panalytical GmbH, Illumina GmbH, AVL Deutschland GmbH, Promega GmbH, VWR International GmbH.
How big is the miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 32 supply contracts for miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments through award notices on TED; the 11 of them that state a value (34.4%) add up to €7.36 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
At trade fairs and congresses such as LAB-SUPPLY Frankfurt, German Biotechnology Days, SLAS Europe Conference and Exhibition, ACHEMA, analytica, Control — 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.