Database and operating software package market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 60 supply contracts for database and operating software package through award notices on TED; the 20 of them that state a value (33.3%) add up to €18.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 113 companies have won 157 public supply contracts for database and operating software package in Germany, in 146 award notices from 106 public buyers.
- 93% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is United States.
- The five companies that win most often hold 18.5% of all awards.
- 42.3% 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, "Database and operating software package market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/486-database-and-operating-software-package, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 113
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 146
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 106
- 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
- 157
- in 146 award notices
- Awarded value
- €64.4M
- from 34% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 113
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 106
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 50 |
| 2025 | 60 |
| 2026 | 42 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €1.4M |
| 2024 | €27.9M |
| 2025 | €18.1M |
| 2026 | €17M |
- Other6
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 75 |
| Hospitals and health services | 25 |
| Universities, schools and research | 22 |
| Economic affairs | 16 |
| Urban transport operators | 4 |
| Railway operators | 3 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 3 |
| Social protection | 3 |
| Other | 6 |
- Köln28DEA2
- Berlin13DE30
- Oberbayern11DE21
- Düsseldorf8DEA1
- Oberpfalz7DE23
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7DE80
- Dresden7DED2
- Brandenburg6DE40
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| Köln | 28 |
| Berlin | 13 |
| Oberbayern | 11 |
| Düsseldorf | 8 |
| Oberpfalz | 7 |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 7 |
| Dresden | 7 |
| Brandenburg | 6 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 81 · 51.6% |
| Medium-sized | 38 · 24.2% |
| Small | 33 · 21% |
| Micro | 2 · 1.3% |
| Size not stated | 3 · 1.9% |
- United States4
- Ireland2
- Netherlands2
- Switzerland1
- Hungary1
- Sweden1
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| United States | 4 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
- Bonn18
- Berlin13
- München10
- Regensburg7
- Altenholz5
- Göttingen4
- Köln4
- Schwerin4
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| Bonn | 18 |
| Berlin | 13 |
| München | 10 |
| Regensburg | 7 |
| Altenholz | 5 |
| Göttingen | 4 |
| Köln | 4 |
| Schwerin | 4 |
Awards to companies registered in Germany
93%
11 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
18.5%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
42.3%
Among 156 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
- SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH209 public contracts in total
- SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH104 public contracts in total
- CANCOM GmbH116 public contracts in total
- Bechtle AG77 public contracts in total
- Robotron Datenbank-Software GmbH14 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
- GITEX GlobalTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- CESTrade fair · Las Vegas, United States
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for database and operating software package in Germany?
- 113 companies won 146 contract award notices for these categories from 106 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH, SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH, CANCOM GmbH, Bechtle AG, Robotron Datenbank-Software GmbH.
- How big is the database and operating software package market in Germany?
- In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 60 supply contracts for database and operating software package through award notices on TED; the 20 of them that state a value (33.3%) add up to €18.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of database and operating software package meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as LEARNTEC, didacta, Cloud & AI Infrastructure Frankfurt, Smart Country Convention, GITEX Global, CES — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for database and operating software package 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.