Software package utilities market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 117 supply contracts for software package utilities through award notices on TED; the 46 of them that state a value (39.3%) add up to €76.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 186 companies have won 287 public supply contracts for software package utilities in Germany, in 271 award notices from 187 public buyers.
  • 98.3% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Switzerland.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 16.7% of all awards.
  • 44.6% 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.

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, "Software package utilities market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/487-software-package-utilities, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
186
since November 2023
Award notices
271
on TED
Public buyers
187
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
287
in 271 award notices
Awarded value
€110.7M
from 31% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
186
with at least one award
Public buyers
187
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 77Nov–Dec 20232024: 848420242025: 11711720252026: 79792026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20237
202484
2025117
202679
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €682.3K€682.3KNov–Dec 20232024: €12.6M€12.6M20242025: €76.1M€76.1M20252026: €21.4M€21.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€682.3K
2024€12.6M
2025€76.1M
2026€21.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 112
  2. Hospitals and health services: 66
  3. Universities, schools and research: 30
  4. Economic affairs: 21
  5. Railway operators: 11
  6. Police, fire services and prisons: 8
  7. Social protection: 6
  8. Electricity utilities: 4
  9. Other17
    Other: 17
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration112
Hospitals and health services66
Universities, schools and research30
Economic affairs21
Railway operators11
Police, fire services and prisons8
Social protection6
Electricity utilities4
Other17
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Köln29
    DEA2
    Köln: 29
  2. Berlin26
    DE30
    Berlin: 26
  3. Oberbayern23
    DE21
    Oberbayern: 23
  4. Darmstadt20
    DE71
    Darmstadt: 20
  5. Arnsberg15
    DEA5
    Arnsberg: 15
  6. Düsseldorf13
    DEA1
    Düsseldorf: 13
  7. Hamburg13
    DE60
    Hamburg: 13
  8. Stuttgart12
    DE11
    Stuttgart: 12
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Köln29
Berlin26
Oberbayern23
Darmstadt20
Arnsberg15
Düsseldorf13
Hamburg13
Stuttgart12
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 44.9%, Medium-sized 25.4%, Small 26.8%, Micro 0.7%, Size not stated 2.1%Large companies: 129 (44.9%)45%Medium-sized: 73 (25.4%)25%Small: 77 (26.8%)27%Micro: 2 (0.7%)Size not stated: 6 (2.1%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies129 · 44.9%
Medium-sized73 · 25.4%
Small77 · 26.8%
Micro2 · 0.7%
Size not stated6 · 2.1%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Switzerland2
    Switzerland: 2
  2. United Kingdom1
    United Kingdom: 1
  3. Netherlands1
    Netherlands: 1
  4. Taiwan1
    Taiwan: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Switzerland2
United Kingdom1
Netherlands1
Taiwan1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Berlin25
    Berlin: 25
  2. Bonn19
    Bonn: 19
  3. München19
    München: 19
  4. Hamburg13
    Hamburg: 13
  5. Frankfurt am Main12
    Frankfurt am Main: 12
  6. Bochum12
    Bochum: 12
  7. Hannover9
    Hannover: 9
  8. Leipzig8
    Leipzig: 8
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Where the buyers are (city)
Berlin25
Bonn19
München19
Hamburg13
Frankfurt am Main12
Bochum12
Hannover9
Leipzig8

Awards to companies registered in Germany

98.3%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 98.3%

5 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

16.7%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 16.7%

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

Lots with a single bid

44.6%

Lots with a single bid: 44.6%

Among 285 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. SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH209 public contracts in total
  2. Computacenter AG & Co. oHG136 public contracts in total
  3. SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH104 public contracts in total
  4. Controlware GmbH46 public contracts in total
  5. fundamental consulting GmbH & Co. KG11 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for software package utilities in Germany?
186 companies won 271 contract award notices for these categories from 187 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH, Computacenter AG & Co. oHG, SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH, Controlware GmbH, fundamental consulting GmbH & Co. KG.
How big is the software package utilities market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 117 supply contracts for software package utilities through award notices on TED; the 46 of them that state a value (39.3%) add up to €76.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of software package utilities 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.
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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.