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IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 118 supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (28%) add up to €46.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 210 companies have won 316 public supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Germany, in 266 award notices from 158 public buyers.
  • 96.2% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 20.6% of all awards.
  • 43.1% 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, "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/720-it-services-consulting-software-development-intern, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
210
since November 2023
Award notices
266
on TED
Public buyers
158
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
316
in 266 award notices
Awarded value
€89.3M
from 21% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
210
with at least one award
Public buyers
158
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 66Nov–Dec 20232024: 989820242025: 11811820252026: 94942026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20236
202498
2025118
202694
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €0€0Nov–Dec 20232024: €26.4M€26.4M20242025: €46.1M€46.1M20252026: €16.8M€16.8M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€0
2024€26.4M
2025€46.1M
2026€16.8M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration165
    Cities, regions and central administration: 165
  2. Hospitals and health services53
    Hospitals and health services: 53
  3. Police, fire services and prisons27
    Police, fire services and prisons: 27
  4. Universities, schools and research17
    Universities, schools and research: 17
  5. Economic affairs15
    Economic affairs: 15
  6. Electricity utilities9
    Electricity utilities: 9
  7. Urban transport operators8
    Urban transport operators: 8
  8. Social protection7
    Social protection: 7
  9. Other15
    Other: 15
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration165
Hospitals and health services53
Police, fire services and prisons27
Universities, schools and research17
Economic affairs15
Electricity utilities9
Urban transport operators8
Social protection7
Other15
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Köln46
    DEA2
    Köln: 46
  2. Berlin36
    DE30
    Berlin: 36
  3. Gießen24
    DE72
    Gießen: 24
  4. Saarland22
    DEC0
    Saarland: 22
  5. Stuttgart21
    DE11
    Stuttgart: 21
  6. Oberbayern19
    DE21
    Oberbayern: 19
  7. Darmstadt17
    DE71
    Darmstadt: 17
  8. Hamburg15
    DE60
    Hamburg: 15
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Köln46
Berlin36
Gießen24
Saarland22
Stuttgart21
Oberbayern19
Darmstadt17
Hamburg15
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 46.5%, Medium-sized 27.5%, Small 23.1%, Micro 0.9%, SME (size not stated) 0.3%, Size not stated 1.6%Large companies: 147 (46.5%)47%Medium-sized: 87 (27.5%)28%Small: 73 (23.1%)23%Micro: 3 (0.9%)SME (size not stated): 1 (0.3%)Size not stated: 5 (1.6%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies147 · 46.5%
Medium-sized87 · 27.5%
Small73 · 23.1%
Micro3 · 0.9%
SME (size not stated)1 · 0.3%
Size not stated5 · 1.6%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Austria3
    Austria: 3
  2. Switzerland3
    Switzerland: 3
  3. Netherlands2
    Netherlands: 2
  4. Israel1
    Israel: 1
  5. Italy1
    Italy: 1
  6. Luxembourg1
    Luxembourg: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Austria3
Switzerland3
Netherlands2
Israel1
Italy1
Luxembourg1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Bonn41
    Bonn: 41
  2. Berlin36
    Berlin: 36
  3. Gießen23
    Gießen: 23
  4. Saarbrücken22
    Saarbrücken: 22
  5. Stuttgart20
    Stuttgart: 20
  6. München18
    München: 18
  7. Hamburg15
    Hamburg: 15
  8. Wiesbaden8
    Wiesbaden: 8
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Where the buyers are (city)
Bonn41
Berlin36
Gießen23
Saarbrücken22
Stuttgart20
München18
Hamburg15
Wiesbaden8

Awards to companies registered in Germany

96.2%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 96.2%

12 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

20.6%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 20.6%

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

Lots with a single bid

43.1%

Lots with a single bid: 43.1%

Among 313 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. Computacenter AG & Co. oHG136 public contracts in total
  2. SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH209 public contracts in total
  3. Controlware GmbH46 public contracts in total
  4. ThinkRED West GmbH27 public contracts in total
  5. SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH104 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Germany

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Germany?
210 companies won 266 contract award notices for these categories from 158 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Computacenter AG & Co. oHG, SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH, Controlware GmbH, ThinkRED West GmbH, SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH.
How big is the it services: consulting, software development, internet and support market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 118 supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (28%) add up to €46.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of it services: consulting, software development, internet and support meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
At trade fairs and congresses such as GITEX Global, HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, MIE 2027 – Medical Informatics Europe — 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.