Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Estonia: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Estonia awarded 5 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 3 of them that state a value (60%) add up to €126,869.

  • Since November 2023, 28 companies have won 55 public supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Estonia, in 17 award notices from 5 public buyers.
  • 92.7% of these awards went to companies registered in Estonia; the most frequent foreign origin is Canada.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 30.9% of all awards.
  • 12.7% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Estonia — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €6.43 billion in 2025, 15.4% 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, "Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Estonia", https://cresques.com/markets/ee/380-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-g, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
28
since November 2023
Award notices
17
on TED
Public buyers
5
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Estonia: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
55
in 17 award notices
Awarded value
€2.3M
from 93% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
28
with at least one award
Public buyers
5
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 22Nov–Dec 20232024: 333320242025: 5520252026: 15152026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20232
202433
20255
202615
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €267.6K€267.6KNov–Dec 20232024: €1.2M€1.2M20242025: €126.9K€126.9K20252026: €737.4K€737.4K2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€267.6K
2024€1.2M
2025€126.9K
2026€737.4K
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Armed forces and defence agencies: 36
  2. Universities, schools and research: 18
  3. Hospitals and health services: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Armed forces and defence agencies36
Universities, schools and research18
Hospitals and health services1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Extra-Regio NUTS 255
    EEZZ
    Extra-Regio NUTS 2: 55
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Extra-Regio NUTS 255
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 1.8%, Medium-sized 9.1%, Small 21.8%, Micro 3.6%, Size not stated 63.6%Large companies: 1 (1.8%)Medium-sized: 5 (9.1%)Small: 12 (21.8%)22%Micro: 2 (3.6%)Size not stated: 35 (63.6%)64%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies1 · 1.8%
Medium-sized5 · 9.1%
Small12 · 21.8%
Micro2 · 3.6%
Size not stated35 · 63.6%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Canada1
    Canada: 1
  2. Germany1
    Germany: 1
  3. Lithuania1
    Lithuania: 1
  4. Latvia1
    Latvia: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Canada1
Germany1
Lithuania1
Latvia1
Winners registered in Estonia, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in Estonia, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 17.4%, €2M–10M 39.1%, €10M–50M 34.8%, €50M and more 8.7%Under €2M turnover: 4 (17.4%)17%€2M–10M: 9 (39.1%)39%€10M–50M: 8 (34.8%)35%€50M and more: 2 (8.7%)
  • Under €2M turnover
  • €2M–10M
  • €10M–50M
  • €50M and more
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Winners registered in Estonia, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Under €2M turnover4 · 17.4%
€2M–10M9 · 39.1%
€10M–50M8 · 34.8%
€50M and more2 · 8.7%
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Tallinn41
    Tallinn: 41
  2. Tartu linn13
    Tartu linn: 13
  3. Viljandi vald1
    Viljandi vald: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Tallinn41
Tartu linn13
Viljandi vald1

23 of 24 winning companies registered in Estonia have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.

Awards to companies registered in Estonia

92.7%

Awards to companies registered in Estonia: 92.7%

4 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

30.9%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 30.9%

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

Lots with a single bid

12.7%

Lots with a single bid: 12.7%

Among 55 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. aktsiaselts SEMETRON194 public contracts in total
  2. AB Medical Group Eesti osaühing167 public contracts in total
  3. Mediq Eesti OÜ193 public contracts in total
  4. Aktsiaselts CHEMI-PHARM15 public contracts in total
  5. AKTSIASELTS MEDITSIINIGRUPP100 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Estonia

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Estonia?
28 companies won 17 contract award notices for these categories from 5 public buyers in Estonia since November 2023. The companies that win most often are aktsiaselts SEMETRON, AB Medical Group Eesti osaühing, Mediq Eesti OÜ, Aktsiaselts CHEMI-PHARM, AKTSIASELTS MEDITSIINIGRUPP.
How big is the laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Estonia?
In 2025, public buyers in Estonia awarded 5 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 3 of them that state a value (60%) add up to €126,869.
Where do suppliers of laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) meet buyers and distributors in Estonia?
At trade fairs and congresses such as analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, BIO-Europe Spring, Pittcon, ISPE Europe Annual Conference — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Estonia?
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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.