Basic metals market in Spain: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 15 supply contracts for basic metals through award notices on TED; the 4 of them that state a value (26.7%) add up to €3.44 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Spain imported €4.59 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to basic metals in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 7601, 7403, 7502, 7901, 7402 and 15 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 26.9% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 30 companies have won 45 public supply contracts for basic metals in Spain, in 24 award notices from 15 public buyers.
- 93.3% of these awards went to companies registered in Spain; the most frequent foreign origin is Belgium.
- The five companies that win most often hold 42.2% of all awards.
- 35.6% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Spain — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €192 billion in 2025, 11.3% 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, "Basic metals market in Spain", https://cresques.com/markets/es/147-basic-metals, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 30
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 24
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 15
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €4.6B
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Spain: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 45
- in 24 award notices
- Awarded value
- €14.6M
- from 76% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 30
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 15
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 19 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €186K |
| 2024 | €1.3M |
| 2025 | €3.4M |
| 2026 | €9.7M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 34 |
| Social protection | 7 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 3 |
| Electricity utilities | 1 |
- Comunidad de Madrid15ES30
- Castilla-La Mancha11ES42
- Cataluña8ES51
- País Vasco6ES21
- Illes Balears3ES53
- Andalucía2ES61
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| Comunidad de Madrid | 15 |
| Castilla-La Mancha | 11 |
| Cataluña | 8 |
| País Vasco | 6 |
| Illes Balears | 3 |
| Andalucía | 2 |
- Large companies
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 3 · 6.7% |
| Small | 6 · 13.3% |
| SME (size not stated) | 32 · 71.1% |
| Size not stated | 4 · 8.9% |
- Belgium1
- Italy1
- Sweden1
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| Belgium | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
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| 2023 | €3.6B |
| 2024 | €4.1B |
| 2025 | €4.6B |
- Palma11
- Puertollano11
- Barcelona7
- Donostia / San Sebastián6
- Madrid4
- Castellón de la Plana1
- Elche1
- Guillena1
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| Palma | 11 |
| Puertollano | 11 |
| Barcelona | 7 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 6 |
| Madrid | 4 |
| Castellón de la Plana | 1 |
| Elche | 1 |
| Guillena | 1 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 7601, 7403, 7502, 7901, 7402, 8108, 7801, 8001, 7201, 8104, 8105, 8101, 8112, 8102, 8111, 2805, 7206, 8109, 8103, 8107 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Spain
93.3%
3 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
42.2%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
35.6%
Among 45 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
- SCHARLAB, S.L.41 public contracts in total
- Metalco, S.A.12 public contracts in total
- CUARTERO HIGIENE, S.L.12 public contracts in total
- SUMINISTROS INDUSTRIALES MIOR, S.L.13 public contracts in total
- SERVICIOS INTEGRALES VEHÍCULOS URBANOS S.L.12 public contracts in total
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for basic metals in Spain?
- 30 companies won 24 contract award notices for these categories from 15 public buyers in Spain since November 2023. The companies that win most often are SCHARLAB, S.L., Metalco, S.A., CUARTERO HIGIENE, S.L., SUMINISTROS INDUSTRIALES MIOR, S.L., SERVICIOS INTEGRALES VEHÍCULOS URBANOS S.L..
- How big is the basic metals market in Spain?
- In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 15 supply contracts for basic metals through award notices on TED; the 4 of them that state a value (26.7%) add up to €3.44 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Spain imported €4.59 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to basic metals in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 7601, 7403, 7502, 7901, 7402 and 15 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 26.9% from 2023.
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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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.