Printed books, brochures and leaflets market in Spain: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 120 supply contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets through award notices on TED; the 37 of them that state a value (30.8%) add up to €14.6 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Spain imported €317 million of goods in the customs headings matched to printed books, brochures and leaflets in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4901; all buyers, not only public ones), down 5.4% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 172 companies have won 392 public supply contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets in Spain, in 69 award notices from 49 public buyers.
  • 98.2% of these awards went to companies registered in Spain; the most frequent foreign origin is Netherlands.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 31.1% of all awards.
  • 5.2% 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, "Printed books, brochures and leaflets market in Spain", https://cresques.com/markets/es/221-printed-books-brochures-and-leaflets, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
172
since November 2023
Award notices
69
on TED
Public buyers
49
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€317.4M
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
392
in 69 award notices
Awarded value
€31.7M
from 24% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
172
with at least one award
Public buyers
49
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 1010Nov–Dec 20232024: 919120242025: 12012020252026: 1711712026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202310
202491
2025120
2026171
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €249.7K€249.7KNov–Dec 20232024: €14.3M€14.3M20242025: €14.6M€14.6M20252026: €2.5M€2.5M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€249.7K
2024€14.3M
2025€14.6M
2026€2.5M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research: 182
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 167
  3. Culture, sport and religion: 20
  4. Urban transport operators: 11
  5. Hospitals and health services: 10
  6. Social protection: 1
  7. Environment and waste: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research182
Cities, regions and central administration167
Culture, sport and religion20
Urban transport operators11
Hospitals and health services10
Social protection1
Environment and waste1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Comunidad de Madrid334
    ES30
    Comunidad de Madrid: 334
  2. Cataluña20
    ES51
    Cataluña: 20
  3. Principado de Asturias19
    ES12
    Principado de Asturias: 19
  4. Canarias8
    ES70
    Canarias: 8
  5. Cantabria4
    ES13
    Cantabria: 4
  6. País Vasco3
    ES21
    País Vasco: 3
  7. Aragón2
    ES24
    Aragón: 2
  8. Comunitat Valenciana1
    ES52
    Comunitat Valenciana: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Comunidad de Madrid334
Cataluña20
Principado de Asturias19
Canarias8
Cantabria4
País Vasco3
Aragón2
Comunitat Valenciana1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 39.3%, Medium-sized 1.8%, Small 3.1%, SME (size not stated) 43.1%, Size not stated 12.8%Large companies: 154 (39.3%)39%Medium-sized: 7 (1.8%)Small: 12 (3.1%)SME (size not stated): 169 (43.1%)43%Size not stated: 50 (12.8%)13%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies154 · 39.3%
Medium-sized7 · 1.8%
Small12 · 3.1%
SME (size not stated)169 · 43.1%
Size not stated50 · 12.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Netherlands4
    Netherlands: 4
  2. United Kingdom1
    United Kingdom: 1
  3. Italy1
    Italy: 1
  4. United States1
    United States: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Netherlands4
United Kingdom1
Italy1
United States1
Imports of these goods into Spain, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Spain, all buyers (EUR)2023: €335.5M€335.5M20232024: €322.1M€322.1M20242025: €317.4M€317.4M2025
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Imports of these goods into Spain, all buyers (EUR)
2023€335.5M
2024€322.1M
2025€317.4M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Madrid251
    Madrid: 251
  2. Jaén22
    Jaén: 22
  3. Barcelona18
    Barcelona: 18
  4. Elche15
    Elche: 15
  5. Gijón15
    Gijón: 15
  6. València10
    València: 10
  7. Móstoles10
    Móstoles: 10
  8. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria8
    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 8
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Where the buyers are (city)
Madrid251
Jaén22
Barcelona18
Elche15
Gijón15
València10
Móstoles10
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria8

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 4901 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Spain

98.2%

Awards to companies registered in Spain: 98.2%

7 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

31.1%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 31.1%

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

Lots with a single bid

5.2%

Lots with a single bid: 5.2%

Among 386 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. S.A. DE DISTRIBUCIÓN, EDICIÓN Y LIBRERÍAS (DELSA)13 public contracts in total
  2. INFOBIBLIOTECAS S.L.10 public contracts in total
  3. PRODUCCIONES MIC, S.L.10 public contracts in total
  4. EBSCO Information Services S.L.U.44 public contracts in total
  5. Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV10 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets in Spain?
172 companies won 69 contract award notices for these categories from 49 public buyers in Spain since November 2023. The companies that win most often are S.A. DE DISTRIBUCIÓN, EDICIÓN Y LIBRERÍAS (DELSA), INFOBIBLIOTECAS S.L., PRODUCCIONES MIC, S.L., EBSCO Information Services S.L.U., Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV.
How big is the printed books, brochures and leaflets market in Spain?
In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 120 supply contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets through award notices on TED; the 37 of them that state a value (30.8%) add up to €14.6 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Spain imported €317 million of goods in the customs headings matched to printed books, brochures and leaflets in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4901; all buyers, not only public ones), down 5.4% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of printed books, brochures and leaflets meet buyers and distributors in Spain?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Graphispag, Hispack, drupa, ICE Europe, ALLFORPACK EMBALLAGE PARIS, FACHPACK — 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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.