Electrical equipment and apparatus market in Spain: size, suppliers and public contracts

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

742

in 398 award notices

Awarded value

€215.7M

from 77% of awards with a published value

Winning companies

437

with at least one award

Public buyers

199

hospitals, cities, agencies

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8543, 8512, 8511, 8531, 8505, 8547, 8545, 8546, 8548 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Spain

97.4%

19 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

8.6%

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

Lots with a single bid

18.9%

Among 729 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.

Among the companies that win most often

1. Sonepar Spain S.A.U.41 public contracts in total
2. SUMINISTROS ELECTRICOS COTO, S.L.34 public contracts in total
3. Industrias Eléctricas Brocal, S.A.11 public contracts in total
4. SUMINISTROS Y MANTENIMIENTOS CAP S.L.10 public contracts in total
5. Elecnor Servicios y Proyectos S.A.U.51 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Spain

• MATELECTrade fair · Madrid, Spain
• SPS – Smart Production SolutionsTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
• IFAM – Intronika – RoboticsTrade fair · Ljubljana, Slovenia
• E-world energy & waterTrade fair · Essen, Germany
• HANNOVER MESSETrade fair · Hanover, Germany
• The smarter E Europe (incl. Intersolar Europe)Trade fair · Munich, Germany

All trade fairs and congresses of this industry →

Questions

Who wins public contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus in Spain?

437 companies won 398 contract award notices for these categories from 199 public buyers in Spain since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Sonepar Spain S.A.U., SUMINISTROS ELECTRICOS COTO, S.L., Industrias Eléctricas Brocal, S.A., SUMINISTROS Y MANTENIMIENTOS CAP S.L., Elecnor Servicios y Proyectos S.A.U..

How big is the electrical equipment and apparatus market in Spain?

In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 281 supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus through award notices on TED; the 195 of them that state a value (69.4%) add up to €64.6 million. Spain imported €3.51 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to electrical equipment and apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8543, 8512, 8511, 8531, 8505 and 4 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 20.3% from 2023.

Where do suppliers of electrical equipment and apparatus meet buyers and distributors in Spain?

At trade fairs and congresses such as MATELEC, SPS – Smart Production Solutions, IFAM – Intronika – Robotics, E-world energy & water, HANNOVER MESSE, The smarter E Europe (incl. Intersolar Europe) — each checked on the organiser's official website.

How do I find a distributor for electrical equipment and apparatus in Spain?

Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Spain and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.