Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Spain: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 350 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 152 of them that state a value (43.4%) add up to €53.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 298 companies have won 815 public supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Spain, in 297 award notices from 112 public buyers.
- 92.1% of these awards went to companies registered in Spain; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
- The five companies that win most often hold 11% of all awards.
- 32.4% 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, "Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Spain", https://cresques.com/markets/es/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
- 298
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 297
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 112
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports
- —
- no customs heading isolates this category
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
- 815
- in 297 award notices
- Awarded value
- €146.6M
- from 52% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 298
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 112
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 189 |
| 2025 | 350 |
| 2026 | 265 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €2.9M |
| 2024 | €33.9M |
| 2025 | €53.1M |
| 2026 | €56.6M |
- Other1
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 499 |
| Universities, schools and research | 174 |
| Hospitals and health services | 97 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 29 |
| Environment and waste | 7 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 4 |
| Social protection | 3 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
- Comunidad de Madrid240ES30
- Región de Murcia176ES62
- Cataluña164ES51
- País Vasco95ES21
- Andalucía37ES61
- Extremadura24ES43
- Comunitat Valenciana22ES52
- Galicia18ES11
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| Comunidad de Madrid | 240 |
| Región de Murcia | 176 |
| Cataluña | 164 |
| País Vasco | 95 |
| Andalucía | 37 |
| Extremadura | 24 |
| Comunitat Valenciana | 22 |
| Galicia | 18 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 165 · 20.2% |
| Medium-sized | 14 · 1.7% |
| Small | 7 · 0.9% |
| SME (size not stated) | 522 · 64% |
| Size not stated | 107 · 13.1% |
- Germany25
- France9
- Portugal7
- United States5
- Netherlands5
- Italy5
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| Germany | 25 |
| France | 9 |
| Portugal | 7 |
| United States | 5 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Italy | 5 |
- El Palmar (Murcia)172
- Madrid136
- Barcelona128
- Barakaldo79
- Valencia29
- Palma de Mallorca23
- No consta21
- Badajoz20
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| El Palmar (Murcia) | 172 |
| Madrid | 136 |
| Barcelona | 128 |
| Barakaldo | 79 |
| Valencia | 29 |
| Palma de Mallorca | 23 |
| No consta | 21 |
| Badajoz | 20 |
Awards to companies registered in Spain
92.1%
64 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
11%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
32.4%
Among 713 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
- Análisis Vínicos, S.L.32 public contracts in total
- Agilent Technologies Spain SL88 public contracts in total
- Proquinorte S.A.90 public contracts in total
- Life Technologies S.A.56 public contracts in total
- Palex Medical, S.A.507 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Spain
- FarmaforumTrade fair · Madrid, Spain
- ExpoquimiaTrade fair · Barcelona, Spain
- LABCLIN 2026 – XX Congreso Nacional del Laboratorio ClínicoCongress · Barcelona, Spain
- analytica ChinaTrade fair · Shanghai, China
- BioFITConference · Marseille, France
- SLAS International Conference & ExhibitionConference · San Diego, United States
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Spain?
- 298 companies won 297 contract award notices for these categories from 112 public buyers in Spain since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Análisis Vínicos, S.L., Agilent Technologies Spain SL, Proquinorte S.A., Life Technologies S.A., Palex Medical, S.A..
- How big is the laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Spain?
- In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 350 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 152 of them that state a value (43.4%) add up to €53.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) meet buyers and distributors in Spain?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Farmaforum, Expoquimia, LABCLIN 2026 – XX Congreso Nacional del Laboratorio Clínico, analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 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.
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.