Optical instruments market in Spain: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 92 supply contracts for optical instruments through award notices on TED; the 68 of them that state a value (73.9%) add up to €59.8 million. Spain imported €305 million of goods in the customs headings matched to optical instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9002, 9013, 9006, 9005, 9007 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 10.4% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 234 companies have won 518 public supply contracts for optical instruments in Spain, in 203 award notices from 80 public buyers.
- 94.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Spain; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
- The five companies that win most often hold 8.7% of all awards.
- 22.5% 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, "Optical instruments market in Spain", https://cresques.com/markets/es/386-optical-instruments, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 234
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 203
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 80
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €304.9M
- 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
- 518
- in 203 award notices
- Awarded value
- €121.9M
- from 89% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 234
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 80
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 317 |
| 2025 | 92 |
| 2026 | 105 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €3.3M |
| 2024 | €28.1M |
| 2025 | €59.8M |
| 2026 | €30.7M |
- Other1
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| Universities, schools and research | 305 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 136 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 26 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 13 |
| Hospitals and health services | 12 |
| Urban transport operators | 12 |
| Environment and waste | 11 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
- Comunidad de Madrid409ES30
- Cataluña20ES51
- Andalucía17ES61
- Comunitat Valenciana15ES52
- País Vasco13ES21
- Galicia8ES11
- Región de Murcia4ES62
- Aragón3ES24
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| Comunidad de Madrid | 409 |
| Cataluña | 20 |
| Andalucía | 17 |
| Comunitat Valenciana | 15 |
| País Vasco | 13 |
| Galicia | 8 |
| Región de Murcia | 4 |
| Aragón | 3 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 152 · 29.3% |
| Medium-sized | 7 · 1.4% |
| Small | 14 · 2.7% |
| SME (size not stated) | 335 · 64.7% |
| Size not stated | 10 · 1.9% |
- Germany11
- France4
- Netherlands3
- Belgium2
- Bulgaria1
- Switzerland1
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| Germany | 11 |
| France | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
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| 2023 | €340.3M |
| 2024 | €297.2M |
| 2025 | €304.9M |
- Sevilla243
- Madrid87
- Barcelona15
- Las Rozas15
- Palma13
- Benalmádena11
- Elche11
- Valencia11
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| Sevilla | 243 |
| Madrid | 87 |
| Barcelona | 15 |
| Las Rozas | 15 |
| Palma | 13 |
| Benalmádena | 11 |
| Elche | 11 |
| Valencia | 11 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9002, 9013, 9006, 9005, 9007, 9010, 9008 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Spain
94.8%
27 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
8.7%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
22.5%
Among 515 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
- Lasing, S.A.20 public contracts in total
- Genuix Audio S.L.12 public contracts in total
- Bechtle Direct, S.L.U.69 public contracts in total
- S.G. ELECTRÓNICA PROFESIONAL S.A.U.10 public contracts in total
- Telefonica Soluciones De Informatica Y Comunicaciones De España S.A.U.455 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 optical instruments in Spain?
- 234 companies won 203 contract award notices for these categories from 80 public buyers in Spain since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Lasing, S.A., Genuix Audio S.L., Bechtle Direct, S.L.U., S.G. ELECTRÓNICA PROFESIONAL S.A.U., Telefonica Soluciones De Informatica Y Comunicaciones De España S.A.U..
- How big is the optical instruments market in Spain?
- In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 92 supply contracts for optical instruments through award notices on TED; the 68 of them that state a value (73.9%) add up to €59.8 million. Spain imported €305 million of goods in the customs headings matched to optical instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9002, 9013, 9006, 9005, 9007 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 10.4% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of optical instruments 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 optical instruments 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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.