Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 3,384 supply contracts for occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories through award notices on TED; the 1,761 of them that state a value (52%) add up to €496 million.
- Since November 2023, 2,503 companies have won 9,231 public supply contracts for occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories in 30 European countries, in 3,155 award notices from 1,762 public buyers.
- 2.1% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
- The five companies that win most often hold 5.5% of all awards across Europe.
- 22.1% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in the EU-27 — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €2.93 trillion in 2025, 15.5% 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, "Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/181-occupational-clothing-special-workwear-and-accesso, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
CPV group 181 across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: how much public buyers award, who wins, where from, and how the market splits by country.
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Europe: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 9.2K
- in 3.2K award notices
- Awarded value
- €1.5B
- from 56% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 2.5K
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 1.8K
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 97 |
| 2024 | 2,355 |
| 2025 | 3,384 |
| 2026 | 3,395 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €15.7M |
| 2024 | €461.8M |
| 2025 | €495.8M |
| 2026 | €535.9M |
- Other669
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 3,799 |
| Hospitals and health services | 2,010 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 720 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 573 |
| Environment and waste | 524 |
| Universities, schools and research | 434 |
| Economic affairs | 324 |
| Electricity utilities | 178 |
| Other | 669 |
- France2,153554 companies
- Romania1,414160 companies
- Spain1,235384 companies
- Poland752187 companies
- Germany533214 companies
- Czechia442129 companies
- Belgium26682 companies
- Croatia25123 companies
- Hungary24058 companies
- Sweden236100 companies
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| France | 2,153 |
| Romania | 1,414 |
| Spain | 1,235 |
| Poland | 752 |
| Germany | 533 |
| Czechia | 442 |
| Belgium | 266 |
| Croatia | 251 |
| Hungary | 240 |
| Sweden | 236 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 1,612 · 17.5% |
| Medium-sized | 1,353 · 14.7% |
| Small | 1,367 · 14.8% |
| Micro | 307 · 3.3% |
| SME (size not stated) | 2,598 · 28.1% |
| Size not stated | 1,994 · 21.6% |
- Germany24
- Slovakia19
- Belgium13
- Austria13
- Sweden10
- Bulgaria10
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| Germany | 24 |
| Slovakia | 19 |
| Belgium | 13 |
| Austria | 13 |
| Sweden | 10 |
| Bulgaria | 10 |
Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country
97.9%
190 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
5.5%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
22.1%
Among 8.5K 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.
Companies winning most often across Europe
- 1.Sagres S.L.Spain · 69 notices
- 2.Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību "GRIF"Latvia · 51 notices
- 3.Przedsiębiorstwo Wielobranżowe MADA Kosiec i Wspólnicy Sp. K.Poland · 47 notices
- 4.El Corte Inglés, S.A.Spain · 41 notices
- 5.Bartolini s.r.o.Czechia · 37 notices
- 6.ОЛИМП - ПРЕДПАЗНИ ЕКИПИРОВКИ ЕООДBulgaria · 35 notices
- 7.Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību "Priva COM"Latvia · 33 notices
- 8.Swedol ABSweden · 29 notices
- 9.AXATON S.L.Spain · 28 notices
- 10.Confecciones Oroel, SASpain · 28 notices
Companies with a public page whose main category is this group, by award notices; a market map in Cresques covers one country and, on paid plans, lists every winner there.
Country pages
- France2,153
- Romania1,414
- Spain1,235
- Poland752
- Germany533
- Czechia442
- Belgium266
- Hungary240
- Sweden236
- Estonia226
- Slovenia186
- Latvia180
- Bulgaria143
- Finland138
- Lithuania130
- Greece116
- Italy102
- Norway86
- Portugal79
- Netherlands73
- Ireland63
- Slovakia62
- Austria49
- Cyprus44
Countries with fewer than 25 winning companies in this group have no separate page; their awards are counted above.
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Questions
- How big is the occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories market in Europe?
- In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 3,384 supply contracts for occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories through award notices on TED; the 1,761 of them that state a value (52%) add up to €496 million.
- How many public contracts for occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories are awarded in Europe?
- Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 9,231 supply contracts for occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories in 3,155 TED award notices; the 5,143 awards with a published value add up to €1.5B.
- Which countries buy the most occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories through public tenders?
- France (2,153 awards), Romania (1,414 awards), Spain (1,235 awards) lead; 2,503 companies won at least one award across Europe.
- How often do foreign suppliers win occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories contracts?
- 2.1% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques. Numbers updated 2026-11-13.