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

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 2,936 supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus through award notices on TED; the 1,944 of them that state a value (66.2%) add up to €1.83 billion. EU countries together imported €50.1 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; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1.7% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 3,108 companies have won 7,425 public supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus in 30 European countries, in 3,918 award notices from 2,102 public buyers.
  • 5.4% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Czechia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 5.2% of all awards across Europe.
  • 29% 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, "Electrical equipment and apparatus market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/316-electrical-equipment-and-apparatus, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 316 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
7.4K
in 3.9K award notices
Awarded value
€4.6B
from 66% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
3.1K
with at least one award
Public buyers
2.1K
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 6868Nov–Dec 20232024: 1,9951,99520242025: 2,9362,93620252026: 2,4262,4262026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202368
20241,995
20252,936
20262,426
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €31.3M€31.3MNov–Dec 20232024: €1.6B€1.6B20242025: €1.8B€1.8B20252026: €1.2B€1.2B2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€31.3M
2024€1.6B
2025€1.8B
2026€1.2B
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration3,064
    Cities, regions and central administration: 3,064
  2. Universities, schools and research971
    Universities, schools and research: 971
  3. Electricity utilities834
    Electricity utilities: 834
  4. Hospitals and health services491
    Hospitals and health services: 491
  5. Environment and waste346
    Environment and waste: 346
  6. Economic affairs323
    Economic affairs: 323
  7. Railway operators277
    Railway operators: 277
  8. Urban transport operators232
    Urban transport operators: 232
  9. Other887
    Other: 887
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration3,064
Universities, schools and research971
Electricity utilities834
Hospitals and health services491
Environment and waste346
Economic affairs323
Railway operators277
Urban transport operators232
Other887
Contracts by buyer country
  1. France1,383
    439 companies
    France: 1,383
  2. Czechia796
    253 companies
    Czechia: 796
  3. Spain742
    437 companies
    Spain: 742
  4. Germany636
    319 companies
    Germany: 636
  5. Romania576
    212 companies
    Romania: 576
  6. Poland528
    262 companies
    Poland: 528
  7. Greece310
    119 companies
    Greece: 310
  8. Slovakia275
    103 companies
    Slovakia: 275
  9. Lithuania209
    71 companies
    Lithuania: 209
  10. Ireland208
    126 companies
    Ireland: 208
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Contracts by buyer country
France1,383
Czechia796
Spain742
Germany636
Romania576
Poland528
Greece310
Slovakia275
Lithuania209
Ireland208
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 23%, Medium-sized 12%, Small 11.8%, Micro 2.7%, SME (size not stated) 28.6%, Size not stated 21.8%Large companies: 1,711 (23%)23%Medium-sized: 892 (12%)12%Small: 878 (11.8%)12%Micro: 200 (2.7%)SME (size not stated): 2,125 (28.6%)29%Size not stated: 1,619 (21.8%)22%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies1,711 · 23%
Medium-sized892 · 12%
Small878 · 11.8%
Micro200 · 2.7%
SME (size not stated)2,125 · 28.6%
Size not stated1,619 · 21.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Czechia58
    Czechia: 58
  2. Germany49
    Germany: 49
  3. United Kingdom48
    United Kingdom: 48
  4. Spain32
    Spain: 32
  5. Netherlands28
    Netherlands: 28
  6. Italy27
    Italy: 27
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Czechia58
Germany49
United Kingdom48
Spain32
Netherlands28
Italy27
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €49B€49B20232024: €48B€48B20242025: €50B€50B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€49B
2024€48B
2025€50B

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 the buyer's own country

94.6%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 94.6%

402 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

5.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 5.2%

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

Lots with a single bid

29%

Lots with a single bid: 29%

Among 6.9K 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. 1.Sonepar Spain S.A.U.Spain · 41 notices
  2. 2.SUMINISTROS ELECTRICOS COTO, S.L.Spain · 34 notices
  3. 3.TELMA TRADE Telekomunikacije, elektroenergetika Ljubljana d.o.o.Slovenia · 31 notices
  4. 4.J - RUPERT družba za trgovino in storitve, d.o.o.Slovenia · 30 notices
  5. 5.Rexel Sverige ABSweden · 29 notices
  6. 6.KONČAR d.d.Croatia · 28 notices
  7. 7.ELCON d.o.o.Croatia · 27 notices
  8. 8.Eltech Solutions OÜEstonia · 22 notices
  9. 9.TOP CENTRUM CZ s.r.o.Czechia · 20 notices
  10. 10.Bustec s.r.o.Czechia · 19 notices

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Questions

How big is the electrical equipment and apparatus market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 2,936 supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus through award notices on TED; the 1,944 of them that state a value (66.2%) add up to €1.83 billion. EU countries together imported €50.1 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; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1.7% from 2023.
How many public contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 7,425 supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus in 3,918 TED award notices; the 4,885 awards with a published value add up to €4.6B.
Which countries buy the most electrical equipment and apparatus through public tenders?
France (1,383 awards), Czechia (796 awards), Spain (742 awards) lead; 3,108 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win electrical equipment and apparatus contracts?
5.4% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Czechia.

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.