Games and toys; fairground amusements market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 730 supply contracts for games and toys; fairground amusements through award notices on TED; the 380 of them that state a value (52.1%) add up to €124 million. EU countries together imported €35.3 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to games and toys; fairground amusements in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9503, 9504 and 9508; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 0.4% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 717 companies have won 2,115 public supply contracts for games and toys; fairground amusements in 30 European countries, in 919 award notices from 684 public buyers.
  • 2.8% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Denmark.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 10.3% of all awards across Europe.
  • 19.9% 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, "Games and toys; fairground amusements market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/375-games-and-toys-fairground-amusements, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 375 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
2.1K
in 919 award notices
Awarded value
€652.8M
from 57% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
717
with at least one award
Public buyers
684
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2929Nov–Dec 20232024: 50050020242025: 73073020252026: 8568562026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202329
2024500
2025730
2026856
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €3.3M€3.3MNov–Dec 20232024: €177M€177M20242025: €124M€124M20252026: €348.6M€348.6M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€3.3M
2024€177M
2025€124M
2026€348.6M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 1,635
  2. Culture, sport and religion: 157
  3. Universities, schools and research: 118
  4. Housing and community amenities: 61
  5. Environment and waste: 47
  6. Economic affairs: 41
  7. Armed forces and defence agencies: 18
  8. Social protection: 15
  9. Other23
    Other: 23
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration1,635
Culture, sport and religion157
Universities, schools and research118
Housing and community amenities61
Environment and waste47
Economic affairs41
Armed forces and defence agencies18
Social protection15
Other23
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 170 companies
    France: 553
  2. 31 companies
    Netherlands: 229
  3. 52 companies
    Czechia: 206
  4. 62 companies
    Spain: 172
  5. 68 companies
    Romania: 156
  6. 40 companies
    Sweden: 133
  7. 36 companies
    Finland: 97
  8. 42 companies
    Poland: 87
  9. 35 companies
    Germany: 69
  10. Hungary57
    17 companies
    Hungary: 57
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Contracts by buyer country
France553
Netherlands229
Czechia206
Spain172
Romania156
Sweden133
Finland97
Poland87
Germany69
Hungary57
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 16.8%, Medium-sized 11.9%, Small 18.7%, Micro 4.1%, SME (size not stated) 30.1%, Size not stated 18.3%Large companies: 356 (16.8%)17%Medium-sized: 252 (11.9%)12%Small: 395 (18.7%)19%Micro: 87 (4.1%)SME (size not stated): 637 (30.1%)30%Size not stated: 388 (18.3%)18%
  • 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 companies356 · 16.8%
Medium-sized252 · 11.9%
Small395 · 18.7%
Micro87 · 4.1%
SME (size not stated)637 · 30.1%
Size not stated388 · 18.3%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Denmark15
    Denmark: 15
  2. United Kingdom8
    United Kingdom: 8
  3. France5
    France: 5
  4. Germany5
    Germany: 5
  5. Austria5
    Austria: 5
  6. Netherlands4
    Netherlands: 4
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Denmark15
United Kingdom8
France5
Germany5
Austria5
Netherlands4
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €35B€35B20232024: €31B€31B20242025: €35B€35B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€35B
2024€31B
2025€35B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9503, 9504, 9508 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

97.2%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 97.2%

59 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

10.3%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 10.3%

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

Lots with a single bid

19.9%

Lots with a single bid: 19.9%

Among 2K 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.LENGAU s.r.o.Czechia · 31 notices
  2. 2.Boer Speeltoestellen B.V. h.o.d.n. BOERplayNetherlands · 29 notices
  3. 3.Kompan B.V.Netherlands · 27 notices
  4. 4.IJslander B.V.Netherlands · 23 notices
  5. 5.Lappset Yalp B.V.Netherlands · 23 notices
  6. 6.HPC IBÉRICA, S.A.Spain · 21 notices
  7. 7.JUEGOS KOMPAN S.A.Spain · 19 notices
  8. 8.eibe Benelux B.V.Netherlands · 19 notices
  9. 9.Oy J-Trading AbFinland · 16 notices
  10. 10.Bear-Impex Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű TársaságHungary · 15 notices

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Questions

How big is the games and toys; fairground amusements market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 730 supply contracts for games and toys; fairground amusements through award notices on TED; the 380 of them that state a value (52.1%) add up to €124 million. EU countries together imported €35.3 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to games and toys; fairground amusements in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9503, 9504 and 9508; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 0.4% from 2023.
How many public contracts for games and toys; fairground amusements are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 2,115 supply contracts for games and toys; fairground amusements in 919 TED award notices; the 1,210 awards with a published value add up to €652.8M.
Which countries buy the most games and toys; fairground amusements through public tenders?
France (553 awards), Netherlands (229 awards), Czechia (206 awards) lead; 717 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win games and toys; fairground amusements contracts?
2.8% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Denmark.

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.