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Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 7,314 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 6,010 of them that state a value (82.2%) add up to €2.49 billion. EU countries together imported €27.3 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 2% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 4,665 companies have won 20,011 public supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in 30 European countries, in 10,483 award notices from 2,875 public buyers.
  • 5.7% 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 5.7% of all awards across Europe.
  • 51.5% 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, "Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/384-instruments-for-checking-physical-characteristics, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 384 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
20K
in 10.5K award notices
Awarded value
€6.1B
from 82% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
4.7K
with at least one award
Public buyers
2.9K
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 154154Nov–Dec 20232024: 5,0595,05920242025: 7,3147,31420252026: 7,4847,4842026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 2023154
20245,059
20257,314
20267,484
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €85.4M€85.4MNov–Dec 20232024: €1.7B€1.7B20242025: €2.5B€2.5B20252026: €1.8B€1.8B2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€85.4M
2024€1.7B
2025€2.5B
2026€1.8B
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services6,902
    Hospitals and health services: 6,902
  2. Universities, schools and research6,150
    Universities, schools and research: 6,150
  3. Cities, regions and central administration4,231
    Cities, regions and central administration: 4,231
  4. Environment and waste590
    Environment and waste: 590
  5. Water utilities545
    Water utilities: 545
  6. Police, fire services and prisons430
    Police, fire services and prisons: 430
  7. Economic affairs307
    Economic affairs: 307
  8. Armed forces and defence agencies276
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 276
  9. Other580
    Other: 580
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services6,902
Universities, schools and research6,150
Cities, regions and central administration4,231
Environment and waste590
Water utilities545
Police, fire services and prisons430
Economic affairs307
Armed forces and defence agencies276
Other580
Contracts by buyer country
  1. Poland4,627
    697 companies
    Poland: 4,627
  2. Romania2,377
    299 companies
    Romania: 2,377
  3. Lithuania1,818
    122 companies
    Lithuania: 1,818
  4. Czechia1,776
    346 companies
    Czechia: 1,776
  5. France1,261
    509 companies
    France: 1,261
  6. Spain1,179
    458 companies
    Spain: 1,179
  7. Germany972
    404 companies
    Germany: 972
  8. Slovakia851
    124 companies
    Slovakia: 851
  9. Italy774
    266 companies
    Italy: 774
  10. Greece727
    232 companies
    Greece: 727
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Contracts by buyer country
Poland4,627
Romania2,377
Lithuania1,818
Czechia1,776
France1,261
Spain1,179
Germany972
Slovakia851
Italy774
Greece727
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 13%, Medium-sized 15.3%, Small 14.7%, Micro 4.2%, SME (size not stated) 25.6%, Size not stated 27.2%Large companies: 2,604 (13%)13%Medium-sized: 3,064 (15.3%)15%Small: 2,932 (14.7%)15%Micro: 850 (4.2%)SME (size not stated): 5,117 (25.6%)26%Size not stated: 5,444 (27.2%)27%
  • 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 companies2,604 · 13%
Medium-sized3,064 · 15.3%
Small2,932 · 14.7%
Micro850 · 4.2%
SME (size not stated)5,117 · 25.6%
Size not stated5,444 · 27.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany247
    Germany: 247
  2. United Kingdom175
    United Kingdom: 175
  3. Switzerland99
    Switzerland: 99
  4. Netherlands85
    Netherlands: 85
  5. United States80
    United States: 80
  6. Czechia50
    Czechia: 50
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany247
United Kingdom175
Switzerland99
Netherlands85
United States80
Czechia50
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €27B€27B20232024: €27B€27B20242025: €27B€27B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€27B
2024€27B
2025€27B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9027, 9026, 9025 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

94.3%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 94.3%

1,137 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

5.7%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 5.7%

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

Lots with a single bid

51.5%

Lots with a single bid: 51.5%

Among 18.6K 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.Altium International s.r.o.Czechia · 188 notices
  2. 2.„SHIM-POL A.M. BORZYMOWSKI” E. Borzymowska-Reszka, A. Reszka Spółka JawnaPoland · 147 notices
  3. 3.Spectro-Lab Sp. z o.o.Poland · 123 notices
  4. 4.Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbHGermany · 91 notices
  5. 5.Pragolab s.r.o.Czechia · 89 notices
  6. 6.Bruker Española, S.A.Spain · 67 notices
  7. 7.VESTRA INDUSTRY SRLRomania · 60 notices
  8. 8.Pro-Environment Polska Sp. z o.o.Poland · 57 notices
  9. 9.Agilent Technologies Italia S.p.A.Italy · 50 notices
  10. 10.AGA Analytical Sp. z o.o.Poland · 48 notices

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Questions

How big is the instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 7,314 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 6,010 of them that state a value (82.2%) add up to €2.49 billion. EU countries together imported €27.3 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 2% from 2023.
How many public contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 20,011 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in 10,483 TED award notices; the 16,381 awards with a published value add up to €6.1B.
Which countries buy the most instruments for checking physical characteristics through public tenders?
Poland (4,627 awards), Romania (2,377 awards), Lithuania (1,818 awards) lead; 4,665 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win instruments for checking physical characteristics contracts?
5.7% 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.