Collected and purified water market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 25 supply contracts for collected and purified water through award notices on TED; the 17 of them that state a value (68%) add up to €7.33 million.

  • Since November 2023, 34 companies have won 54 public supply contracts for collected and purified water in 30 European countries, in 47 award notices from 34 public buyers.
  • 0% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 38.9% of all awards across Europe.
  • 53.7% 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, "Collected and purified water market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/410-collected-and-purified-water, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 410 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
54
in 47 award notices
Awarded value
€25.3M
from 78% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
34
with at least one award
Public buyers
34
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 171720242025: 252520252026: 12122026
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Contracts awarded by year
202417
202525
202612
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €15.6M€15.6M20242025: €7.3M€7.3M20252026: €2.4M€2.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€15.6M
2025€7.3M
2026€2.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 31
  2. Universities, schools and research: 9
  3. Hospitals and health services: 5
  4. Environment and waste: 3
  5. Police, fire services and prisons: 2
  6. Housing and community amenities: 1
  7. Culture, sport and religion: 1
  8. Water utilities: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration31
Universities, schools and research9
Hospitals and health services5
Environment and waste3
Police, fire services and prisons2
Housing and community amenities1
Culture, sport and religion1
Water utilities1
Contracts by buyer country
  1. Bulgaria20
    9 companies
    Bulgaria: 20
  2. Germany9
    4 companies
    Germany: 9
  3. Cyprus6
    3 companies
    Cyprus: 6
  4. Norway3
    3 companies
    Norway: 3
  5. Poland3
    3 companies
    Poland: 3
  6. Sweden3
    3 companies
    Sweden: 3
  7. Belgium3
    3 companies
    Belgium: 3
  8. Spain2
    2 companies
    Spain: 2
  9. Czechia2
    1 companies
    Czechia: 2
  10. Ireland1
    1 companies
    Ireland: 1
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Contracts by buyer country
Bulgaria20
Germany9
Cyprus6
Norway3
Poland3
Sweden3
Belgium3
Spain2
Czechia2
Ireland1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 22.2%, Medium-sized 22.2%, Small 7.4%, SME (size not stated) 25.9%, Size not stated 22.2%Large companies: 12 (22.2%)22%Medium-sized: 12 (22.2%)22%Small: 4 (7.4%)SME (size not stated): 14 (25.9%)26%Size not stated: 12 (22.2%)22%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies12 · 22.2%
Medium-sized12 · 22.2%
Small4 · 7.4%
SME (size not stated)14 · 25.9%
Size not stated12 · 22.2%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

100%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

38.9%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 38.9%

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

Lots with a single bid

53.7%

Lots with a single bid: 53.7%

Among 41 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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    Questions

    How big is the collected and purified water market in Europe?
    In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 25 supply contracts for collected and purified water through award notices on TED; the 17 of them that state a value (68%) add up to €7.33 million.
    How many public contracts for collected and purified water are awarded in Europe?
    Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 54 supply contracts for collected and purified water in 47 TED award notices; the 42 awards with a published value add up to €25.3M.
    Which countries buy the most collected and purified water through public tenders?
    Bulgaria (20 awards), Germany (9 awards), Cyprus (6 awards) lead; 34 companies won at least one award across Europe.
    How often do foreign suppliers win collected and purified water contracts?
    0.0% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer.

    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.