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Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 3,204 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 2,419 of them that state a value (75.5%) add up to €1.56 billion. EU countries together imported €40.4 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 7.2% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 4,503 companies have won 9,073 public supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 30 European countries, in 5,537 award notices from 2,723 public buyers.
  • 5.9% 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 3.5% of all awards across Europe.
  • 35.7% 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, "Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/429-miscellaneous-general-and-special-purpose-machiner, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 429 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
9.1K
in 5.5K award notices
Awarded value
€3.9B
from 71% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
4.5K
with at least one award
Public buyers
2.7K
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 105105Nov–Dec 20232024: 2,1742,17420242025: 3,2043,20420252026: 3,5903,5902026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 2023105
20242,174
20253,204
20263,590
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €29M€29MNov–Dec 20232024: €872.2M€872.2M20242025: €1.6B€1.6B20252026: €1.4B€1.4B2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€29M
2024€872.2M
2025€1.6B
2026€1.4B
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration3,523
    Cities, regions and central administration: 3,523
  2. Universities, schools and research2,036
    Universities, schools and research: 2,036
  3. Hospitals and health services1,237
    Hospitals and health services: 1,237
  4. Economic affairs415
    Economic affairs: 415
  5. Environment and waste367
    Environment and waste: 367
  6. Armed forces and defence agencies278
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 278
  7. Police, fire services and prisons231
    Police, fire services and prisons: 231
  8. Railway operators196
    Railway operators: 196
  9. Other790
    Other: 790
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration3,523
Universities, schools and research2,036
Hospitals and health services1,237
Economic affairs415
Environment and waste367
Armed forces and defence agencies278
Police, fire services and prisons231
Railway operators196
Other790
Contracts by buyer country
  1. Poland1,331
    540 companies
    Poland: 1,331
  2. Romania981
    323 companies
    Romania: 981
  3. Germany872
    599 companies
    Germany: 872
  4. Czechia865
    385 companies
    Czechia: 865
  5. France750
    527 companies
    France: 750
  6. Spain633
    375 companies
    Spain: 633
  7. Slovakia473
    143 companies
    Slovakia: 473
  8. Lithuania348
    125 companies
    Lithuania: 348
  9. Portugal323
    72 companies
    Portugal: 323
  10. Sweden314
    148 companies
    Sweden: 314
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Contracts by buyer country
Poland1,331
Romania981
Germany872
Czechia865
France750
Spain633
Slovakia473
Lithuania348
Portugal323
Sweden314
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 14%, Medium-sized 13.6%, Small 19.2%, Micro 4.1%, SME (size not stated) 28%, Size not stated 21.1%Large companies: 1,267 (14%)14%Medium-sized: 1,236 (13.6%)14%Small: 1,746 (19.2%)19%Micro: 369 (4.1%)SME (size not stated): 2,540 (28%)28%Size not stated: 1,915 (21.1%)21%
  • 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 companies1,267 · 14%
Medium-sized1,236 · 13.6%
Small1,746 · 19.2%
Micro369 · 4.1%
SME (size not stated)2,540 · 28%
Size not stated1,915 · 21.1%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany89
    Germany: 89
  2. United Kingdom58
    United Kingdom: 58
  3. Czechia50
    Czechia: 50
  4. Italy40
    Italy: 40
  5. Netherlands37
    Netherlands: 37
  6. Switzerland34
    Switzerland: 34
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany89
United Kingdom58
Czechia50
Italy40
Netherlands37
Switzerland34
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €38B€38B20232024: €38B€38B20242025: €40B€40B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€38B
2024€38B
2025€40B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420, 8405 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

94.1%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 94.1%

535 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

3.5%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 3.5%

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

Lots with a single bid

35.7%

Lots with a single bid: 35.7%

Among 8.4K 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.VeliMark OyFinland · 46 notices
  2. 2.ELÍAS JADRAQUE, S.A.Spain · 21 notices
  3. 3.PRONAR Sp. z o.o.Poland · 19 notices
  4. 4.Arcon Polska Sp. z o.o.Poland · 18 notices
  5. 5.EV Group E. Thallner GmbHGermany · 18 notices
  6. 6.Maas International B.V.Netherlands · 17 notices
  7. 7.Agrex-Eco Sp. z o.o.Poland · 16 notices
  8. 8.Eisen Trabandt GmbHGermany · 15 notices
  9. 9.Jacobs Douwe Egberts Pro NL B.V.Netherlands · 15 notices
  10. 10.SENTECH Gesellschaft für Sensortechnik mbHGermany · 15 notices

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Questions

How big is the miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 3,204 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 2,419 of them that state a value (75.5%) add up to €1.56 billion. EU countries together imported €40.4 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 7.2% from 2023.
How many public contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 9,073 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 5,537 TED award notices; the 6,450 awards with a published value add up to €3.9B.
Which countries buy the most miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through public tenders?
Poland (1,331 awards), Romania (981 awards), Germany (872 awards) lead; 4,503 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery contracts?
5.9% 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.