Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 107 supply contracts for machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment through award notices on TED; the 63 of them that state a value (58.9%) add up to €26.4 million.

  • Since November 2023, 164 companies have won 275 public supply contracts for machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment in 30 European countries, in 165 award notices from 113 public buyers.
  • 4.4% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 15.3% of all awards across Europe.
  • 27.5% 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, "Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/430-machinery-for-mining-quarrying-construction-equipm, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 430 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
275
in 165 award notices
Awarded value
€74.3M
from 58% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
164
with at least one award
Public buyers
113
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 22Nov–Dec 20232024: 666620242025: 10710720252026: 1001002026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20232
202466
2025107
2026100
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €376K€376KNov–Dec 20232024: €29.2M€29.2M20242025: €26.4M€26.4M20252026: €18.3M€18.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€376K
2024€29.2M
2025€26.4M
2026€18.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 136
  2. Universities, schools and research: 37
  3. Environment and waste: 31
  4. Coal and solid fuels: 20
  5. Railway operators: 19
  6. Armed forces and defence agencies: 15
  7. Economic affairs: 6
  8. Police, fire services and prisons: 4
  9. Other7
    Other: 7
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration136
Universities, schools and research37
Environment and waste31
Coal and solid fuels20
Railway operators19
Armed forces and defence agencies15
Economic affairs6
Police, fire services and prisons4
Other7
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 42 companies
    Germany: 95
  2. Sweden43
    20 companies
    Sweden: 43
  3. Ireland25
    16 companies
    Ireland: 25
  4. Greece17
    17 companies
    Greece: 17
  5. Poland17
    9 companies
    Poland: 17
  6. Denmark13
    8 companies
    Denmark: 13
  7. Spain12
    11 companies
    Spain: 12
  8. Slovenia12
    7 companies
    Slovenia: 12
  9. Norway10
    7 companies
    Norway: 10
  10. Romania7
    7 companies
    Romania: 7
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Contracts by buyer country
Germany95
Sweden43
Ireland25
Greece17
Poland17
Denmark13
Spain12
Slovenia12
Norway10
Romania7
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 20.4%, Medium-sized 22.5%, Small 17.8%, Micro 0.4%, SME (size not stated) 20.4%, Size not stated 18.5%Large companies: 56 (20.4%)20%Medium-sized: 62 (22.5%)23%Small: 49 (17.8%)18%Micro: 1 (0.4%)SME (size not stated): 56 (20.4%)20%Size not stated: 51 (18.5%)19%
  • 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 companies56 · 20.4%
Medium-sized62 · 22.5%
Small49 · 17.8%
Micro1 · 0.4%
SME (size not stated)56 · 20.4%
Size not stated51 · 18.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Austria2
    Austria: 2
  2. Czechia2
    Czechia: 2
  3. United Kingdom2
    United Kingdom: 2
  4. Croatia2
    Croatia: 2
  5. Switzerland1
    Switzerland: 1
  6. Greece1
    Greece: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Austria2
Czechia2
United Kingdom2
Croatia2
Switzerland1
Greece1

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

95.6%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 95.6%

12 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

15.3%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 15.3%

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

Lots with a single bid

27.5%

Lots with a single bid: 27.5%

Among 262 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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Countries with fewer than 25 winning companies in this group have no separate page; their awards are counted above.

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Questions

How big is the machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 107 supply contracts for machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment through award notices on TED; the 63 of them that state a value (58.9%) add up to €26.4 million.
How many public contracts for machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 275 supply contracts for machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment in 165 TED award notices; the 160 awards with a published value add up to €74.3M.
Which countries buy the most machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment through public tenders?
Germany (95 awards), Sweden (43 awards), Ireland (25 awards) lead; 164 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment contracts?
4.4% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.

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.