Construction machinery and equipment market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 764 supply contracts for construction machinery and equipment through award notices on TED; the 497 of them that state a value (65.1%) add up to €354 million.

  • Since November 2023, 1,072 companies have won 2,156 public supply contracts for construction machinery and equipment in 30 European countries, in 1,144 award notices from 782 public buyers.
  • 1.9% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is United Kingdom.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 8.2% of all awards across Europe.
  • 30% 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, "Construction machinery and equipment market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/433-construction-machinery-and-equipment, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 433 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
2.2K
in 1.1K award notices
Awarded value
€1.1B
from 64% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
1.1K
with at least one award
Public buyers
782
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2323Nov–Dec 20232024: 52352320242025: 76476420252026: 8468462026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202323
2024523
2025764
2026846
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €1.5M€1.5MNov–Dec 20232024: €213.6M€213.6M20242025: €353.8M€353.8M20252026: €509M€509M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€1.5M
2024€213.6M
2025€353.8M
2026€509M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 1,484
  2. Environment and waste: 119
  3. Universities, schools and research: 107
  4. Economic affairs: 96
  5. Housing and community amenities: 88
  6. Urban transport operators: 51
  7. Armed forces and defence agencies: 48
  8. Water utilities: 37
  9. Other126
    Other: 126
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration1,484
Environment and waste119
Universities, schools and research107
Economic affairs96
Housing and community amenities88
Urban transport operators51
Armed forces and defence agencies48
Water utilities37
Other126
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 201 companies
    France: 355
  2. 76 companies
    Romania: 261
  3. 107 companies
    Spain: 226
  4. 97 companies
    Poland: 184
  5. 87 companies
    Germany: 150
  6. 54 companies
    Sweden: 125
  7. 59 companies
    Czechia: 124
  8. Netherlands96
    22 companies
    Netherlands: 96
  9. 54 companies
    Ireland: 83
  10. 38 companies
    Lithuania: 70
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Contracts by buyer country
France355
Romania261
Spain226
Poland184
Germany150
Sweden125
Czechia124
Netherlands96
Ireland83
Lithuania70
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 17.3%, Medium-sized 18.6%, Small 15.1%, Micro 2.6%, SME (size not stated) 26.9%, Size not stated 19.6%Large companies: 373 (17.3%)17%Medium-sized: 401 (18.6%)19%Small: 325 (15.1%)15%Micro: 55 (2.6%)SME (size not stated): 580 (26.9%)27%Size not stated: 422 (19.6%)20%
  • 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 companies373 · 17.3%
Medium-sized401 · 18.6%
Small325 · 15.1%
Micro55 · 2.6%
SME (size not stated)580 · 26.9%
Size not stated422 · 19.6%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. United Kingdom13
    United Kingdom: 13
  2. Germany4
    Germany: 4
  3. Italy4
    Italy: 4
  4. Switzerland4
    Switzerland: 4
  5. Czechia3
    Czechia: 3
  6. Netherlands3
    Netherlands: 3
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
United Kingdom13
Germany4
Italy4
Switzerland4
Czechia3
Netherlands3

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

98.1%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 98.1%

40 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

8.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 8.2%

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

Lots with a single bid

30%

Lots with a single bid: 30%

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.Cramo ABSweden · 16 notices
  2. 2.MAQUINARIA Y SERVICIOS GARMO, S.L.Spain · 16 notices
  3. 3.Renta ABSweden · 14 notices
  4. 4.Educarium Sp. z o.o.Poland · 11 notices
  5. 5.Rocka Genco SRLRomania · 11 notices

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Questions

How big is the construction machinery and equipment market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 764 supply contracts for construction machinery and equipment through award notices on TED; the 497 of them that state a value (65.1%) add up to €354 million.
How many public contracts for construction machinery and equipment are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 2,156 supply contracts for construction machinery and equipment in 1,144 TED award notices; the 1,376 awards with a published value add up to €1.1B.
Which countries buy the most construction machinery and equipment through public tenders?
France (355 awards), Romania (261 awards), Spain (226 awards) lead; 1,072 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win construction machinery and equipment contracts?
1.9% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is United Kingdom.

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.