Cable, wire and related products market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 1,281 supply contracts for cable, wire and related products through award notices on TED; the 796 of them that state a value (62.1%) add up to €336 million. EU countries together imported €46 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to cable, wire and related products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 7604, 7408, 7216, 7214, 7213 and 7 more headings; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 0.3% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 1,312 companies have won 4,001 public supply contracts for cable, wire and related products in 30 European countries, in 1,972 award notices from 896 public buyers.
  • 4.1% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Slovakia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 13.9% of all awards across Europe.
  • 19.9% 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, "Cable, wire and related products market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/443-cable-wire-and-related-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 443 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
4K
in 2K award notices
Awarded value
€1.1B
from 64% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
1.3K
with at least one award
Public buyers
896
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 4343Nov–Dec 20232024: 1,1561,15620242025: 1,2811,28120252026: 1,5211,5212026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202343
20241,156
20251,281
20261,521
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €10M€10MNov–Dec 20232024: €330M€330M20242025: €335.5M€335.5M20252026: €395.3M€395.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€10M
2024€330M
2025€335.5M
2026€395.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 1,954
  2. Electricity utilities: 497
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies: 268
  4. Universities, schools and research: 185
  5. Coal and solid fuels: 150
  6. Urban transport operators: 149
  7. Hospitals and health services: 144
  8. Economic affairs: 131
  9. Other523
    Other: 523
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration1,954
Electricity utilities497
Armed forces and defence agencies268
Universities, schools and research185
Coal and solid fuels150
Urban transport operators149
Hospitals and health services144
Economic affairs131
Other523
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 219 companies
    France: 784
  2. 339 companies
    Spain: 667
  3. 102 companies
    Czechia: 505
  4. 47 companies
    Lithuania: 465
  5. 115 companies
    Poland: 408
  6. 47 companies
    Romania: 267
  7. 36 companies
    Sweden: 88
  8. 31 companies
    Hungary: 82
  9. 27 companies
    Slovenia: 79
  10. 39 companies
    Italy: 73
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Contracts by buyer country
France784
Spain667
Czechia505
Lithuania465
Poland408
Romania267
Sweden88
Hungary82
Slovenia79
Italy73
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 19.9%, Medium-sized 7.3%, Small 8%, Micro 1.8%, SME (size not stated) 44.5%, Size not stated 18.4%Large companies: 797 (19.9%)20%Medium-sized: 291 (7.3%)Small: 321 (8%)Micro: 74 (1.8%)SME (size not stated): 1,781 (44.5%)45%Size not stated: 737 (18.4%)18%
  • 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 companies797 · 19.9%
Medium-sized291 · 7.3%
Small321 · 8%
Micro74 · 1.8%
SME (size not stated)1,781 · 44.5%
Size not stated737 · 18.4%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Slovakia64
    Slovakia: 64
  2. Czechia31
    Czechia: 31
  3. Germany22
    Germany: 22
  4. Austria16
    Austria: 16
  5. Switzerland4
    Switzerland: 4
  6. United Kingdom4
    United Kingdom: 4
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Slovakia64
Czechia31
Germany22
Austria16
Switzerland4
United Kingdom4
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €46B€46B20232024: €44B€44B20242025: €46B€46B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€46B
2024€44B
2025€46B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 7604, 7408, 7216, 7214, 7213, 7217, 7314, 7312, 7605, 7413, 7614, 7313 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

95.9%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 95.9%

165 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

13.9%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 13.9%

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

Lots with a single bid

19.9%

Lots with a single bid: 19.9%

Among 3.6K 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.Ensto CEE, s.r.o.Czechia · 61 notices
  2. 2.Petek i Wspólnicy Sp. z o.o. Sp. k.Poland · 43 notices
  3. 3.METRODIS s.r.o.Czechia · 30 notices
  4. 4.Nexans Power Accessories Czech Republic, spol. s r.o.Czechia · 27 notices
  5. 5.Heneken Conductors, s.r.o.Slovakia · 25 notices
  6. 6.Cor.El S.r.l.Italy · 23 notices
  7. 7.FERRETERIA FERAYU S.L.Spain · 19 notices
  8. 8.Würth España, S.A.Spain · 16 notices
  9. 9.Carbospec M. Jaśniok Spółka JawnaPoland · 15 notices
  10. 10.Gating Services, a.s.Czechia · 14 notices

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Questions

How big is the cable, wire and related products market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 1,281 supply contracts for cable, wire and related products through award notices on TED; the 796 of them that state a value (62.1%) add up to €336 million. EU countries together imported €46 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to cable, wire and related products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 7604, 7408, 7216, 7214, 7213 and 7 more headings; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 0.3% from 2023.
How many public contracts for cable, wire and related products are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 4,001 supply contracts for cable, wire and related products in 1,972 TED award notices; the 2,544 awards with a published value add up to €1.1B.
Which countries buy the most cable, wire and related products through public tenders?
France (784 awards), Spain (667 awards), Czechia (505 awards) lead; 1,312 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win cable, wire and related products contracts?
4.1% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Slovakia.

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.