Installation services (except software) market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 218 supply contracts for installation services (except software) through award notices on TED; the 126 of them that state a value (57.8%) add up to €146 million.

  • Since November 2023, 362 companies have won 636 public supply contracts for installation services (except software) in 30 European countries, in 420 award notices from 210 public buyers.
  • 6.8% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Czechia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 11.2% of all awards across Europe.
  • 32% 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, "Installation services (except software) market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/510-installation-services-except-software, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 510 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
636
in 420 award notices
Awarded value
€570.5M
from 54% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
362
with at least one award
Public buyers
210
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 66Nov–Dec 20232024: 19519520242025: 21821820252026: 2172172026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20236
2024195
2025218
2026217
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €1.4M€1.4MNov–Dec 20232024: €185M€185M20242025: €146.3M€146.3M20252026: €237.8M€237.8M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€1.4M
2024€185M
2025€146.3M
2026€237.8M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 280
  2. Universities, schools and research: 160
  3. Hospitals and health services: 85
  4. Economic affairs: 21
  5. Police, fire services and prisons: 20
  6. Environment and waste: 17
  7. Urban transport operators: 16
  8. Culture, sport and religion: 12
  9. Other25
    Other: 25
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration280
Universities, schools and research160
Hospitals and health services85
Economic affairs21
Police, fire services and prisons20
Environment and waste17
Urban transport operators16
Culture, sport and religion12
Other25
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 65 companies
    Czechia: 154
  2. 45 companies
    Slovakia: 110
  3. 40 companies
    Finland: 63
  4. 45 companies
    Spain: 60
  5. 25 companies
    Romania: 51
  6. 26 companies
    Germany: 45
  7. 33 companies
    Poland: 44
  8. Sweden24
    17 companies
    Sweden: 24
  9. Norway19
    16 companies
    Norway: 19
  10. Ireland16
    8 companies
    Ireland: 16
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Contracts by buyer country
Czechia154
Slovakia110
Finland63
Spain60
Romania51
Germany45
Poland44
Sweden24
Norway19
Ireland16
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 17%, Medium-sized 11.6%, Small 22.5%, Micro 3.3%, SME (size not stated) 34.1%, Size not stated 11.5%Large companies: 108 (17%)17%Medium-sized: 74 (11.6%)12%Small: 143 (22.5%)22%Micro: 21 (3.3%)SME (size not stated): 217 (34.1%)34%Size not stated: 73 (11.5%)11%
  • 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 companies108 · 17%
Medium-sized74 · 11.6%
Small143 · 22.5%
Micro21 · 3.3%
SME (size not stated)217 · 34.1%
Size not stated73 · 11.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Czechia20
    Czechia: 20
  2. Slovakia4
    Slovakia: 4
  3. Germany3
    Germany: 3
  4. Finland3
    Finland: 3
  5. France2
    France: 2
  6. Italy2
    Italy: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Czechia20
Slovakia4
Germany3
Finland3
France2
Italy2

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

93.2%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 93.2%

43 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

11.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 11.2%

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

Lots with a single bid

32%

Lots with a single bid: 32%

Among 565 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 installation services (except software) market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 218 supply contracts for installation services (except software) through award notices on TED; the 126 of them that state a value (57.8%) add up to €146 million.
How many public contracts for installation services (except software) are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 636 supply contracts for installation services (except software) in 420 TED award notices; the 346 awards with a published value add up to €570.5M.
Which countries buy the most installation services (except software) through public tenders?
Czechia (154 awards), Slovakia (110 awards), Finland (63 awards) lead; 362 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win installation services (except software) contracts?
6.8% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Czechia.

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.