Installation services of 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 237 supply contracts for installation services of machinery and equipment through award notices on TED; the 195 of them that state a value (82.3%) add up to €562 million.

  • Since November 2023, 397 companies have won 760 public supply contracts for installation services of machinery and equipment in 30 European countries, in 314 award notices from 213 public buyers.
  • 5.7% 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 9.5% of all awards across Europe.
  • 46.3% 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 of machinery and equipment market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/515-installation-services-of-machinery-and-equipment, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 515 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
760
in 314 award notices
Awarded value
€853.8M
from 81% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
397
with at least one award
Public buyers
213
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 22Nov–Dec 20232024: 34434420242025: 23723720252026: 1771772026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20232
2024344
2025237
2026177
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €854.4K€854.4KNov–Dec 20232024: €174.7M€174.7M20242025: €562.2M€562.2M20252026: €116M€116M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€854.4K
2024€174.7M
2025€562.2M
2026€116M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 377
  2. Hospitals and health services: 107
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies: 83
  4. Universities, schools and research: 46
  5. Economic affairs: 26
  6. Housing and community amenities: 21
  7. Police, fire services and prisons: 17
  8. Environment and waste: 16
  9. Other67
    Other: 67
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration377
Hospitals and health services107
Armed forces and defence agencies83
Universities, schools and research46
Economic affairs26
Housing and community amenities21
Police, fire services and prisons17
Environment and waste16
Other67
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 163 companies
    Romania: 385
  2. 30 companies
    Cyprus: 70
  3. 30 companies
    Czechia: 43
  4. 34 companies
    Poland: 41
  5. 26 companies
    Spain: 36
  6. Finland35
    9 companies
    Finland: 35
  7. Slovakia26
    21 companies
    Slovakia: 26
  8. France22
    14 companies
    France: 22
  9. Sweden16
    12 companies
    Sweden: 16
  10. Netherlands15
    7 companies
    Netherlands: 15
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Contracts by buyer country
Romania385
Cyprus70
Czechia43
Poland41
Spain36
Finland35
Slovakia26
France22
Sweden16
Netherlands15
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 12.4%, Medium-sized 21.6%, Small 19.3%, Micro 0.9%, SME (size not stated) 11.3%, Size not stated 34.5%Large companies: 94 (12.4%)12%Medium-sized: 164 (21.6%)22%Small: 147 (19.3%)19%Micro: 7 (0.9%)SME (size not stated): 86 (11.3%)11%Size not stated: 262 (34.5%)34%
  • 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 companies94 · 12.4%
Medium-sized164 · 21.6%
Small147 · 19.3%
Micro7 · 0.9%
SME (size not stated)86 · 11.3%
Size not stated262 · 34.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany14
    Germany: 14
  2. Czechia4
    Czechia: 4
  3. Italy4
    Italy: 4
  4. Slovakia4
    Slovakia: 4
  5. France3
    France: 3
  6. Poland3
    Poland: 3
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany14
Czechia4
Italy4
Slovakia4
France3
Poland3

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

94.3%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 94.3%

43 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

9.5%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 9.5%

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

Lots with a single bid

46.3%

Lots with a single bid: 46.3%

Among 676 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 of machinery and equipment market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 237 supply contracts for installation services of machinery and equipment through award notices on TED; the 195 of them that state a value (82.3%) add up to €562 million.
How many public contracts for installation services of machinery and equipment are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 760 supply contracts for installation services of machinery and equipment in 314 TED award notices; the 614 awards with a published value add up to €853.8M.
Which countries buy the most installation services of machinery and equipment through public tenders?
Romania (385 awards), Cyprus (70 awards), Czechia (43 awards) lead; 397 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win installation services of machinery and equipment contracts?
5.7% 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.