Installation services of metal containers market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 29 supply contracts for installation services of metal containers through award notices on TED; the 13 of them that state a value (44.8%) add up to €12.7 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 24 companies have won 53 public supply contracts for installation services of metal containers in 30 European countries, in 23 award notices from 23 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 Norway.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 64.2% of all awards across Europe.
  • 36.7% 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 metal containers market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/518-installation-services-of-metal-containers, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 518 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
53
in 23 award notices
Awarded value
€20M
from 68% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
24
with at least one award
Public buyers
23
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 171720242025: 292920252026: 772026
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Contracts awarded by year
202417
202529
20267
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €5.9M€5.9M20242025: €12.7M€12.7M20252026: €1.4M€1.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€5.9M
2025€12.7M
2026€1.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Armed forces and defence agencies: 24
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 12
  3. Hospitals and health services: 11
  4. Environment and waste: 3
  5. Airports: 1
  6. Electricity utilities: 1
  7. Water utilities: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Armed forces and defence agencies24
Cities, regions and central administration12
Hospitals and health services11
Environment and waste3
Airports1
Electricity utilities1
Water utilities1
Contracts by buyer country
  1. Romania23
    3 companies
    Romania: 23
  2. Poland12
    4 companies
    Poland: 12
  3. France5
    4 companies
    France: 5
  4. Netherlands3
    3 companies
    Netherlands: 3
  5. Denmark3
    3 companies
    Denmark: 3
  6. Spain2
    2 companies
    Spain: 2
  7. Czechia2
    2 companies
    Czechia: 2
  8. Belgium1
    1 companies
    Belgium: 1
  9. Hungary1
    1 companies
    Hungary: 1
  10. Ireland1
    1 companies
    Ireland: 1
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Contracts by buyer country
Romania23
Poland12
France5
Netherlands3
Denmark3
Spain2
Czechia2
Belgium1
Hungary1
Ireland1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 11.3%, Medium-sized 24.5%, Small 22.6%, SME (size not stated) 13.2%, Size not stated 28.3%Large companies: 6 (11.3%)11%Medium-sized: 13 (24.5%)25%Small: 12 (22.6%)23%SME (size not stated): 7 (13.2%)13%Size not stated: 15 (28.3%)28%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies6 · 11.3%
Medium-sized13 · 24.5%
Small12 · 22.6%
SME (size not stated)7 · 13.2%
Size not stated15 · 28.3%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Norway1
    Norway: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Norway1

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

98.1%

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

1 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

64.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 64.2%

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

Lots with a single bid

36.7%

Lots with a single bid: 36.7%

Among 49 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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    Questions

    How big is the installation services of metal containers market in Europe?
    In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 29 supply contracts for installation services of metal containers through award notices on TED; the 13 of them that state a value (44.8%) add up to €12.7 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
    How many public contracts for installation services of metal containers are awarded in Europe?
    Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 53 supply contracts for installation services of metal containers in 23 TED award notices; the 36 awards with a published value add up to €20M.
    Which countries buy the most installation services of metal containers through public tenders?
    Romania (23 awards), Poland (12 awards), France (5 awards) lead; 24 companies won at least one award across Europe.
    How often do foreign suppliers win installation services of metal containers contracts?
    1.9% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Norway.

    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.