Environmental services market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 61 supply contracts for environmental services through award notices on TED; the 32 of them that state a value (52.5%) add up to €43.2 million.

  • Since November 2023, 87 companies have won 98 public supply contracts for environmental services in 30 European countries, in 66 award notices from 54 public buyers.
  • 30.6% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 13.3% of all awards across Europe.
  • 32.3% 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, "Environmental services market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/907-environmental-services, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 907 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
98
in 66 award notices
Awarded value
€61.7M
from 58% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
87
with at least one award
Public buyers
54
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 55Nov–Dec 20232024: 191920242025: 616120252026: 13132026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20235
202419
202561
202613
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €186K€186KNov–Dec 20232024: €13.3M€13.3M20242025: €43.2M€43.2M20252026: €4.9M€4.9M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€186K
2024€13.3M
2025€43.2M
2026€4.9M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 62
  2. Environment and waste: 15
  3. Universities, schools and research: 6
  4. Armed forces and defence agencies: 5
  5. Hospitals and health services: 3
  6. Coal and solid fuels: 3
  7. Economic affairs: 1
  8. Police, fire services and prisons: 1
  9. Other2
    Other: 2
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration62
Environment and waste15
Universities, schools and research6
Armed forces and defence agencies5
Hospitals and health services3
Coal and solid fuels3
Economic affairs1
Police, fire services and prisons1
Other2
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 25 companies
    Belgium: 26
  2. Spain15
    12 companies
    Spain: 15
  3. Czechia13
    10 companies
    Czechia: 13
  4. Sweden8
    6 companies
    Sweden: 8
  5. Poland6
    6 companies
    Poland: 6
  6. Germany5
    5 companies
    Germany: 5
  7. Norway4
    3 companies
    Norway: 4
  8. Ireland4
    3 companies
    Ireland: 4
  9. Austria4
    4 companies
    Austria: 4
  10. Romania3
    3 companies
    Romania: 3
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Contracts by buyer country
Belgium26
Spain15
Czechia13
Sweden8
Poland6
Germany5
Norway4
Ireland4
Austria4
Romania3
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 26.5%, Medium-sized 9.2%, Small 3.1%, Micro 2%, SME (size not stated) 35.7%, Size not stated 23.5%Large companies: 26 (26.5%)27%Medium-sized: 9 (9.2%)Small: 3 (3.1%)Micro: 2 (2%)SME (size not stated): 35 (35.7%)36%Size not stated: 23 (23.5%)23%
  • 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 companies26 · 26.5%
Medium-sized9 · 9.2%
Small3 · 3.1%
Micro2 · 2%
SME (size not stated)35 · 35.7%
Size not stated23 · 23.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Spain5
    Spain: 5
  2. Portugal5
    Portugal: 5
  3. Germany3
    Germany: 3
  4. United Kingdom3
    United Kingdom: 3
  5. Italy3
    Italy: 3
  6. Netherlands3
    Netherlands: 3
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Spain5
Portugal5
Germany3
United Kingdom3
Italy3
Netherlands3

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

69.4%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 69.4%

30 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

13.3%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 13.3%

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

Lots with a single bid

32.3%

Lots with a single bid: 32.3%

Among 93 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 environmental services market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 61 supply contracts for environmental services through award notices on TED; the 32 of them that state a value (52.5%) add up to €43.2 million.
How many public contracts for environmental services are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 98 supply contracts for environmental services in 66 TED award notices; the 57 awards with a published value add up to €61.7M.
Which countries buy the most environmental services through public tenders?
Belgium (26 awards), Spain (15 awards), Czechia (13 awards) lead; 87 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win environmental services contracts?
30.6% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.

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.