Basic metals market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 6 supply contracts for basic metals through award notices on TED; the 2 of them that state a value (33.3%) add up to €151,758, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €5.78 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to basic metals in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 7601, 7403, 7502, 7901, 7402 and 15 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 1% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 33 companies have won 45 public supply contracts for basic metals in France, in 31 award notices from 29 public buyers.
- 93.3% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
- The five companies that win most often hold 28.9% of all awards.
- 35.9% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in France — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €486 billion in 2025, 16.2% 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, "Basic metals market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/147-basic-metals, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 33
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 31
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 29
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €5.8B
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in France: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 45
- in 31 award notices
- Awarded value
- €5.5M
- from 40% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 33
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 29
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 20 |
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| 2024 | €5M |
| 2025 | €151.8K |
| 2026 | €381.1K |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 28 |
| Water utilities | 8 |
| Universities, schools and research | 3 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 3 |
| Railway operators | 2 |
| Hospitals and health services | 1 |
- Ile de France14FR10
- Nord-Pas de Calais5FRE1
- Bretagne3FRH0
- Limousin3FRI2
- Rhône-Alpes3FRK2
- Picardie2FRE2
- Pays de la Loire2FRG0
- Haute-Normandie1FRD2
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| Ile de France | 14 |
| Nord-Pas de Calais | 5 |
| Bretagne | 3 |
| Limousin | 3 |
| Rhône-Alpes | 3 |
| Picardie | 2 |
| Pays de la Loire | 2 |
| Haute-Normandie | 1 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 25 · 55.6% |
| Medium-sized | 1 · 2.2% |
| SME (size not stated) | 9 · 20% |
| Size not stated | 10 · 22.2% |
- Austria1
- Germany1
- Japan1
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| Austria | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
- Under €2M turnover
- €2M–10M
- €10M–50M
- €50M and more
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| Under €2M turnover | 1 · 5% |
| €2M–10M | 3 · 15% |
| €10M–50M | 7 · 35% |
| €50M and more | 9 · 45% |
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| 2023 | €5.8B |
| 2024 | €5.8B |
| 2025 | €5.8B |
- Paris9
- LIMOGES CEDEX3
- Toulouse3
- Lille2
- Le Mans2
- Gif sur yvette2
- Chelles cedex2
- Brest cedex 92
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| Paris | 9 |
| LIMOGES CEDEX | 3 |
| Toulouse | 3 |
| Lille | 2 |
| Le Mans | 2 |
| Gif sur yvette | 2 |
| Chelles cedex | 2 |
| Brest cedex 9 | 2 |
20 of 30 winning companies registered in France have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 7601, 7403, 7502, 7901, 7402, 8108, 7801, 8001, 7201, 8104, 8105, 8101, 8112, 8102, 8111, 2805, 7206, 8109, 8103, 8107 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in France
93.3%
3 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
28.9%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
35.9%
Among 39 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
- Who wins public contracts for basic metals in France?
- 33 companies won 31 contract award notices for these categories from 29 public buyers in France since November 2023.
- How big is the basic metals market in France?
- In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 6 supply contracts for basic metals through award notices on TED; the 2 of them that state a value (33.3%) add up to €151,758, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €5.78 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to basic metals in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 7601, 7403, 7502, 7901, 7402 and 15 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 1% from 2023.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.