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Electrical equipment and apparatus market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 510 supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus through award notices on TED; the 192 of them that state a value (37.6%) add up to €407 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €4.73 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to electrical equipment and apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8543, 8512, 8511, 8531, 8505 and 4 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 8.8% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 439 companies have won 1,383 public supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus in France, in 625 award notices from 515 public buyers.
  • 97% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 27.7% of all awards.
  • 14.3% 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, "Electrical equipment and apparatus market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/316-electrical-equipment-and-apparatus, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
439
since November 2023
Award notices
625
on TED
Public buyers
515
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€4.7B
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
1.4K
in 625 award notices
Awarded value
€732.1M
from 35% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
439
with at least one award
Public buyers
515
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 48248220242025: 51051020252026: 3913912026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024482
2025510
2026391
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €274.4M€274.4M20242025: €407.3M€407.3M20252026: €50.4M€50.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€274.4M
2025€407.3M
2026€50.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration922
    Cities, regions and central administration: 922
  2. Housing and community amenities103
    Housing and community amenities: 103
  3. Electricity utilities81
    Electricity utilities: 81
  4. Universities, schools and research66
    Universities, schools and research: 66
  5. Water utilities34
    Water utilities: 34
  6. Hospitals and health services33
    Hospitals and health services: 33
  7. Economic affairs33
    Economic affairs: 33
  8. Environment and waste29
    Environment and waste: 29
  9. Other82
    Other: 82
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration922
Housing and community amenities103
Electricity utilities81
Universities, schools and research66
Water utilities34
Hospitals and health services33
Economic affairs33
Environment and waste29
Other82
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Ile de France235
    FR10
    Ile de France: 235
  2. Rhône-Alpes145
    FRK2
    Rhône-Alpes: 145
  3. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur134
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 134
  4. Nord-Pas de Calais89
    FRE1
    Nord-Pas de Calais: 89
  5. Languedoc-Roussillon79
    FRJ1
    Languedoc-Roussillon: 79
  6. Pays de la Loire58
    FRG0
    Pays de la Loire: 58
  7. Midi-Pyrénées56
    FRJ2
    Midi-Pyrénées: 56
  8. Lorraine47
    FRF3
    Lorraine: 47
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Ile de France235
Rhône-Alpes145
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur134
Nord-Pas de Calais89
Languedoc-Roussillon79
Pays de la Loire58
Midi-Pyrénées56
Lorraine47
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 49%, Medium-sized 4.4%, Small 1.4%, Micro 0.2%, SME (size not stated) 15.4%, Size not stated 29.6%Large companies: 677 (49%)49%Medium-sized: 61 (4.4%)Small: 20 (1.4%)Micro: 3 (0.2%)SME (size not stated): 213 (15.4%)15%Size not stated: 409 (29.6%)30%
  • 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 companies677 · 49%
Medium-sized61 · 4.4%
Small20 · 1.4%
Micro3 · 0.2%
SME (size not stated)213 · 15.4%
Size not stated409 · 29.6%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Spain11
    Spain: 11
  2. Switzerland8
    Switzerland: 8
  3. Italy7
    Italy: 7
  4. Austria6
    Austria: 6
  5. Germany3
    Germany: 3
  6. Portugal2
    Portugal: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Spain11
Switzerland8
Italy7
Austria6
Germany3
Portugal2
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 10.2%, €2M–10M 20.7%, €10M–50M 32.7%, €50M and more 36.5%Under €2M turnover: 27 (10.2%)10%€2M–10M: 55 (20.7%)21%€10M–50M: 87 (32.7%)33%€50M and more: 97 (36.5%)36%
  • Under €2M turnover
  • €2M–10M
  • €10M–50M
  • €50M and more
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Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Under €2M turnover27 · 10.2%
€2M–10M55 · 20.7%
€10M–50M87 · 32.7%
€50M and more97 · 36.5%
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)2023: €5.2B€5.2B20232024: €4.8B€4.8B20242025: €4.7B€4.7B2025
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Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
2023€5.2B
2024€4.8B
2025€4.7B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX73
    PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX: 73
  2. Perpignan Cedex28
    Perpignan Cedex: 28
  3. Paris27
    Paris: 27
  4. Furiani26
    Furiani: 26
  5. ANGERS cedex 0223
    ANGERS cedex 02: 23
  6. Lille22
    Lille: 22
  7. Caen20
    Caen: 20
  8. CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE19
    CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE: 19
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Where the buyers are (city)
PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX73
Perpignan Cedex28
Paris27
Furiani26
ANGERS cedex 0223
Lille22
Caen20
CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE19

266 of 415 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 8543, 8512, 8511, 8531, 8505, 8547, 8545, 8546, 8548 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in France

97%

Awards to companies registered in France: 97%

42 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

27.7%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 27.7%

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

Lots with a single bid

14.3%

Lots with a single bid: 14.3%

Among 1.2K 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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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Quantum Design Sarl25 public contracts in total
  2. Ametek SAS19 public contracts in total
  3. PerkinElmer Scientific (France) SAS11 public contracts in total
  4. POINT P S.A.S21 public contracts in total
  5. ECOLAB SNC10 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus in France?
439 companies won 625 contract award notices for these categories from 515 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Quantum Design Sarl, Ametek SAS, PerkinElmer Scientific (France) SAS, POINT P S.A.S, ECOLAB SNC.
How big is the electrical equipment and apparatus market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 510 supply contracts for electrical equipment and apparatus through award notices on TED; the 192 of them that state a value (37.6%) add up to €407 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €4.73 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to electrical equipment and apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8543, 8512, 8511, 8531, 8505 and 4 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 8.8% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of electrical equipment and apparatus meet buyers and distributors in France?
At trade fairs and congresses such as BePOSITIVE, Batteries Event, SPS – Smart Production Solutions, IFAM – Intronika – Robotics, E-world energy & water, HANNOVER MESSE — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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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.