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Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 618 supply contracts for medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products through award notices on TED; the 131 of them that state a value (21.2%) add up to €10.6 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 365 companies have won 1,425 public supply contracts for medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products in France, in 122 award notices from 46 public buyers.
  • 95.9% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 23.3% of all awards.
  • 27.3% 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.

General government spending on goods, services and investment for health in France came to €180 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.

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, "Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/330-medical-equipments-pharmaceuticals-and-personal-ca, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
365
since November 2023
Award notices
122
on TED
Public buyers
46
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

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 122 award notices
Awarded value
€73.9M
from 27% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
365
with at least one award
Public buyers
46
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 38338320242025: 61861820252026: 4244242026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024383
2025618
2026424
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €2.1M€2.1M20242025: €10.6M€10.6M20252026: €61.2M€61.2M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€2.1M
2025€10.6M
2026€61.2M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services1,346
    Hospitals and health services: 1,346
  2. Cities, regions and central administration52
    Cities, regions and central administration: 52
  3. Police, fire services and prisons19
    Police, fire services and prisons: 19
  4. Universities, schools and research3
    Universities, schools and research: 3
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies3
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 3
  6. Railway operators1
    Railway operators: 1
  7. Environment and waste1
    Environment and waste: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services1,346
Cities, regions and central administration52
Police, fire services and prisons19
Universities, schools and research3
Armed forces and defence agencies3
Railway operators1
Environment and waste1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Haute-Normandie387
    FRD2
    Haute-Normandie: 387
  2. Picardie309
    FRE2
    Picardie: 309
  3. Ile de France309
    FR10
    Ile de France: 309
  4. Poitou-Charentes259
    FRI3
    Poitou-Charentes: 259
  5. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur65
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 65
  6. Bretagne40
    FRH0
    Bretagne: 40
  7. Pays de la Loire21
    FRG0
    Pays de la Loire: 21
  8. Rhône-Alpes13
    FRK2
    Rhône-Alpes: 13
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Haute-Normandie387
Picardie309
Ile de France309
Poitou-Charentes259
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur65
Bretagne40
Pays de la Loire21
Rhône-Alpes13
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 18.2%, Medium-sized 23%, Small 2.9%, Micro 0.3%, SME (size not stated) 11.5%, Size not stated 44.1%Large companies: 259 (18.2%)18%Medium-sized: 328 (23%)23%Small: 42 (2.9%)Micro: 4 (0.3%)SME (size not stated): 164 (11.5%)12%Size not stated: 628 (44.1%)44%
  • 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 companies259 · 18.2%
Medium-sized328 · 23%
Small42 · 2.9%
Micro4 · 0.3%
SME (size not stated)164 · 11.5%
Size not stated628 · 44.1%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany19
    Germany: 19
  2. Netherlands13
    Netherlands: 13
  3. Belgium12
    Belgium: 12
  4. Switzerland8
    Switzerland: 8
  5. Italy2
    Italy: 2
  6. United Kingdom2
    United Kingdom: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany19
Netherlands13
Belgium12
Switzerland8
Italy2
United Kingdom2
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 8.6%, €2M–10M 22.3%, €10M–50M 28.5%, €50M and more 40.6%Under €2M turnover: 22 (8.6%)€2M–10M: 57 (22.3%)22%€10M–50M: 73 (28.5%)29%€50M and more: 104 (40.6%)41%
  • 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 turnover22 · 8.6%
€2M–10M57 · 22.3%
€10M–50M73 · 28.5%
€50M and more104 · 40.6%
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. ROUEN358
    ROUEN: 358
  2. Amiens257
    Amiens: 257
  3. Paris245
    Paris: 245
  4. LA ROCHELLE209
    LA ROCHELLE: 209
  5. NICE59
    NICE: 59
  6. Beauvais cedex51
    Beauvais cedex: 51
  7. LE KLREMIN BICETRE50
    LE KLREMIN BICETRE: 50
  8. LAMBALLE40
    LAMBALLE: 40
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Where the buyers are (city)
ROUEN358
Amiens257
Paris245
LA ROCHELLE209
NICE59
Beauvais cedex51
LE KLREMIN BICETRE50
LAMBALLE40

256 of 339 winning companies registered in France have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.

Awards to companies registered in France

95.9%

Awards to companies registered in France: 95.9%

58 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

23.3%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 23.3%

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

Lots with a single bid

27.3%

Lots with a single bid: 27.3%

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. Johnson & Johnson Medical SAS101 public contracts in total
  2. STRYKER FRANCE SA99 public contracts in total
  3. Medline international France SAS110 public contracts in total
  4. TERUMO France SAS50 public contracts in total
  5. CORDIS France SAS31 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products in France?
365 companies won 122 contract award notices for these categories from 46 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Johnson & Johnson Medical SAS, STRYKER FRANCE SA, Medline international France SAS, TERUMO France SAS, CORDIS France SAS.
How big is the medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 618 supply contracts for medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products through award notices on TED; the 131 of them that state a value (21.2%) add up to €10.6 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products meet buyers and distributors in France?
At trade fairs and congresses such as SantExpo, 120ème Congrès Français d'Urologie (CFU 2026), Congrès ADF, Les Journées Dermatologiques de Paris (JDP), Journées Européennes de la Société Française de Cardiologie (JESFC), Journées Cicatrisations 2027 — 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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.