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Pharmaceutical products market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 2,693 supply contracts for pharmaceutical products through award notices on TED; the 1,395 of them that state a value (51.8%) add up to €2.3 billion. France imported €36.3 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to pharmaceutical products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3004, 3002, 3822 and 3003; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.1% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 1,142 companies have won 8,145 public supply contracts for pharmaceutical products in France, in 604 award notices from 205 public buyers.
  • 98% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Belgium.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 8.4% of all awards.
  • 21.4% 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, "Pharmaceutical products market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/336-pharmaceutical-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

What industry and official reports say

Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.

Winning companies
1,142
since November 2023
Award notices
604
on TED
Public buyers
205
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€36.3B
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
8.1K
in 604 award notices
Awarded value
€6B
from 56% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
1.1K
with at least one award
Public buyers
205
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 3,4953,49520242025: 2,6932,69320252026: 1,9571,9572026
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Contracts awarded by year
20243,495
20252,693
20261,957
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €3.4B€3.4B20242025: €2.3B€2.3B20252026: €225.4M€225.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€3.4B
2025€2.3B
2026€225.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services6,976
    Hospitals and health services: 6,976
  2. Cities, regions and central administration985
    Cities, regions and central administration: 985
  3. Universities, schools and research98
    Universities, schools and research: 98
  4. Water utilities41
    Water utilities: 41
  5. Environment and waste35
    Environment and waste: 35
  6. Gas and heat utilities4
    Gas and heat utilities: 4
  7. Economic affairs2
    Economic affairs: 2
  8. Social protection1
    Social protection: 1
  9. Other3
    Other: 3
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services6,976
Cities, regions and central administration985
Universities, schools and research98
Water utilities41
Environment and waste35
Gas and heat utilities4
Economic affairs2
Social protection1
Other3
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Aquitaine2,335
    FRI1
    Aquitaine: 2,335
  2. Ile de France782
    FR10
    Ile de France: 782
  3. Nord-Pas de Calais601
    FRE1
    Nord-Pas de Calais: 601
  4. Rhône-Alpes564
    FRK2
    Rhône-Alpes: 564
  5. Centre — Val de Loire539
    FRB0
    Centre — Val de Loire: 539
  6. Lorraine508
    FRF3
    Lorraine: 508
  7. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur428
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 428
  8. Alsace252
    FRF1
    Alsace: 252
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Aquitaine2,335
Ile de France782
Nord-Pas de Calais601
Rhône-Alpes564
Centre — Val de Loire539
Lorraine508
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur428
Alsace252
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 53.8%, Medium-sized 1.8%, Small 0.7%, Micro 0.8%, SME (size not stated) 24.4%, Size not stated 18.5%Large companies: 4,384 (53.8%)54%Medium-sized: 147 (1.8%)Small: 54 (0.7%)Micro: 62 (0.8%)SME (size not stated): 1,990 (24.4%)24%Size not stated: 1,508 (18.5%)19%
  • 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 companies4,384 · 53.8%
Medium-sized147 · 1.8%
Small54 · 0.7%
Micro62 · 0.8%
SME (size not stated)1,990 · 24.4%
Size not stated1,508 · 18.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Belgium53
    Belgium: 53
  2. Netherlands19
    Netherlands: 19
  3. Germany19
    Germany: 19
  4. Ireland16
    Ireland: 16
  5. United Kingdom13
    United Kingdom: 13
  6. United States12
    United States: 12
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Belgium53
Netherlands19
Germany19
Ireland16
United Kingdom13
United States12
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 6.1%, €2M–10M 21.2%, €10M–50M 29.5%, €50M and more 43.2%Under €2M turnover: 33 (6.1%)€2M–10M: 115 (21.2%)21%€10M–50M: 160 (29.5%)30%€50M and more: 234 (43.2%)43%
  • 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 turnover33 · 6.1%
€2M–10M115 · 21.2%
€10M–50M160 · 29.5%
€50M and more234 · 43.2%
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)2023: €34B€34B20232024: €31B€31B20242025: €36B€36B2025
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Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
2023€34B
2024€31B
2025€36B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Talence2,269
    Talence: 2,269
  2. Lille687
    Lille: 687
  3. Saint-Brieuc567
    Saint-Brieuc: 567
  4. Verdun499
    Verdun: 499
  5. Blois454
    Blois: 454
  6. Marne La Vallée340
    Marne La Vallée: 340
  7. Marseille279
    Marseille: 279
  8. Colmar219
    Colmar: 219
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Where the buyers are (city)
Talence2,269
Lille687
Saint-Brieuc567
Verdun499
Blois454
Marne La Vallée340
Marseille279
Colmar219

542 of 1,052 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 3004, 3002, 3822, 3003 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in France

98%

Awards to companies registered in France: 98%

163 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

8.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 8.4%

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

Lots with a single bid

21.4%

Lots with a single bid: 21.4%

Among 7.6K 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. BIOMERIEUX SA47 public contracts in total
  2. Life Technologies SAS27 public contracts in total
  3. GE Healthcare SAS21 public contracts in total
  4. BAYER HEALTHCARE SAS25 public contracts in total
  5. Leica Microsystèmes SAS37 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for pharmaceutical products in France?
1,142 companies won 604 contract award notices for these categories from 205 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are BIOMERIEUX SA, Life Technologies SAS, GE Healthcare SAS, BAYER HEALTHCARE SAS, Leica Microsystèmes SAS.
How big is the pharmaceutical products market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 2,693 supply contracts for pharmaceutical products through award notices on TED; the 1,395 of them that state a value (51.8%) add up to €2.3 billion. France imported €36.3 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to pharmaceutical products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3004, 3002, 3822 and 3003; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.1% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of pharmaceutical 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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.