Police equipment market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 104 supply contracts for police equipment through award notices on TED; the 51 of them that state a value (49%) add up to €17.3 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 91 companies have won 238 public supply contracts for police equipment in France, in 134 award notices from 122 public buyers.
- 100% of these awards went to companies registered in France.
- The five companies that win most often hold 37.4% of all awards.
- 12.1% 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 defence in France came to €29.5 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.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for public order and safety in France came to €13.7 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, "Police equipment market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/352-police-equipment, 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
- The European Defence Agency puts EU Member States' defence spending at €418 billion in 2025, 2.2% of GDP. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
- The European Defence Agency puts defence equipment procurement by EU Member States at €115 billion in 2025, up 26% in real terms. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
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
- 91
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 134
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 122
- 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
- 238
- in 134 award notices
- Awarded value
- €53M
- from 48% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 91
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 122
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2024 | 62 |
| 2025 | 104 |
| 2026 | 72 |
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| 2024 | €21.7M |
| 2025 | €17.3M |
| 2026 | €14M |
- Other2
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 207 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 11 |
| Economic affairs | 6 |
| Water utilities | 3 |
| Housing and community amenities | 3 |
| Environment and waste | 2 |
| Universities, schools and research | 2 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
- Ile de France44FR10
- Rhône-Alpes36FRK2
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur24FRL0
- Languedoc-Roussillon19FRJ1
- Bourgogne12FRC1
- Pays de la Loire10FRG0
- Poitou-Charentes7FRI3
- Alsace7FRF1
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| Ile de France | 44 |
| Rhône-Alpes | 36 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 24 |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | 19 |
| Bourgogne | 12 |
| Pays de la Loire | 10 |
| Poitou-Charentes | 7 |
| Alsace | 7 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 109 · 45.8% |
| Medium-sized | 13 · 5.5% |
| Small | 5 · 2.1% |
| SME (size not stated) | 71 · 29.8% |
| Size not stated | 40 · 16.8% |
- Under €2M turnover
- €2M–10M
- €10M–50M
- €50M and more
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| Under €2M turnover | 19 · 31.7% |
| €2M–10M | 12 · 20% |
| €10M–50M | 17 · 28.3% |
| €50M and more | 12 · 20% |
- Lyon11
- Orléans9
- Les Belleville9
- Dijon8
- Toulouse7
- Montpellier7
- Clermont-Ferrand6
- Bonneville5
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| Lyon | 11 |
| Orléans | 9 |
| Les Belleville | 9 |
| Dijon | 8 |
| Toulouse | 7 |
| Montpellier | 7 |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 6 |
| Bonneville | 5 |
60 of 91 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
100%
0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
37.4%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
12.1%
Among 215 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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Where this industry meets in France
- Préventica ParisTrade fair · Paris, France
- APSTrade fair · Paris, France
- Milipol ParisTrade fair · Paris, France
- Intersec Saudi ArabiaTrade fair · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- IntersecTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Perimeter ProtectionTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for police equipment in France?
- 91 companies won 134 contract award notices for these categories from 122 public buyers in France since November 2023.
- How big is the police equipment market in France?
- In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 104 supply contracts for police equipment through award notices on TED; the 51 of them that state a value (49%) add up to €17.3 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of police equipment meet buyers and distributors in France?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Préventica Paris, APS, Milipol Paris, Intersec Saudi Arabia, Intersec, Perimeter Protection — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for police equipment in France?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for France and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
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.