Measuring instruments market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 81 supply contracts for measuring instruments through award notices on TED; the 53 of them that state a value (65.4%) add up to €7.14 million. France imported €586 million of goods in the customs headings matched to measuring instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9030, 9017 and 9016; all buyers, not only public ones), down 4.1% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 151 companies have won 216 public supply contracts for measuring instruments in France, in 126 award notices from 92 public buyers.
- 92.6% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
- The five companies that win most often hold 14.4% of all awards.
- 31.7% 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, "Measuring instruments market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/383-measuring-instruments, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 151
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 126
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 92
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €585.6M
- 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
- 216
- in 126 award notices
- Awarded value
- €23.3M
- from 46% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 151
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 92
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 55 |
| 2025 | 81 |
| 2026 | 80 |
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| 2024 | €8.4M |
| 2025 | €7.1M |
| 2026 | €7.8M |
- Other3
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| Universities, schools and research | 67 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 65 |
| Environment and waste | 37 |
| Hospitals and health services | 28 |
| Economic affairs | 9 |
| Airports | 3 |
| Housing and community amenities | 2 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
- Ile de France44FR10
- Midi-Pyrénées26FRJ2
- Languedoc-Roussillon25FRJ1
- Bretagne18FRH0
- Basse-Normandie15FRD1
- Nord-Pas de Calais12FRE1
- Rhône-Alpes9FRK2
- Pays de la Loire8FRG0
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| Ile de France | 44 |
| Midi-Pyrénées | 26 |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | 25 |
| Bretagne | 18 |
| Basse-Normandie | 15 |
| Nord-Pas de Calais | 12 |
| Rhône-Alpes | 9 |
| Pays de la Loire | 8 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 65 · 30.1% |
| Medium-sized | 10 · 4.6% |
| Small | 6 · 2.8% |
| Micro | 1 · 0.5% |
| SME (size not stated) | 76 · 35.2% |
| Size not stated | 58 · 26.9% |
- Germany9
- United Kingdom4
- Belgium1
- Switzerland1
- Ireland1
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| Germany | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
- Under €2M turnover
- €2M–10M
- €10M–50M
- €50M and more
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| Under €2M turnover | 9 · 8.9% |
| €2M–10M | 26 · 25.7% |
| €10M–50M | 34 · 33.7% |
| €50M and more | 32 · 31.7% |
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| 2023 | €610.4M |
| 2024 | €593.6M |
| 2025 | €585.6M |
- Paris21
- Mauguio14
- Caen cedex 512
- Montpellier10
- Gif sur yvette10
- Cahors9
- Rennes7
- PLOUZANE7
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| Paris | 21 |
| Mauguio | 14 |
| Caen cedex 5 | 12 |
| Montpellier | 10 |
| Gif sur yvette | 10 |
| Cahors | 9 |
| Rennes | 7 |
| PLOUZANE | 7 |
101 of 138 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 9030, 9017, 9016 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in France
92.6%
16 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
14.4%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
31.7%
Among 189 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
- KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES France SAS13 public contracts in total
- Ametek SAS19 public contracts in total
- Quantum Design Sarl25 public contracts in total
- Sysco France Sas323 public contracts in total
- Bruker France SAS84 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in France
- BioFITConference · Marseille, France
- Forum LABO ParisTrade fair · Paris, France
- BIO-Europe SpringConference · Lyon, France
- analytica ChinaTrade fair · Shanghai, China
- SLAS International Conference & ExhibitionConference · San Diego, United States
- PittconConference · Pittsburgh, United States
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for measuring instruments in France?
- 151 companies won 126 contract award notices for these categories from 92 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES France SAS, Ametek SAS, Quantum Design Sarl, Sysco France Sas, Bruker France SAS.
- How big is the measuring instruments market in France?
- In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 81 supply contracts for measuring instruments through award notices on TED; the 53 of them that state a value (65.4%) add up to €7.14 million. France imported €586 million of goods in the customs headings matched to measuring instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9030, 9017 and 9016; all buyers, not only public ones), down 4.1% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of measuring instruments meet buyers and distributors in France?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as BioFIT, Forum LABO Paris, BIO-Europe Spring, analytica China, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, Pittcon — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for measuring instruments 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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.