Miscellaneous equipment market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 213 supply contracts for miscellaneous equipment through award notices on TED; the 102 of them that state a value (47.9%) add up to €17 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 344 companies have won 669 public supply contracts for miscellaneous equipment in France, in 254 award notices from 206 public buyers.
- 98.5% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Monaco.
- The five companies that win most often hold 8.1% of all awards.
- 15.8% 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, "Miscellaneous equipment market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/393-miscellaneous-equipment, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 344
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 254
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 206
- 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
- 669
- in 254 award notices
- Awarded value
- €63.4M
- from 41% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 344
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 206
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 189 |
| 2025 | 213 |
| 2026 | 267 |
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| 2024 | €30.5M |
| 2025 | €17M |
| 2026 | €15.9M |
- Other18
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 450 |
| Hospitals and health services | 64 |
| Universities, schools and research | 39 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 34 |
| Housing and community amenities | 21 |
| Water utilities | 18 |
| Environment and waste | 13 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 12 |
| Other | 18 |
- Ile de France103FR10
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur67FRL0
- Nord-Pas de Calais48FRE1
- Midi-Pyrénées38FRJ2
- Aquitaine38FRI1
- Pays de la Loire37FRG0
- Centre — Val de Loire35FRB0
- Picardie34FRE2
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| Ile de France | 103 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 67 |
| Nord-Pas de Calais | 48 |
| Midi-Pyrénées | 38 |
| Aquitaine | 38 |
| Pays de la Loire | 37 |
| Centre — Val de Loire | 35 |
| Picardie | 34 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 198 · 29.6% |
| Medium-sized | 30 · 4.5% |
| Small | 7 · 1% |
| Micro | 7 · 1% |
| SME (size not stated) | 296 · 44.2% |
| Size not stated | 131 · 19.6% |
- Monaco5
- Germany4
- Netherlands1
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| Monaco | 5 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
- Under €2M turnover
- €2M–10M
- €10M–50M
- €50M and more
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| Under €2M turnover | 23 · 10.6% |
| €2M–10M | 88 · 40.4% |
| €10M–50M | 56 · 25.7% |
| €50M and more | 51 · 23.4% |
- Bordeaux33
- Toulouse28
- Lille26
- Blois24
- Pantin cedex23
- Lyon23
- Le Tampon Cedex23
- Le Mans23
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| Bordeaux | 33 |
| Toulouse | 28 |
| Lille | 26 |
| Blois | 24 |
| Pantin cedex | 23 |
| Lyon | 23 |
| Le Tampon Cedex | 23 |
| Le Mans | 23 |
218 of 337 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
98.5%
10 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
8.1%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
15.8%
Among 620 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
- WESCO SA48 public contracts in total
- Karcher SAS15 public contracts in total
- XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS FRANCE SAS10 public contracts in total
- Leica Microsystèmes SAS37 public contracts in total
- Assmann GmbH19 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in France
- Maison&Objet Paris (January)Trade fair · Paris, France
- Sirha LyonTrade fair · Lyon, France
- EuropropreTrade fair · Paris, France
- WorkspaceTrade fair · Paris, France
- Snack ShowTrade fair · Paris, France
- SerbotelTrade fair · Nantes, France
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous equipment in France?
- 344 companies won 254 contract award notices for these categories from 206 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are WESCO SA, Karcher SAS, XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS FRANCE SAS, Leica Microsystèmes SAS, Assmann GmbH.
- How big is the miscellaneous equipment market in France?
- In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 213 supply contracts for miscellaneous equipment through award notices on TED; the 102 of them that state a value (47.9%) add up to €17 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of miscellaneous equipment meet buyers and distributors in France?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Maison&Objet Paris (January), Sirha Lyon, Europropre, Workspace, Snack Show, Serbotel — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for miscellaneous 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.