Textile articles market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 310 supply contracts for textile articles through award notices on TED; the 106 of them that state a value (34.2%) add up to €54.7 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €3.54 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to textile articles in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 6302, 6307, 5703, 6306, 5911 and 12 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 2.1% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 315 companies have won 1,311 public supply contracts for textile articles in France, in 210 award notices from 172 public buyers.
  • 99.7% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 28.8% of all awards.
  • 10.3% 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.

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, "Textile articles market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/395-textile-articles, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 11 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
315
since November 2023
Award notices
210
on TED
Public buyers
172
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€3.5B
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
1.3K
in 210 award notices
Awarded value
€115.6M
from 38% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
315
with at least one award
Public buyers
172
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 41541520242025: 31031020252026: 5865862026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024415
2025310
2026586
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €51.8M€51.8M20242025: €54.7M€54.7M20252026: €9.1M€9.1M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€51.8M
2025€54.7M
2026€9.1M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services: 1,054
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 193
  3. Police, fire services and prisons: 18
  4. Culture, sport and religion: 14
  5. Universities, schools and research: 11
  6. Armed forces and defence agencies: 6
  7. Housing and community amenities: 6
  8. Environment and waste: 4
  9. Other5
    Other: 5
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services1,054
Cities, regions and central administration193
Police, fire services and prisons18
Culture, sport and religion14
Universities, schools and research11
Armed forces and defence agencies6
Housing and community amenities6
Environment and waste4
Other5
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Nord-Pas de Calais431
    FRE1
    Nord-Pas de Calais: 431
  2. Aquitaine321
    FRI1
    Aquitaine: 321
  3. Centre — Val de Loire102
    FRB0
    Centre — Val de Loire: 102
  4. Ile de France99
    FR10
    Ile de France: 99
  5. Rhône-Alpes80
    FRK2
    Rhône-Alpes: 80
  6. Midi-Pyrénées65
    FRJ2
    Midi-Pyrénées: 65
  7. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur46
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 46
  8. Poitou-Charentes37
    FRI3
    Poitou-Charentes: 37
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Nord-Pas de Calais431
Aquitaine321
Centre — Val de Loire102
Ile de France99
Rhône-Alpes80
Midi-Pyrénées65
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur46
Poitou-Charentes37
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 51.1%, Medium-sized 1.4%, Small 0.8%, Micro 0.2%, SME (size not stated) 37.2%, Size not stated 9.3%Large companies: 670 (51.1%)51%Medium-sized: 18 (1.4%)Small: 10 (0.8%)Micro: 3 (0.2%)SME (size not stated): 488 (37.2%)37%Size not stated: 122 (9.3%)
  • 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 companies670 · 51.1%
Medium-sized18 · 1.4%
Small10 · 0.8%
Micro3 · 0.2%
SME (size not stated)488 · 37.2%
Size not stated122 · 9.3%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany3
    Germany: 3
  2. Belgium1
    Belgium: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany3
Belgium1
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 18.1%, €2M–10M 29.8%, €10M–50M 25.5%, €50M and more 26.6%Under €2M turnover: 34 (18.1%)18%€2M–10M: 56 (29.8%)30%€10M–50M: 48 (25.5%)26%€50M and more: 50 (26.6%)27%
  • 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 turnover34 · 18.1%
€2M–10M56 · 29.8%
€10M–50M48 · 25.5%
€50M and more50 · 26.6%
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)2023: €3.6B€3.6B20232024: €3.6B€3.6B20242025: €3.5B€3.5B2025
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Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
2023€3.6B
2024€3.6B
2025€3.5B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Lille428
    Lille: 428
  2. TALENCE313
    TALENCE: 313
  3. Blois63
    Blois: 63
  4. Tarbes57
    Tarbes: 57
  5. Chambéry51
    Chambéry: 51
  6. Paris32
    Paris: 32
  7. Le Coudray28
    Le Coudray: 28
  8. La Rochelle Cedex22
    La Rochelle Cedex: 22
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Where the buyers are (city)
Lille428
TALENCE313
Blois63
Tarbes57
Chambéry51
Paris32
Le Coudray28
La Rochelle Cedex22

188 of 312 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 6302, 6307, 5703, 6306, 5911, 6303, 5702, 6304, 6301, 5806, 5607, 5705, 5608, 5704, 5609, 5701, 5808 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in France

99.7%

Awards to companies registered in France: 99.7%

4 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

28.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 28.8%

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

Lots with a single bid

10.3%

Lots with a single bid: 10.3%

Among 1.3K 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. GRANJARD SAS21 public contracts in total
  2. Medline international France SAS110 public contracts in total
  3. LABORATOIRES RIVADIS SAS46 public contracts in total
  4. WESCO SA48 public contracts in total
  5. Johnson & Johnson Medical SAS101 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for textile articles in France?
315 companies won 210 contract award notices for these categories from 172 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are GRANJARD SAS, Medline international France SAS, LABORATOIRES RIVADIS SAS, WESCO SA, Johnson & Johnson Medical SAS.
How big is the textile articles market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 310 supply contracts for textile articles through award notices on TED; the 106 of them that state a value (34.2%) add up to €54.7 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €3.54 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to textile articles in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 6302, 6307, 5703, 6306, 5911 and 12 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 2.1% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of textile articles 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 textile articles in France?
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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.