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Machine tools market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 171 supply contracts for machine tools through award notices on TED; the 114 of them that state a value (66.7%) add up to €22.5 million. France imported €3.1 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to machine tools in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8467, 8466, 8515, 8457, 8462 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 9.8% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 206 companies have won 407 public supply contracts for machine tools in France, in 208 award notices from 148 public buyers.
  • 95.8% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 16.5% of all awards.
  • 21.5% 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, "Machine tools market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/426-machine-tools, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
206
since November 2023
Award notices
208
on TED
Public buyers
148
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€3.1B
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
407
in 208 award notices
Awarded value
€60.5M
from 65% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
206
with at least one award
Public buyers
148
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 13513520242025: 17117120252026: 1011012026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024135
2025171
2026101
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €29.1M€29.1M20242025: €22.5M€22.5M20252026: €8.9M€8.9M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€29.1M
2025€22.5M
2026€8.9M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration262
    Cities, regions and central administration: 262
  2. Universities, schools and research74
    Universities, schools and research: 74
  3. Economic affairs10
    Economic affairs: 10
  4. Housing and community amenities10
    Housing and community amenities: 10
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies9
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 9
  6. Police, fire services and prisons9
    Police, fire services and prisons: 9
  7. Water utilities8
    Water utilities: 8
  8. Hospitals and health services7
    Hospitals and health services: 7
  9. Other18
    Other: 18
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration262
Universities, schools and research74
Economic affairs10
Housing and community amenities10
Armed forces and defence agencies9
Police, fire services and prisons9
Water utilities8
Hospitals and health services7
Other18
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Ile de France40
    FR10
    Ile de France: 40
  2. Midi-Pyrénées36
    FRJ2
    Midi-Pyrénées: 36
  3. Rhône-Alpes30
    FRK2
    Rhône-Alpes: 30
  4. Aquitaine28
    FRI1
    Aquitaine: 28
  5. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur25
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 25
  6. Basse-Normandie24
    FRD1
    Basse-Normandie: 24
  7. Lorraine24
    FRF3
    Lorraine: 24
  8. Languedoc-Roussillon19
    FRJ1
    Languedoc-Roussillon: 19
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Ile de France40
Midi-Pyrénées36
Rhône-Alpes30
Aquitaine28
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur25
Basse-Normandie24
Lorraine24
Languedoc-Roussillon19
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 36.1%, Medium-sized 6.6%, Small 0.7%, SME (size not stated) 38.1%, Size not stated 18.4%Large companies: 147 (36.1%)36%Medium-sized: 27 (6.6%)Small: 3 (0.7%)SME (size not stated): 155 (38.1%)38%Size not stated: 75 (18.4%)18%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies147 · 36.1%
Medium-sized27 · 6.6%
Small3 · 0.7%
SME (size not stated)155 · 38.1%
Size not stated75 · 18.4%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany5
    Germany: 5
  2. Italy3
    Italy: 3
  3. Monaco3
    Monaco: 3
  4. Austria2
    Austria: 2
  5. Spain1
    Spain: 1
  6. Netherlands1
    Netherlands: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany5
Italy3
Monaco3
Austria2
Spain1
Netherlands1
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 7.8%, €2M–10M 29.6%, €10M–50M 33%, €50M and more 29.6%Under €2M turnover: 9 (7.8%)€2M–10M: 34 (29.6%)30%€10M–50M: 38 (33%)33%€50M and more: 34 (29.6%)30%
  • 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 turnover9 · 7.8%
€2M–10M34 · 29.6%
€10M–50M38 · 33%
€50M and more34 · 29.6%
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)2023: €3.4B€3.4B20232024: €3.3B€3.3B20242025: €3.1B€3.1B2025
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Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
2023€3.4B
2024€3.3B
2025€3.1B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Toulouse37
    Toulouse: 37
  2. Paris18
    Paris: 18
  3. Metz17
    Metz: 17
  4. Strasbourg16
    Strasbourg: 16
  5. Albi14
    Albi: 14
  6. Lyon14
    Lyon: 14
  7. Saint-Denis12
    Saint-Denis: 12
  8. Caen12
    Caen: 12
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Where the buyers are (city)
Toulouse37
Paris18
Metz17
Strasbourg16
Albi14
Lyon14
Saint-Denis12
Caen12

115 of 192 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 8467, 8466, 8515, 8457, 8462, 8456, 8458, 8460, 8459, 8464, 8461, 8468, 8463 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in France

95.8%

Awards to companies registered in France: 95.8%

17 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

16.5%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 16.5%

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

Lots with a single bid

21.5%

Lots with a single bid: 21.5%

Among 367 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. POINT P S.A.S21 public contracts in total
  2. FISHER SCIENTIFIC S.A.S37 public contracts in total
  3. Life Technologies SAS27 public contracts in total
  4. SARSTEDT France SARL11 public contracts in total
  5. HEGENSCHEIDT-MFD GmbH14 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for machine tools in France?
206 companies won 208 contract award notices for these categories from 148 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are POINT P S.A.S, FISHER SCIENTIFIC S.A.S, Life Technologies SAS, SARSTEDT France SARL, HEGENSCHEIDT-MFD GmbH.
How big is the machine tools market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 171 supply contracts for machine tools through award notices on TED; the 114 of them that state a value (66.7%) add up to €22.5 million. France imported €3.1 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to machine tools in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8467, 8466, 8515, 8457, 8462 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 9.8% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of machine tools meet buyers and distributors in France?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Global Industrie, Tech Industry, MTE Slovenia, HANNOVER MESSE, Technomebel, INDUSTRY DAYS — 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.