Machinery for textile, apparel and leather production market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 45 supply contracts for machinery for textile, apparel and leather production through award notices on TED; the 19 of them that state a value (42.2%) add up to €7.21 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €164 million of goods in the customs headings matched to machinery for textile, apparel and leather production in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8448, 8452, 8447, 8445, 8449 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 16.6% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 62 companies have won 102 public supply contracts for machinery for textile, apparel and leather production in France, in 59 award notices from 54 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in France.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 35.3% of all awards.
  • 13.6% 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, "Machinery for textile, apparel and leather production market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/427-machinery-for-textile-apparel-and-leather-producti, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
62
since November 2023
Award notices
59
on TED
Public buyers
54
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€163.7M
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
102
in 59 award notices
Awarded value
€17.7M
from 37% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
62
with at least one award
Public buyers
54
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 222220242025: 454520252026: 35352026
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Contracts awarded by year
202422
202545
202635
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €6.2M€6.2M20242025: €7.2M€7.2M20252026: €4.3M€4.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€6.2M
2025€7.2M
2026€4.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 49
  2. Hospitals and health services: 43
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies: 3
  4. Culture, sport and religion: 2
  5. Universities, schools and research: 2
  6. Economic affairs: 1
  7. Housing and community amenities: 1
  8. Police, fire services and prisons: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration49
Hospitals and health services43
Armed forces and defence agencies3
Culture, sport and religion2
Universities, schools and research2
Economic affairs1
Housing and community amenities1
Police, fire services and prisons1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Picardie20
    FRE2
    Picardie: 20
  2. Ile de France12
    FR10
    Ile de France: 12
  3. Pays de la Loire11
    FRG0
    Pays de la Loire: 11
  4. Nord-Pas de Calais8
    FRE1
    Nord-Pas de Calais: 8
  5. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur7
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 7
  6. Centre — Val de Loire6
    FRB0
    Centre — Val de Loire: 6
  7. Haute-Normandie6
    FRD2
    Haute-Normandie: 6
  8. Bretagne5
    FRH0
    Bretagne: 5
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Picardie20
Ile de France12
Pays de la Loire11
Nord-Pas de Calais8
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur7
Centre — Val de Loire6
Haute-Normandie6
Bretagne5
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 17.6%, Medium-sized 7.8%, Small 1%, SME (size not stated) 28.4%, Size not stated 45.1%Large companies: 18 (17.6%)18%Medium-sized: 8 (7.8%)Small: 1 (1%)SME (size not stated): 29 (28.4%)28%Size not stated: 46 (45.1%)45%
  • 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 companies18 · 17.6%
Medium-sized8 · 7.8%
Small1 · 1%
SME (size not stated)29 · 28.4%
Size not stated46 · 45.1%
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 13.9%, €2M–10M 27.8%, €10M–50M 36.1%, €50M and more 22.2%Under €2M turnover: 5 (13.9%)14%€2M–10M: 10 (27.8%)28%€10M–50M: 13 (36.1%)36%€50M and more: 8 (22.2%)22%
  • 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 turnover5 · 13.9%
€2M–10M10 · 27.8%
€10M–50M13 · 36.1%
€50M and more8 · 22.2%
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)2023: €196.3M€196.3M20232024: €166.3M€166.3M20242025: €163.7M€163.7M2025
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Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
2023€196.3M
2024€166.3M
2025€163.7M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Allone18
    Allone: 18
  2. NANTES7
    NANTES: 7
  3. LE KLREMIN BICETRE4
    LE KLREMIN BICETRE: 4
  4. Paris4
    Paris: 4
  5. Valence4
    Valence: 4
  6. Blois Cedex3
    Blois Cedex: 3
  7. Evreux3
    Evreux: 3
  8. Lille3
    Lille: 3
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Where the buyers are (city)
Allone18
NANTES7
LE KLREMIN BICETRE4
Paris4
Valence4
Blois Cedex3
Evreux3
Lille3

36 of 62 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 8448, 8452, 8447, 8445, 8449, 8446, 8444 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in France

100%

Awards to companies registered in France: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

35.3%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 35.3%

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

Lots with a single bid

13.6%

Lots with a single bid: 13.6%

Among 88 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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Questions

Who wins public contracts for machinery for textile, apparel and leather production in France?
62 companies won 59 contract award notices for these categories from 54 public buyers in France since November 2023.
How big is the machinery for textile, apparel and leather production market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 45 supply contracts for machinery for textile, apparel and leather production through award notices on TED; the 19 of them that state a value (42.2%) add up to €7.21 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €164 million of goods in the customs headings matched to machinery for textile, apparel and leather production in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8448, 8452, 8447, 8445, 8449 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 16.6% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production 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.