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Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 274 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 147 of them that state a value (53.6%) add up to €113 million. France imported €4.51 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 2.6% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 527 companies have won 750 public supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in France, in 408 award notices from 282 public buyers.
  • 95.3% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 4.8% of all awards.
  • 21.1% 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 general and special-purpose machinery market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/429-miscellaneous-general-and-special-purpose-machiner, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
527
since November 2023
Award notices
408
on TED
Public buyers
282
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€4.5B
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
750
in 408 award notices
Awarded value
€268.7M
from 46% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
527
with at least one award
Public buyers
282
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 23923920242025: 27427420252026: 2372372026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024239
2025274
2026237
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €52M€52M20242025: €113.1M€113.1M20252026: €103.6M€103.6M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€52M
2025€113.1M
2026€103.6M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration388
    Cities, regions and central administration: 388
  2. Universities, schools and research170
    Universities, schools and research: 170
  3. Hospitals and health services67
    Hospitals and health services: 67
  4. Armed forces and defence agencies28
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 28
  5. Environment and waste27
    Environment and waste: 27
  6. Electricity utilities21
    Electricity utilities: 21
  7. Urban transport operators15
    Urban transport operators: 15
  8. Police, fire services and prisons7
    Police, fire services and prisons: 7
  9. Other27
    Other: 27
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration388
Universities, schools and research170
Hospitals and health services67
Armed forces and defence agencies28
Environment and waste27
Electricity utilities21
Urban transport operators15
Police, fire services and prisons7
Other27
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Ile de France150
    FR10
    Ile de France: 150
  2. Nord-Pas de Calais102
    FRE1
    Nord-Pas de Calais: 102
  3. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur50
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 50
  4. Rhône-Alpes49
    FRK2
    Rhône-Alpes: 49
  5. Midi-Pyrénées40
    FRJ2
    Midi-Pyrénées: 40
  6. Pays de la Loire34
    FRG0
    Pays de la Loire: 34
  7. Languedoc-Roussillon31
    FRJ1
    Languedoc-Roussillon: 31
  8. Picardie28
    FRE2
    Picardie: 28
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Ile de France150
Nord-Pas de Calais102
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur50
Rhône-Alpes49
Midi-Pyrénées40
Pays de la Loire34
Languedoc-Roussillon31
Picardie28
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 26.7%, Medium-sized 5.6%, Small 1.5%, Micro 0.4%, SME (size not stated) 30.4%, Size not stated 35.5%Large companies: 200 (26.7%)27%Medium-sized: 42 (5.6%)Small: 11 (1.5%)Micro: 3 (0.4%)SME (size not stated): 228 (30.4%)30%Size not stated: 266 (35.5%)35%
  • 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 companies200 · 26.7%
Medium-sized42 · 5.6%
Small11 · 1.5%
Micro3 · 0.4%
SME (size not stated)228 · 30.4%
Size not stated266 · 35.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany8
    Germany: 8
  2. Belgium6
    Belgium: 6
  3. Italy4
    Italy: 4
  4. Spain3
    Spain: 3
  5. Switzerland2
    Switzerland: 2
  6. Finland2
    Finland: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany8
Belgium6
Italy4
Spain3
Switzerland2
Finland2
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 10.4%, €2M–10M 26.5%, €10M–50M 32.1%, €50M and more 31%Under €2M turnover: 35 (10.4%)10%€2M–10M: 89 (26.5%)26%€10M–50M: 108 (32.1%)32%€50M and more: 104 (31%)31%
  • 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 turnover35 · 10.4%
€2M–10M89 · 26.5%
€10M–50M108 · 32.1%
€50M and more104 · 31%
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)2023: €4.4B€4.4B20232024: €4.3B€4.3B20242025: €4.5B€4.5B2025
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Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
2023€4.4B
2024€4.3B
2025€4.5B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Lille83
    Lille: 83
  2. Marne La Vallée36
    Marne La Vallée: 36
  3. Paris26
    Paris: 26
  4. Marseille18
    Marseille: 18
  5. Allone16
    Allone: 16
  6. Toulouse15
    Toulouse: 15
  7. Gif sur yvette14
    Gif sur yvette: 14
  8. Labege14
    Labege: 14
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Where the buyers are (city)
Lille83
Marne La Vallée36
Paris26
Marseille18
Allone16
Toulouse15
Gif sur yvette14
Labege14

336 of 493 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 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420, 8405 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in France

95.3%

Awards to companies registered in France: 95.3%

35 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

4.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 4.8%

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

Lots with a single bid

21.1%

Lots with a single bid: 21.1%

Among 697 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. Karcher SAS15 public contracts in total
  2. BECKMAN COULTER France SAS20 public contracts in total
  3. G GILLARD SAS26 public contracts in total
  4. ECOLAB SNC10 public contracts in total
  5. FISHER SCIENTIFIC S.A.S37 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in France?
527 companies won 408 contract award notices for these categories from 282 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Karcher SAS, BECKMAN COULTER France SAS, G GILLARD SAS, ECOLAB SNC, FISHER SCIENTIFIC S.A.S.
How big is the miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 274 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 147 of them that state a value (53.6%) add up to €113 million. France imported €4.51 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 2.6% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery 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.