Construction materials and associated items market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 1,034 supply contracts for construction materials and associated items through award notices on TED; the 397 of them that state a value (38.4%) add up to €144 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €6.89 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to construction materials and associated items in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3917, 7306, 7307, 7304, 6907 and 14 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 9.4% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 852 companies have won 2,615 public supply contracts for construction materials and associated items in France, in 891 award notices from 632 public buyers.
  • 99.8% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 15.7% of all awards.
  • 23.2% 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, "Construction materials and associated items market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/441-construction-materials-and-associated-items, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
852
since November 2023
Award notices
891
on TED
Public buyers
632
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€6.9B
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
2.6K
in 891 award notices
Awarded value
€441.3M
from 38% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
852
with at least one award
Public buyers
632
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 76576520242025: 1,0341,03420252026: 8168162026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024765
20251,034
2026816
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €214.5M€214.5M20242025: €143.6M€143.6M20252026: €83.1M€83.1M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€214.5M
2025€143.6M
2026€83.1M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 2,129
  2. Housing and community amenities: 155
  3. Water utilities: 82
  4. Universities, schools and research: 66
  5. Hospitals and health services: 55
  6. Police, fire services and prisons: 27
  7. Environment and waste: 27
  8. Armed forces and defence agencies: 23
  9. Other51
    Other: 51
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration2,129
Housing and community amenities155
Water utilities82
Universities, schools and research66
Hospitals and health services55
Police, fire services and prisons27
Environment and waste27
Armed forces and defence agencies23
Other51
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Ile de France332
    FR10
    Ile de France: 332
  2. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur186
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 186
  3. Midi-Pyrénées167
    FRJ2
    Midi-Pyrénées: 167
  4. Rhône-Alpes161
    FRK2
    Rhône-Alpes: 161
  5. Aquitaine153
    FRI1
    Aquitaine: 153
  6. Languedoc-Roussillon123
    FRJ1
    Languedoc-Roussillon: 123
  7. Nord-Pas de Calais117
    FRE1
    Nord-Pas de Calais: 117
  8. Pays de la Loire113
    FRG0
    Pays de la Loire: 113
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Ile de France332
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur186
Midi-Pyrénées167
Rhône-Alpes161
Aquitaine153
Languedoc-Roussillon123
Nord-Pas de Calais117
Pays de la Loire113
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 52.4%, Medium-sized 4.1%, Small 1.1%, Micro 0.3%, SME (size not stated) 20.2%, Size not stated 22%Large companies: 1,370 (52.4%)52%Medium-sized: 108 (4.1%)Small: 28 (1.1%)Micro: 7 (0.3%)SME (size not stated): 527 (20.2%)20%Size not stated: 575 (22%)22%
  • 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 companies1,370 · 52.4%
Medium-sized108 · 4.1%
Small28 · 1.1%
Micro7 · 0.3%
SME (size not stated)527 · 20.2%
Size not stated575 · 22%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany2
    Germany: 2
  2. Andorra1
    Andorra: 1
  3. Belgium1
    Belgium: 1
  4. Italy1
    Italy: 1
  5. Portugal1
    Portugal: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany2
Andorra1
Belgium1
Italy1
Portugal1
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 9.5%, €2M–10M 27.7%, €10M–50M 33.7%, €50M and more 29.1%Under €2M turnover: 46 (9.5%)€2M–10M: 134 (27.7%)28%€10M–50M: 163 (33.7%)34%€50M and more: 141 (29.1%)29%
  • 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 turnover46 · 9.5%
€2M–10M134 · 27.7%
€10M–50M163 · 33.7%
€50M and more141 · 29.1%
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)2023: €7.6B€7.6B20232024: €7B€7B20242025: €6.9B€6.9B2025
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Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
2023€7.6B
2024€7B
2025€6.9B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Toulouse92
    Toulouse: 92
  2. Strasbourg56
    Strasbourg: 56
  3. Bordeaux50
    Bordeaux: 50
  4. Montreuil sous Bois46
    Montreuil sous Bois: 46
  5. Metz41
    Metz: 41
  6. Le Mans39
    Le Mans: 39
  7. Pau Cedex36
    Pau Cedex: 36
  8. Saint-Paul33
    Saint-Paul: 33
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Where the buyers are (city)
Toulouse92
Strasbourg56
Bordeaux50
Montreuil sous Bois46
Metz41
Le Mans39
Pau Cedex36
Saint-Paul33

484 of 846 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 3917, 7306, 7307, 7304, 6907, 4410, 4412, 2523, 6810, 6806, 7411, 7305, 6809, 7303, 6811, 6905, 6904, 6808, 6906 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in France

99.8%

Awards to companies registered in France: 99.8%

6 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

15.7%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 15.7%

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

Lots with a single bid

23.2%

Lots with a single bid: 23.2%

Among 2.4K 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. SNC LIANTS CHARENTAIS ET CIE10 public contracts in total
  3. Diehl Metering SAS14 public contracts in total
  4. Bucher Municipal Coudes SARL18 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for construction materials and associated items in France?
852 companies won 891 contract award notices for these categories from 632 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are POINT P S.A.S, SNC LIANTS CHARENTAIS ET CIE, Diehl Metering SAS, Bucher Municipal Coudes SARL.
How big is the construction materials and associated items market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 1,034 supply contracts for construction materials and associated items through award notices on TED; the 397 of them that state a value (38.4%) add up to €144 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €6.89 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to construction materials and associated items in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3917, 7306, 7307, 7304, 6907 and 14 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 9.4% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of construction materials and associated items meet buyers and distributors in France?
At trade fairs and congresses such as BePOSITIVE, BATIMAT, INTERCLIMA, Big 5 Global, BAU, NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS) — 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.