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Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Croatia: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Croatia awarded 47 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 47 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €3.47 million.

  • Since November 2023, 98 companies have won 245 public supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Croatia, in 63 award notices from 25 public buyers.
  • 86.1% of these awards went to companies registered in Croatia; the most frequent foreign origin is Slovenia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 29.4% of all awards.
  • 51.4% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Croatia — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €15 billion in 2025, 15.9% 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, "Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Croatia", https://cresques.com/markets/hr/380-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-g, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
98
since November 2023
Award notices
63
on TED
Public buyers
25
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Croatia: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
245
in 63 award notices
Awarded value
€20.5M
from 91% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
98
with at least one award
Public buyers
25
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 494920242025: 474720252026: 1491492026
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Contracts awarded by year
202449
202547
2026149
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €4.1M€4.1M20242025: €3.5M€3.5M20252026: €12.9M€12.9M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€4.1M
2025€3.5M
2026€12.9M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research110
    Universities, schools and research: 110
  2. Cities, regions and central administration85
    Cities, regions and central administration: 85
  3. Economic affairs27
    Economic affairs: 27
  4. Hospitals and health services10
    Hospitals and health services: 10
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies8
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 8
  6. Police, fire services and prisons4
    Police, fire services and prisons: 4
  7. Water utilities1
    Water utilities: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research110
Cities, regions and central administration85
Economic affairs27
Hospitals and health services10
Armed forces and defence agencies8
Police, fire services and prisons4
Water utilities1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Grad Zagreb116
    HR05
    Grad Zagreb: 116
  2. Panonska Hrvatska74
    HR02
    Panonska Hrvatska: 74
  3. Extra-Regio NUTS 227
    HRZZ
    Extra-Regio NUTS 2: 27
  4. Jadranska Hrvatska26
    HR03
    Jadranska Hrvatska: 26
  5. Sjeverna Hrvatska2
    HR06
    Sjeverna Hrvatska: 2
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Grad Zagreb116
Panonska Hrvatska74
Extra-Regio NUTS 227
Jadranska Hrvatska26
Sjeverna Hrvatska2
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 0.4%, Medium-sized 13.9%, Small 35.5%, Micro 39.6%, SME (size not stated) 6.1%, Size not stated 4.5%Large companies: 1 (0.4%)Medium-sized: 34 (13.9%)14%Small: 87 (35.5%)36%Micro: 97 (39.6%)40%SME (size not stated): 15 (6.1%)Size not stated: 11 (4.5%)
  • 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 · 0.4%
Medium-sized34 · 13.9%
Small87 · 35.5%
Micro97 · 39.6%
SME (size not stated)15 · 6.1%
Size not stated11 · 4.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Slovenia16
    Slovenia: 16
  2. Netherlands3
    Netherlands: 3
  3. Italy3
    Italy: 3
  4. Hungary2
    Hungary: 2
  5. Australia1
    Australia: 1
  6. Austria1
    Austria: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Slovenia16
Netherlands3
Italy3
Hungary2
Australia1
Austria1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Grad Zagreb102
    Grad Zagreb: 102
  2. Osijek71
    Osijek: 71
  3. Zagreb42
    Zagreb: 42
  4. Pula - Pola15
    Pula - Pola: 15
  5. Split7
    Split: 7
  6. Rijeka2
    Rijeka: 2
  7. Poreč - Parenzo2
    Poreč - Parenzo: 2
  8. Jastrebarsko1
    Jastrebarsko: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Grad Zagreb102
Osijek71
Zagreb42
Pula - Pola15
Split7
Rijeka2
Poreč - Parenzo2
Jastrebarsko1

Awards to companies registered in Croatia

86.1%

Awards to companies registered in Croatia: 86.1%

34 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

29.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 29.4%

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

Lots with a single bid

51.4%

Lots with a single bid: 51.4%

Among 245 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. Ansar-analitika d.o.o.27 public contracts in total
  2. Altium International d.o.o.62 public contracts in total
  3. LABENA d.o.o.53 public contracts in total
  4. RU - VE d.o.o.18 public contracts in total
  5. KEFO d.o.o.71 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Croatia

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Croatia?
98 companies won 63 contract award notices for these categories from 25 public buyers in Croatia since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Ansar-analitika d.o.o., Altium International d.o.o., LABENA d.o.o., RU - VE d.o.o., KEFO d.o.o..
How big is the laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Croatia?
In 2025, public buyers in Croatia awarded 47 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 47 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €3.47 million.
Where do suppliers of laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) meet buyers and distributors in Croatia?
At trade fairs and congresses such as analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, BIO-Europe Spring, Pittcon, ISPE Europe Annual Conference — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Croatia?
Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Croatia and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.

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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.