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Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting market in Hungary: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 45 supply contracts for electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting through award notices on TED; the 45 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €3.35 million.

  • Since November 2023, 32 companies have won 205 public supply contracts for electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting in Hungary, in 33 award notices from 17 public buyers.
  • 98.5% of these awards went to companies registered in Hungary; the most frequent foreign origin is Croatia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 71.7% of all awards.
  • 18.5% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Hungary — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €30.3 billion in 2025, 13.8% 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, "Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting market in Hungary", https://cresques.com/markets/hu/310-electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consu, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
32
since November 2023
Award notices
33
on TED
Public buyers
17
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
205
in 33 award notices
Awarded value
€11.3M
from 100% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
32
with at least one award
Public buyers
17
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 22Nov–Dec 20232024: 11911920242025: 454520252026: 39392026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20232
2024119
202545
202639
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €1.1M€1.1MNov–Dec 20232024: €5.2M€5.2M20242025: €3.3M€3.3M20252026: €1.6M€1.6M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€1.1M
2024€5.2M
2025€3.3M
2026€1.6M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Urban transport operators145
    Urban transport operators: 145
  2. Cities, regions and central administration42
    Cities, regions and central administration: 42
  3. Universities, schools and research8
    Universities, schools and research: 8
  4. Water utilities7
    Water utilities: 7
  5. Culture, sport and religion2
    Culture, sport and religion: 2
  6. Electricity utilities1
    Electricity utilities: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Urban transport operators145
Cities, regions and central administration42
Universities, schools and research8
Water utilities7
Culture, sport and religion2
Electricity utilities1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Budapest181
    HU11
    Budapest: 181
  2. Észak-Alföld7
    HU32
    Észak-Alföld: 7
  3. Dél-Alföld5
    HU33
    Dél-Alföld: 5
  4. Észak-Magyarország4
    HU31
    Észak-Magyarország: 4
  5. Nyugat-Dunántúl4
    HU22
    Nyugat-Dunántúl: 4
  6. Közép-Dunántúl4
    HU21
    Közép-Dunántúl: 4
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Budapest181
Észak-Alföld7
Dél-Alföld5
Észak-Magyarország4
Nyugat-Dunántúl4
Közép-Dunántúl4
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 4.4%, Medium-sized 9.3%, Small 51.7%, Micro 25.4%, Size not stated 9.3%Large companies: 9 (4.4%)Medium-sized: 19 (9.3%)Small: 106 (51.7%)52%Micro: 52 (25.4%)25%Size not stated: 19 (9.3%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies9 · 4.4%
Medium-sized19 · 9.3%
Small106 · 51.7%
Micro52 · 25.4%
Size not stated19 · 9.3%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Croatia2
    Croatia: 2
  2. Austria1
    Austria: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Croatia2
Austria1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Budapest181
    Budapest: 181
  2. Győr4
    Győr: 4
  3. Miskolc4
    Miskolc: 4
  4. Szolnok4
    Szolnok: 4
  5. Bábolna3
    Bábolna: 3
  6. Debrecen3
    Debrecen: 3
  7. Kiskunhalas3
    Kiskunhalas: 3
  8. Szeged2
    Szeged: 2
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Where the buyers are (city)
Budapest181
Győr4
Miskolc4
Szolnok4
Bábolna3
Debrecen3
Kiskunhalas3
Szeged2

Awards to companies registered in Hungary

98.5%

Awards to companies registered in Hungary: 98.5%

3 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

71.7%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 71.7%

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

Lots with a single bid

18.5%

Lots with a single bid: 18.5%

Among 205 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. Gilux Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság51 public contracts in total
  2. BUDAKER Kereskedelmi Gyártó és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság50 public contracts in total
  3. MILE Ipari Elektro-Nagykereskedés Kft.18 public contracts in total
  4. Nádor Rendszerház Irodaautomatizálási Kft.59 public contracts in total
  5. Simkon Külkereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.23 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Hungary

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Who wins public contracts for electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting in Hungary?
32 companies won 33 contract award notices for these categories from 17 public buyers in Hungary since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Gilux Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, BUDAKER Kereskedelmi Gyártó és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, MILE Ipari Elektro-Nagykereskedés Kft., Nádor Rendszerház Irodaautomatizálási Kft., Simkon Külkereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft..
How big is the electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting market in Hungary?
In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 45 supply contracts for electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting through award notices on TED; the 45 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €3.35 million.
Where do suppliers of electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting meet buyers and distributors in Hungary?
At trade fairs and congresses such as SPS – Smart Production Solutions, IFAM – Intronika – Robotics, E-world energy & water, HANNOVER MESSE, The smarter E Europe (incl. Intersolar Europe), Batteries Event — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting in Hungary?
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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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.