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

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 351 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 350 of them that state a value (99.7%) add up to €14.1 million.

  • Since November 2023, 139 companies have won 812 public supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Hungary, in 163 award notices from 40 public buyers.
  • 99.6% of these awards went to companies registered in Hungary; the most frequent foreign origin is Belgium.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 31.4% of all awards.
  • 28% 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, "Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Hungary", https://cresques.com/markets/hu/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
139
since November 2023
Award notices
163
on TED
Public buyers
40
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
812
in 163 award notices
Awarded value
€38.5M
from 96% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
139
with at least one award
Public buyers
40
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2323Nov–Dec 20232024: 22822820242025: 35135120252026: 2102102026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202323
2024228
2025351
2026210
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €3.3M€3.3MNov–Dec 20232024: €13.3M€13.3M20242025: €14.1M€14.1M20252026: €7.8M€7.8M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€3.3M
2024€13.3M
2025€14.1M
2026€7.8M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research433
    Universities, schools and research: 433
  2. Hospitals and health services312
    Hospitals and health services: 312
  3. Police, fire services and prisons47
    Police, fire services and prisons: 47
  4. Cities, regions and central administration9
    Cities, regions and central administration: 9
  5. Economic affairs7
    Economic affairs: 7
  6. Environment and waste4
    Environment and waste: 4
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research433
Hospitals and health services312
Police, fire services and prisons47
Cities, regions and central administration9
Economic affairs7
Environment and waste4
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Dél-Alföld323
    HU33
    Dél-Alföld: 323
  2. Budapest275
    HU11
    Budapest: 275
  3. Dél-Dunántúl99
    HU23
    Dél-Dunántúl: 99
  4. Észak-Alföld36
    HU32
    Észak-Alföld: 36
  5. Pest29
    HU12
    Pest: 29
  6. Észak-Magyarország24
    HU31
    Észak-Magyarország: 24
  7. Nyugat-Dunántúl16
    HU22
    Nyugat-Dunántúl: 16
  8. Közép-Dunántúl10
    HU21
    Közép-Dunántúl: 10
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Dél-Alföld323
Budapest275
Dél-Dunántúl99
Észak-Alföld36
Pest29
Észak-Magyarország24
Nyugat-Dunántúl16
Közép-Dunántúl10
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 18.5%, Medium-sized 9.4%, Small 30.7%, Micro 34.7%, Size not stated 6.8%Large companies: 150 (18.5%)18%Medium-sized: 76 (9.4%)Small: 249 (30.7%)31%Micro: 282 (34.7%)35%Size not stated: 55 (6.8%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies150 · 18.5%
Medium-sized76 · 9.4%
Small249 · 30.7%
Micro282 · 34.7%
Size not stated55 · 6.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Belgium1
    Belgium: 1
  2. France1
    France: 1
  3. United Kingdom1
    United Kingdom: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Belgium1
France1
United Kingdom1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Szeged323
    Szeged: 323
  2. Budapest275
    Budapest: 275
  3. Pécs98
    Pécs: 98
  4. Debrecen31
    Debrecen: 31
  5. Miskolc21
    Miskolc: 21
  6. Gödöllő16
    Gödöllő: 16
  7. Győr15
    Győr: 15
  8. Veszprém9
    Veszprém: 9
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Where the buyers are (city)
Szeged323
Budapest275
Pécs98
Debrecen31
Miskolc21
Gödöllő16
Győr15
Veszprém9

Awards to companies registered in Hungary

99.6%

Awards to companies registered in Hungary: 99.6%

3 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

31.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 31.4%

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

Lots with a single bid

28%

Lots with a single bid: 28%

Among 812 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. VWR International Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság121 public contracts in total
  2. Biocenter Laboratóriumi Szolgáltató Kft.80 public contracts in total
  3. BioTech Hungary Kereskedelmi, Szolgáltató és Tanácsadó Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság47 public contracts in total
  4. Bio-Science Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság67 public contracts in total
  5. GREINER Bio-One Hungary Műanyagtechnika Kft.36 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Hungary

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Hungary?
139 companies won 163 contract award notices for these categories from 40 public buyers in Hungary since November 2023. The companies that win most often are VWR International Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, Biocenter Laboratóriumi Szolgáltató Kft., BioTech Hungary Kereskedelmi, Szolgáltató és Tanácsadó Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, Bio-Science Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, GREINER Bio-One Hungary Műanyagtechnika Kft..
How big is the laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Hungary?
In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 351 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 350 of them that state a value (99.7%) add up to €14.1 million.
Where do suppliers of laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) meet buyers and distributors in Hungary?
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 Hungary?
Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Hungary 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.