Electricity distribution and control apparatus market in Ireland: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 40 supply contracts for electricity distribution and control apparatus through award notices on TED; the 16 of them that state a value (40%) add up to €2.38 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Ireland imported €911 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity distribution and control apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8536, 8537, 8538 and 8535; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.8% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 44 companies have won 68 public supply contracts for electricity distribution and control apparatus in Ireland, in 35 award notices from 21 public buyers.
  • 91.2% of these awards went to companies registered in Ireland; the most frequent foreign origin is United Kingdom.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 33.8% of all awards.
  • 13.5% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Ireland — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €50.3 billion in 2025, 8.3% 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, "Electricity distribution and control apparatus market in Ireland", https://cresques.com/markets/ie/312-electricity-distribution-and-control-apparatus, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
44
since November 2023
Award notices
35
on TED
Public buyers
21
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€911.4M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
68
in 35 award notices
Awarded value
€25.2M
from 35% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
44
with at least one award
Public buyers
21
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 111120242025: 404020252026: 17172026
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Contracts awarded by year
202411
202540
202617
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €8.5M€8.5M20242025: €2.4M€2.4M20252026: €14.3M€14.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€8.5M
2025€2.4M
2026€14.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research: 36
  2. Electricity utilities: 14
  3. Cities, regions and central administration: 13
  4. Railway operators: 3
  5. Culture, sport and religion: 2
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research36
Electricity utilities14
Cities, regions and central administration13
Railway operators3
Culture, sport and religion2
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Eastern and Midland44
    IE06
    Eastern and Midland: 44
  2. Northern and Western18
    IE04
    Northern and Western: 18
  3. Southern5
    IE05
    Southern: 5
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Eastern and Midland44
Northern and Western18
Southern5
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 5.9%, Medium-sized 14.7%, Small 10.3%, SME (size not stated) 23.5%, Size not stated 45.6%Large companies: 4 (5.9%)Medium-sized: 10 (14.7%)15%Small: 7 (10.3%)10%SME (size not stated): 16 (23.5%)24%Size not stated: 31 (45.6%)46%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies4 · 5.9%
Medium-sized10 · 14.7%
Small7 · 10.3%
SME (size not stated)16 · 23.5%
Size not stated31 · 45.6%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. United Kingdom3
    United Kingdom: 3
  2. Germany2
    Germany: 2
  3. Slovenia1
    Slovenia: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
United Kingdom3
Germany2
Slovenia1
Imports of these goods into Ireland, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Ireland, all buyers (EUR)2023: €837.7M€837.7M20232024: €911M€911M20242025: €911.4M€911.4M2025
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Imports of these goods into Ireland, all buyers (EUR)
2023€837.7M
2024€911M
2025€911.4M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Dublin18
    Dublin: 18
  2. Letterkenny12
    Letterkenny: 12
  3. Athenry6
    Athenry: 6
  4. Portlaoise6
    Portlaoise: 6
  5. Tralee5
    Tralee: 5
  6. Wexford5
    Wexford: 5
  7. Dublin 24
    Dublin 2: 4
  8. Nenagh4
    Nenagh: 4
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Where the buyers are (city)
Dublin18
Letterkenny12
Athenry6
Portlaoise6
Tralee5
Wexford5
Dublin 24
Nenagh4

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8536, 8537, 8538, 8535 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Ireland

91.2%

Awards to companies registered in Ireland: 91.2%

6 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

33.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 33.8%

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

Lots with a single bid

13.5%

Lots with a single bid: 13.5%

Among 52 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. EWL ELECTRIC LTD HEAD OFFICE18 public contracts in total
  2. Walter Klug GmbH & Co. KG12 public contracts in total
  3. eircom Limited (t/a eir evo)_1871114 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for electricity distribution and control apparatus in Ireland?
44 companies won 35 contract award notices for these categories from 21 public buyers in Ireland since November 2023. The companies that win most often are EWL ELECTRIC LTD HEAD OFFICE, Walter Klug GmbH & Co. KG, eircom Limited (t/a eir evo)_18711.
How big is the electricity distribution and control apparatus market in Ireland?
In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 40 supply contracts for electricity distribution and control apparatus through award notices on TED; the 16 of them that state a value (40%) add up to €2.38 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Ireland imported €911 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity distribution and control apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8536, 8537, 8538 and 8535; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.8% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of electricity distribution and control apparatus meet buyers and distributors in Ireland?
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.
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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.