Personal care products market in Ireland: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 78 supply contracts for personal care products through award notices on TED; the 21 of them that state a value (26.9%) add up to €34.6 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Ireland imported €1.63 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to personal care products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3304, 3303, 3305, 4818, 3307 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.1% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 119 companies have won 370 public supply contracts for personal care products in Ireland, in 85 award notices from 26 public buyers.
- 85.1% 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 19.5% of all awards.
- 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.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for health in Ireland came to €16.9 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
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, "Personal care products market in Ireland", https://cresques.com/markets/ie/337-personal-care-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
What industry and official reports say
- MedTech Europe estimates the European medical technology market at about €173 billion in 2025, at manufacturer prices, for the EU, Norway, Switzerland and the UK. MedTech Europe, The European Medical Technology in Figures (Data Hub)
- The European Commission states that public procurement accounts for 50% to 70% of the EU market for medical devices (Regulation (EU) 2025/1197, citing industry data). European Commission (Official Journal of the EU), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1197 imposing an IPI measure on medical devices originating in the PRC
- According to the same regulation, procedures worth €5 million or more were about 4% of EU medical device procurement procedures on TED in 2017–2022 but about 59% of their value. European Commission (Official Journal of the EU), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1197 imposing an IPI measure on medical devices originating in the PRC
- MedTech Europe counts more than 36,000 medical technology companies in Europe in 2025, about 90% of them SMEs. MedTech Europe, The European Medical Technology in Figures (Data Hub)
- Eurostat puts current healthcare expenditure in the EU at €1,720 billion in 2023, 10.0% of GDP; medical goods took 17.8% of it. Eurostat, Healthcare expenditure statistics - overview (Statistics Explained)
Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.
- Winning companies
- 119
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 85
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 26
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €1.6B
- 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
- 370
- in 85 award notices
- Awarded value
- €152.9M
- from 16% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 119
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 26
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 91 |
| 2025 | 78 |
| 2026 | 201 |
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| 2024 | €15.1M |
| 2025 | €34.6M |
| 2026 | €103.3M |
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| Hospitals and health services | 181 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 92 |
| Universities, schools and research | 78 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 17 |
| Environment and waste | 1 |
| Electricity utilities | 1 |
- Eastern and Midland283IE06
- Southern85IE05
- Northern and Western1IE04
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| Eastern and Midland | 283 |
| Southern | 85 |
| Northern and Western | 1 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 34 · 9.2% |
| Medium-sized | 67 · 18.1% |
| Small | 84 · 22.7% |
| Micro | 35 · 9.5% |
| SME (size not stated) | 20 · 5.4% |
| Size not stated | 130 · 35.1% |
- United Kingdom46
- France3
- Germany2
- Netherlands1
- Norway1
- Singapore1
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| United Kingdom | 46 |
| France | 3 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
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| 2023 | €1.5B |
| 2024 | €1.6B |
| 2025 | €1.6B |
- Kildare196
- Limerick69
- Dublin51
- Tallaght11
- Navan11
- Cork10
- Mullingar6
- Nenagh6
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| Kildare | 196 |
| Limerick | 69 |
| Dublin | 51 |
| Tallaght | 11 |
| Navan | 11 |
| Cork | 10 |
| Mullingar | 6 |
| Nenagh | 6 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 3304, 3303, 3305, 4818, 3307, 9619, 3401, 9004, 3306, 8510, 8212, 4014, 7017 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Ireland
85.1%
55 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
19.5%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
5%
Among 278 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
- Scientific Laboratory Supplies (Ireland) Ltd11 public contracts in total
- Mason Technology Ltd15 public contracts in total
- Medical Supply Company Ltd10 public contracts in total
- Magritek GmbH15 public contracts in total
- Central Technology Supplies Ltd.11 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Ireland
- Combined Spring Meeting (Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists)Congress · Athlone, Ireland
- CAI Annual CongressCongress · Dublin, Ireland
- COMPAMEDTrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
- MEDICATrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
- World Health Expo Dubai (WHX, formerly Arab Health)Trade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BULMEDICATrade fair · Sofia, Bulgaria
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for personal care products in Ireland?
- 119 companies won 85 contract award notices for these categories from 26 public buyers in Ireland since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Scientific Laboratory Supplies (Ireland) Ltd, Mason Technology Ltd, Medical Supply Company Ltd, Magritek GmbH, Central Technology Supplies Ltd..
- How big is the personal care products market in Ireland?
- In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 78 supply contracts for personal care products through award notices on TED; the 21 of them that state a value (26.9%) add up to €34.6 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Ireland imported €1.63 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to personal care products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3304, 3303, 3305, 4818, 3307 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.1% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of personal care products meet buyers and distributors in Ireland?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Combined Spring Meeting (Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists), CAI Annual Congress, COMPAMED, MEDICA, World Health Expo Dubai (WHX, formerly Arab Health), BULMEDICA — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for personal care products in Ireland?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Ireland 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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.