Optical instruments market in Ireland: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 45 supply contracts for optical instruments through award notices on TED; the 25 of them that state a value (55.6%) add up to €13.9 million. Ireland imported €144 million of goods in the customs headings matched to optical instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9002, 9013, 9006, 9005, 9007 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 5.6% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 82 companies have won 168 public supply contracts for optical instruments in Ireland, in 62 award notices from 29 public buyers.
- 68.5% 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 31.5% of all awards.
- 24.6% 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, "Optical instruments market in Ireland", https://cresques.com/markets/ie/386-optical-instruments, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 82
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 62
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 29
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €143.6M
- 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
- 168
- in 62 award notices
- Awarded value
- €18.8M
- from 32% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 82
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 29
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2024 | 95 |
| 2025 | 45 |
| 2026 | 28 |
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| 2024 | €2.1M |
| 2025 | €13.9M |
| 2026 | €2.8M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 101 |
| Universities, schools and research | 58 |
| Environment and waste | 3 |
| Hospitals and health services | 2 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 2 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 1 |
| Railway operators | 1 |
- Southern96IE05
- Eastern and Midland61IE06
- Northern and Western10IE04
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| Southern | 96 |
| Eastern and Midland | 61 |
| Northern and Western | 10 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 9 · 5.4% |
| Medium-sized | 25 · 14.9% |
| Small | 21 · 12.5% |
| Micro | 2 · 1.2% |
| SME (size not stated) | 9 · 5.4% |
| Size not stated | 102 · 60.7% |
- United Kingdom37
- Germany10
- Denmark3
- France2
- United States1
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| United Kingdom | 37 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| France | 2 |
| United States | 1 |
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| 2023 | €136M |
| 2024 | €158.3M |
| 2025 | €143.6M |
- Limerick95
- Dublin41
- Cork9
- Letterkenny5
- Bailieborough,Co. Cavan, Ireland4
- Phibsboro4
- Naas3
- Dublin 71
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| Limerick | 95 |
| Dublin | 41 |
| Cork | 9 |
| Letterkenny | 5 |
| Bailieborough,Co. Cavan, Ireland | 4 |
| Phibsboro | 4 |
| Naas | 3 |
| Dublin 7 | 1 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9002, 9013, 9006, 9005, 9007, 9010, 9008 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Ireland
68.5%
53 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
31.5%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
24.6%
Among 61 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
- SG Education Ltd.12 public contracts in total
- Scientific Laboratory Supplies (Ireland) Ltd11 public contracts in total
- Mason Technology Ltd15 public contracts in total
- Central Technology Supplies Ltd.11 public contracts in total
- Qinu GmbH15 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Ireland
- analytica ChinaTrade fair · Shanghai, China
- BioFITConference · Marseille, France
- SLAS International Conference & ExhibitionConference · San Diego, United States
- BIO-Europe SpringConference · Lyon, France
- PittconConference · Pittsburgh, United States
- ISPE Europe Annual ConferenceConference · Prague, Czechia
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for optical instruments in Ireland?
- 82 companies won 62 contract award notices for these categories from 29 public buyers in Ireland since November 2023. The companies that win most often are SG Education Ltd., Scientific Laboratory Supplies (Ireland) Ltd, Mason Technology Ltd, Central Technology Supplies Ltd., Qinu GmbH.
- How big is the optical instruments market in Ireland?
- In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 45 supply contracts for optical instruments through award notices on TED; the 25 of them that state a value (55.6%) add up to €13.9 million. Ireland imported €144 million of goods in the customs headings matched to optical instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9002, 9013, 9006, 9005, 9007 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 5.6% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of optical instruments meet buyers and distributors in Ireland?
- 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 optical instruments 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.