Emergency and security equipment market in Italy: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 76 supply contracts for emergency and security equipment through award notices on TED; the 73 of them that state a value (96.1%) add up to €46.7 million.
- Since November 2023, 111 companies have won 176 public supply contracts for emergency and security equipment in Italy, in 80 award notices from 67 public buyers.
- 96% of these awards went to companies registered in Italy; the most frequent foreign origin is San Marino.
- The five companies that win most often hold 15.9% of all awards.
- 30.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Italy — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €274 billion in 2025, 12.1% 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 defence in Italy came to €11.5 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.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for public order and safety in Italy came to €10.5 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, "Emergency and security equipment market in Italy", https://cresques.com/markets/it/351-emergency-and-security-equipment, 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
- The European Defence Agency puts EU Member States' defence spending at €418 billion in 2025, 2.2% of GDP. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
- The European Defence Agency puts defence equipment procurement by EU Member States at €115 billion in 2025, up 26% in real terms. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
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
- 111
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 80
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 67
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports
- —
- no customs heading isolates this category
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Italy: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 176
- in 80 award notices
- Awarded value
- €121.6M
- from 93% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 111
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 67
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2025 | 76 |
| 2026 | 49 |
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| 2024 | €35.5M |
| 2025 | €46.7M |
| 2026 | €39.4M |
- Other9
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 77 |
| Hospitals and health services | 53 |
| Electricity utilities | 8 |
| Environment and waste | 8 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 7 |
| Universities, schools and research | 6 |
| Railway operators | 4 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 4 |
| Other | 9 |
- Lazio46ITI4
- Campania30ITF3
- Emilia-Romagna19ITH5
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia16ITH4
- Lombardia15ITC4
- Sardegna11ITG2
- Abruzzo10ITF1
- Marche8ITI3
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| Lazio | 46 |
| Campania | 30 |
| Emilia-Romagna | 19 |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 16 |
| Lombardia | 15 |
| Sardegna | 11 |
| Abruzzo | 10 |
| Marche | 8 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
Table view
| Large companies | 4 · 2.3% |
| Medium-sized | 2 · 1.1% |
| Small | 1 · 0.6% |
| SME (size not stated) | 28 · 15.9% |
| Size not stated | 141 · 80.1% |
- San Marino5
- Germany1
- Norway1
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| San Marino | 5 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
- Roma43
- Udine15
- Caserta15
- Napoli14
- Bologna10
- Pescara10
- Ancona8
- MILANO7
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| Roma | 43 |
| Udine | 15 |
| Caserta | 15 |
| Napoli | 14 |
| Bologna | 10 |
| Pescara | 10 |
| Ancona | 8 |
| MILANO | 7 |
Awards to companies registered in Italy
96%
7 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
15.9%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
30.3%
Among 132 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
- ST PROTECT SPA19 public contracts in total
- APOGEO S.r.l. società benefit10 public contracts in total
- Medline International Italy Srl Unip.84 public contracts in total
- I.T.M. Informatica Telematica Meridionale S.r.l.11 public contracts in total
- Draeger Italia S.p.A.29 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Italy
- Ambiente LavoroTrade fair · Bologna, Italy
- REASTrade fair · Montichiari, Italy
- Intersec Saudi ArabiaTrade fair · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- IntersecTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Perimeter ProtectionTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- Enforce TacTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for emergency and security equipment in Italy?
- 111 companies won 80 contract award notices for these categories from 67 public buyers in Italy since November 2023. The companies that win most often are ST PROTECT SPA, APOGEO S.r.l. società benefit, Medline International Italy Srl Unip., I.T.M. Informatica Telematica Meridionale S.r.l., Draeger Italia S.p.A..
- How big is the emergency and security equipment market in Italy?
- In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 76 supply contracts for emergency and security equipment through award notices on TED; the 73 of them that state a value (96.1%) add up to €46.7 million.
- Where do suppliers of emergency and security equipment meet buyers and distributors in Italy?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Ambiente Lavoro, REAS, Intersec Saudi Arabia, Intersec, Perimeter Protection, Enforce Tac — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for emergency and security equipment in Italy?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Italy 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.