Checking and testing apparatus market in Italy: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 91 supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus through award notices on TED; the 75 of them that state a value (82.4%) add up to €93.2 million. Italy imported €2.45 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to checking and testing apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 10.1% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 99 companies have won 197 public supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus in Italy, in 153 award notices from 88 public buyers.
- 90.9% of these awards went to companies registered in Italy; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
- The five companies that win most often hold 29.9% of all awards.
- 55.9% 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.
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, "Checking and testing apparatus market in Italy", https://cresques.com/markets/it/385-checking-and-testing-apparatus, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 11 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 99
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 153
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 88
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €2.4B
- all buyers, Eurostat
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
- 197
- in 153 award notices
- Awarded value
- €206.9M
- from 86% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 99
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 88
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 36 |
| 2025 | 91 |
| 2026 | 70 |
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| 2024 | €36.9M |
| 2025 | €93.2M |
| 2026 | €76.8M |
- Other2
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| Universities, schools and research | 94 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 42 |
| Hospitals and health services | 29 |
| Gas and heat utilities | 13 |
| Airports | 7 |
| Water utilities | 5 |
| Electricity utilities | 2 |
| Environment and waste | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
- Lazio43ITI4
- Lombardia25ITC4
- Emilia-Romagna24ITH5
- Toscana20ITI1
- Campania20ITF3
- Veneto11ITH3
- Sicilia10ITG1
- Abruzzo9ITF1
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| Lazio | 43 |
| Lombardia | 25 |
| Emilia-Romagna | 24 |
| Toscana | 20 |
| Campania | 20 |
| Veneto | 11 |
| Sicilia | 10 |
| Abruzzo | 9 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 9 · 4.6% |
| Medium-sized | 2 · 1% |
| Micro | 1 · 0.5% |
| SME (size not stated) | 17 · 8.6% |
| Size not stated | 168 · 85.3% |
- Germany10
- Poland3
- United States2
- Denmark1
- United Kingdom1
- Japan1
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| Germany | 10 |
| Poland | 3 |
| United States | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
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| 2023 | €2.7B |
| 2024 | €2.4B |
| 2025 | €2.4B |
- Roma36
- Milano13
- Napoli12
- Reggio Emilia10
- Siena8
- Pisa7
- Venezia7
- Bari6
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| Roma | 36 |
| Milano | 13 |
| Napoli | 12 |
| Reggio Emilia | 10 |
| Siena | 8 |
| Pisa | 7 |
| Venezia | 7 |
| Bari | 6 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012, 9011, 9024 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Italy
90.9%
18 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
29.9%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
55.9%
Among 161 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
- Carl ZEISS S.p.A. con socio unico67 public contracts in total
- Leica Microsystems S.r.l.50 public contracts in total
- Assing SpA24 public contracts in total
- Evident Europe GmbH13 public contracts in total
- PIETRO FIORENTINI SPA18 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Italy
- 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 checking and testing apparatus in Italy?
- 99 companies won 153 contract award notices for these categories from 88 public buyers in Italy since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Carl ZEISS S.p.A. con socio unico, Leica Microsystems S.r.l., Assing SpA, Evident Europe GmbH, PIETRO FIORENTINI SPA.
- How big is the checking and testing apparatus market in Italy?
- In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 91 supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus through award notices on TED; the 75 of them that state a value (82.4%) add up to €93.2 million. Italy imported €2.45 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to checking and testing apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 10.1% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of checking and testing apparatus meet buyers and distributors in Italy?
- 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 checking and testing apparatus 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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.