Cooling and ventilation equipment market in Italy: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 10 supply contracts for cooling and ventilation equipment through award notices on TED; the 10 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €9.99 million. Italy imported €2.18 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to cooling and ventilation equipment in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8415; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.9% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 39 companies have won 45 public supply contracts for cooling and ventilation equipment in Italy, in 37 award notices from 32 public buyers.
  • 88.9% of these awards went to companies registered in Italy; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 22.2% of all awards.
  • 36.6% 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, "Cooling and ventilation equipment market in Italy", https://cresques.com/markets/it/425-cooling-and-ventilation-equipment, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
39
since November 2023
Award notices
37
on TED
Public buyers
32
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€2.2B
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
45
in 37 award notices
Awarded value
€43.5M
from 98% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
39
with at least one award
Public buyers
32
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 101020242025: 101020252026: 25252026
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Contracts awarded by year
202410
202510
202625
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €18.4M€18.4M20242025: €10M€10M20252026: €15.1M€15.1M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€18.4M
2025€10M
2026€15.1M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 14
  2. Universities, schools and research: 11
  3. Hospitals and health services: 9
  4. Gas and heat utilities: 4
  5. Housing and community amenities: 3
  6. Airports: 2
  7. Environment and waste: 2
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration14
Universities, schools and research11
Hospitals and health services9
Gas and heat utilities4
Housing and community amenities3
Airports2
Environment and waste2
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Veneto11
    ITH3
    Veneto: 11
  2. Lazio8
    ITI4
    Lazio: 8
  3. Lombardia7
    ITC4
    Lombardia: 7
  4. Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen5
    ITH1
    Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 5
  5. Friuli-Venezia Giulia4
    ITH4
    Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 4
  6. Provincia Autonoma di Trento3
    ITH2
    Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 3
  7. Piemonte2
    ITC1
    Piemonte: 2
  8. Sicilia2
    ITG1
    Sicilia: 2
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Veneto11
Lazio8
Lombardia7
Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen5
Friuli-Venezia Giulia4
Provincia Autonoma di Trento3
Piemonte2
Sicilia2
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 2.2%, Medium-sized 17.8%, SME (size not stated) 11.1%, Size not stated 68.9%Large companies: 1 (2.2%)Medium-sized: 8 (17.8%)18%SME (size not stated): 5 (11.1%)11%Size not stated: 31 (68.9%)69%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies1 · 2.2%
Medium-sized8 · 17.8%
SME (size not stated)5 · 11.1%
Size not stated31 · 68.9%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany3
    Germany: 3
  2. Austria1
    Austria: 1
  3. Netherlands1
    Netherlands: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany3
Austria1
Netherlands1
Imports of these goods into Italy, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Italy, all buyers (EUR)2023: €2B€2B20232024: €1.8B€1.8B20242025: €2.2B€2.2B2025
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Imports of these goods into Italy, all buyers (EUR)
2023€2B
2024€1.8B
2025€2.2B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Padova8
    Padova: 8
  2. Roma5
    Roma: 5
  3. Frascati (Roma)3
    Frascati (Roma): 3
  4. Milano3
    Milano: 3
  5. Basovizza Trieste2
    Basovizza Trieste: 2
  6. Bolzano2
    Bolzano: 2
  7. Brunico2
    Brunico: 2
  8. italia2
    italia: 2
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Where the buyers are (city)
Padova8
Roma5
Frascati (Roma)3
Milano3
Basovizza Trieste2
Bolzano2
Brunico2
italia2

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8415 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Italy

88.9%

Awards to companies registered in Italy: 88.9%

5 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

22.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 22.2%

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

Lots with a single bid

36.6%

Lots with a single bid: 36.6%

Among 41 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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Questions

Who wins public contracts for cooling and ventilation equipment in Italy?
39 companies won 37 contract award notices for these categories from 32 public buyers in Italy since November 2023.
How big is the cooling and ventilation equipment market in Italy?
In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 10 supply contracts for cooling and ventilation equipment through award notices on TED; the 10 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €9.99 million. Italy imported €2.18 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to cooling and ventilation equipment in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8415; all buyers, not only public ones), up 8.9% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of cooling and ventilation equipment meet buyers and distributors in Italy?
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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.