Motor vehicles market in Netherlands: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 306 supply contracts for motor vehicles through award notices on TED; the 93 of them that state a value (30.4%) add up to €127 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Netherlands imported €24.1 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to motor vehicles in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8703, 8704, 8702 and 8705; all buyers, not only public ones), up 6.4% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 208 companies have won 833 public supply contracts for motor vehicles in Netherlands, in 438 award notices from 223 public buyers.
  • 97.7% of these awards went to companies registered in Netherlands; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 23% of all awards.
  • 26.9% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Netherlands — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €242 billion in 2025, 20.7% 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, "Motor vehicles market in Netherlands", https://cresques.com/markets/nl/341-motor-vehicles, 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

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
208
since November 2023
Award notices
438
on TED
Public buyers
223
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€24.1B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Netherlands: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
833
in 438 award notices
Awarded value
€403.1M
from 40% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
208
with at least one award
Public buyers
223
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2121Nov–Dec 20232024: 20220220242025: 30630620252026: 3043042026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202321
2024202
2025306
2026304
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €3M€3MNov–Dec 20232024: €83.7M€83.7M20242025: €127.2M€127.2M20252026: €189.1M€189.1M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€3M
2024€83.7M
2025€127.2M
2026€189.1M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 491
  2. Police, fire services and prisons: 199
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies: 41
  4. Environment and waste: 41
  5. Housing and community amenities: 25
  6. Social protection: 14
  7. Universities, schools and research: 8
  8. Hospitals and health services: 7
  9. Other7
    Other: 7
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration491
Police, fire services and prisons199
Armed forces and defence agencies41
Environment and waste41
Housing and community amenities25
Social protection14
Universities, schools and research8
Hospitals and health services7
Other7
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Gelderland194
    NL22
    Gelderland: 194
  2. Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)176
    NL33
    Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021): 176
  3. Noord-Holland107
    NL32
    Noord-Holland: 107
  4. Noord-Brabant82
    NL41
    Noord-Brabant: 82
  5. Utrecht (NUTS 2021)46
    NL31
    Utrecht (NUTS 2021): 46
  6. Zeeland34
    NL34
    Zeeland: 34
  7. Overijssel32
    NL21
    Overijssel: 32
  8. Zuid-Holland29
    NL36
    Zuid-Holland: 29
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Gelderland194
Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)176
Noord-Holland107
Noord-Brabant82
Utrecht (NUTS 2021)46
Zeeland34
Overijssel32
Zuid-Holland29
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 30.9%, Medium-sized 24.8%, Small 11.6%, Micro 3.4%, SME (size not stated) 16.7%, Size not stated 12.6%Large companies: 257 (30.9%)31%Medium-sized: 207 (24.8%)25%Small: 97 (11.6%)12%Micro: 28 (3.4%)SME (size not stated): 139 (16.7%)17%Size not stated: 105 (12.6%)13%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies257 · 30.9%
Medium-sized207 · 24.8%
Small97 · 11.6%
Micro28 · 3.4%
SME (size not stated)139 · 16.7%
Size not stated105 · 12.6%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany7
    Germany: 7
  2. Belgium4
    Belgium: 4
  3. Italy2
    Italy: 2
  4. Austria1
    Austria: 1
  5. Finland1
    Finland: 1
  6. United Kingdom1
    United Kingdom: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany7
Belgium4
Italy2
Austria1
Finland1
United Kingdom1
Imports of these goods into Netherlands, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Netherlands, all buyers (EUR)2023: €23B€23B20232024: €24B€24B20242025: €24B€24B2025
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Imports of these goods into Netherlands, all buyers (EUR)
2023€23B
2024€24B
2025€24B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. 's-Gravenhage204
    's-Gravenhage: 204
  2. Leiden25
    Leiden: 25
  3. Amsterdam20
    Amsterdam: 20
  4. Utrecht20
    Utrecht: 20
  5. Arnhem17
    Arnhem: 17
  6. Geldermalsen15
    Geldermalsen: 15
  7. Delft15
    Delft: 15
  8. Eindhoven14
    Eindhoven: 14
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Where the buyers are (city)
's-Gravenhage204
Leiden25
Amsterdam20
Utrecht20
Arnhem17
Geldermalsen15
Delft15
Eindhoven14

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8703, 8704, 8702, 8705 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Netherlands

97.7%

Awards to companies registered in Netherlands: 97.7%

19 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

23%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 23%

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

Lots with a single bid

26.9%

Lots with a single bid: 26.9%

Among 821 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

  1. Scania Nederland B.V.29 public contracts in total
  2. Broekhuis Dealer Holding B.V.22 public contracts in total
  3. Bochane Groep B.V.23 public contracts in total
  4. Kenbri Fire Fighting B.V.26 public contracts in total
  5. Aebi Schmidt Nederland B.V.37 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for motor vehicles in Netherlands?
208 companies won 438 contract award notices for these categories from 223 public buyers in Netherlands since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Scania Nederland B.V., Broekhuis Dealer Holding B.V., Bochane Groep B.V., Kenbri Fire Fighting B.V., Aebi Schmidt Nederland B.V..
How big is the motor vehicles market in Netherlands?
In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 306 supply contracts for motor vehicles through award notices on TED; the 93 of them that state a value (30.4%) add up to €127 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Netherlands imported €24.1 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to motor vehicles in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8703, 8704, 8702 and 8705; all buyers, not only public ones), up 6.4% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of motor vehicles meet buyers and distributors in Netherlands?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Intertraffic Amsterdam, IFAT Munich, Automechanika Shanghai, Automechanika Riyadh, Autopromotec, UITP Summit — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for motor vehicles in Netherlands?
Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Netherlands 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.