Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment market in Netherlands: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 23 supply contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment through award notices on TED; the 5 of them that state a value (21.7%) add up to €6.27 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 50 companies have won 87 public supply contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment in Netherlands, in 79 award notices from 25 public buyers.
- 82.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Netherlands; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
- The five companies that win most often hold 32.2% of all awards.
- 42.7% 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.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for defence in Netherlands came to €6.92 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 Netherlands came to €8.47 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, "Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment market in Netherlands", https://cresques.com/markets/nl/350-security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipmen, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 50
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 79
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 25
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports
- —
- no customs heading isolates this category
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
- 87
- in 79 award notices
- Awarded value
- €54.4M
- from 32% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 50
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 25
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2026 | 28 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €560K |
| 2024 | €20.1M |
| 2025 | €6.3M |
| 2026 | €27.5M |
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| Police, fire services and prisons | 48 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 31 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 8 |
- Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)51NL33
- Gelderland13NL22
- Noord-Holland7NL32
- Limburg (NL)4NL42
- Friesland (NL)3NL12
- Overijssel3NL21
- Utrecht (NUTS 2021)2NL31
- Noord-Brabant2NL41
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| Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) | 51 |
| Gelderland | 13 |
| Noord-Holland | 7 |
| Limburg (NL) | 4 |
| Friesland (NL) | 3 |
| Overijssel | 3 |
| Utrecht (NUTS 2021) | 2 |
| Noord-Brabant | 2 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 12 · 13.8% |
| Medium-sized | 23 · 26.4% |
| Small | 11 · 12.6% |
| Micro | 11 · 12.6% |
| SME (size not stated) | 17 · 19.5% |
| Size not stated | 13 · 14.9% |
- Germany7
- United Kingdom2
- United States2
- Canada1
- Israel1
- Italy1
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| Germany | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| United States | 2 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
- 's-Gravenhage35
- Dordrecht6
- Den Haag5
- Rotterdam5
- Venlo4
- ALKMAAR3
- Apeldoorn3
- Arnhem3
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| 's-Gravenhage | 35 |
| Dordrecht | 6 |
| Den Haag | 5 |
| Rotterdam | 5 |
| Venlo | 4 |
| ALKMAAR | 3 |
| Apeldoorn | 3 |
| Arnhem | 3 |
Awards to companies registered in Netherlands
82.8%
15 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
32.2%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
42.7%
Among 75 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
- Hobrand B.V.15 public contracts in total
- Kenbri Fire Fighting B.V.26 public contracts in total
- Dräger Nederland B.V.19 public contracts in total
- KNDS Deutschland Tracks GmbH22 public contracts in total
- Heigo Nederland B.V.26 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Netherlands
- Intersec Saudi ArabiaTrade fair · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- IntersecTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Perimeter ProtectionTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- Enforce TacTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- ISC WestTrade fair · Las Vegas, United States
- RETTmobil InternationalTrade fair · Fulda, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment in Netherlands?
- 50 companies won 79 contract award notices for these categories from 25 public buyers in Netherlands since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Hobrand B.V., Kenbri Fire Fighting B.V., Dräger Nederland B.V., KNDS Deutschland Tracks GmbH, Heigo Nederland B.V..
- How big is the security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment market in Netherlands?
- In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 23 supply contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment through award notices on TED; the 5 of them that state a value (21.7%) add up to €6.27 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment meet buyers and distributors in Netherlands?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Intersec Saudi Arabia, Intersec, Perimeter Protection, Enforce Tac, ISC West, RETTmobil International — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment 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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.