Sports goods and equipment market in Netherlands: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 18 supply contracts for sports goods and equipment through award notices on TED; the 4 of them that state a value (22.2%) add up to €3.67 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Netherlands imported €1.68 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to sports goods and equipment in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9506; all buyers, not only public ones), up 35.2% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 35 companies have won 81 public supply contracts for sports goods and equipment in Netherlands, in 61 award notices from 49 public buyers.
- 91.4% of these awards went to companies registered in Netherlands; the most frequent foreign origin is United States.
- The five companies that win most often hold 55.6% of all awards.
- 13.9% 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, "Sports goods and equipment market in Netherlands", https://cresques.com/markets/nl/374-sports-goods-and-equipment, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 35
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 61
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 49
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €1.7B
- 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
- 81
- in 61 award notices
- Awarded value
- €12.4M
- from 14% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 35
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 49
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 | 38 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €0 |
| 2024 | €718.9K |
| 2025 | €3.7M |
| 2026 | €8M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 52 |
| Universities, schools and research | 11 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 9 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 8 |
| Economic affairs | 1 |
- Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)20NL33
- Gelderland17NL22
- Zuid-Holland9NL36
- Noord-Brabant8NL41
- Limburg (NL)7NL42
- Utrecht (NUTS 2021)7NL31
- Groningen4NL11
- Overijssel3NL21
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| Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) | 20 |
| Gelderland | 17 |
| Zuid-Holland | 9 |
| Noord-Brabant | 8 |
| Limburg (NL) | 7 |
| Utrecht (NUTS 2021) | 7 |
| Groningen | 4 |
| Overijssel | 3 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 1 · 1.2% |
| Medium-sized | 35 · 43.2% |
| Small | 15 · 18.5% |
| Micro | 3 · 3.7% |
| SME (size not stated) | 13 · 16% |
| Size not stated | 14 · 17.3% |
- United States2
- Belgium2
- Finland1
- Norway1
- Sweden1
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| United States | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
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| 2023 | €1.2B |
| 2024 | €1.4B |
| 2025 | €1.7B |
- 's-Gravenhage18
- Zaltbommel10
- Houten5
- Vlaardingen4
- EMMELOORD3
- Rotterdam3
- Amsterdam2
- Den Haag2
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| 's-Gravenhage | 18 |
| Zaltbommel | 10 |
| Houten | 5 |
| Vlaardingen | 4 |
| EMMELOORD | 3 |
| Rotterdam | 3 |
| Amsterdam | 2 |
| Den Haag | 2 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9506 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Netherlands
91.4%
7 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
55.6%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
13.9%
Among 79 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
- Janssen-Fritsen B.V.21 public contracts in total
- Bosan B.V.11 public contracts in total
- Nijha B.V.20 public contracts in total
- IJslander B.V.23 public contracts in total
- De Ridder B.V.12 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Netherlands
- Piscine GlobalTrade fair · Lyon, France
- ProwinterTrade fair · Bolzano, Italy
- SpielwarenmesseTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- The HFA ShowTrade fair · Las Vegas, United States
- FIBOTrade fair · Cologne, Germany
- IAAPA Expo EuropeTrade fair · Vienna, Austria
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for sports goods and equipment in Netherlands?
- 35 companies won 61 contract award notices for these categories from 49 public buyers in Netherlands since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Janssen-Fritsen B.V., Bosan B.V., Nijha B.V., IJslander B.V., De Ridder B.V..
- How big is the sports goods and equipment market in Netherlands?
- In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 18 supply contracts for sports goods and equipment through award notices on TED; the 4 of them that state a value (22.2%) add up to €3.67 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Netherlands imported €1.68 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to sports goods and equipment in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9506; all buyers, not only public ones), up 35.2% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of sports goods and equipment meet buyers and distributors in Netherlands?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Piscine Global, Prowinter, Spielwarenmesse, The HFA Show, FIBO, IAAPA Expo Europe — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for sports goods and 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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.