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Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Netherlands: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 62 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 26 of them that state a value (41.9%) add up to €37 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Netherlands imported €3.17 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; all buyers, not only public ones), down 9.1% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 90 companies have won 164 public supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in Netherlands, in 125 award notices from 48 public buyers.
  • 86.6% of these awards went to companies registered in Netherlands; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 25% of all awards.
  • 51.4% 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, "Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Netherlands", https://cresques.com/markets/nl/384-instruments-for-checking-physical-characteristics, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
90
since November 2023
Award notices
125
on TED
Public buyers
48
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€3.2B
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
164
in 125 award notices
Awarded value
€115.4M
from 47% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
90
with at least one award
Public buyers
48
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 99Nov–Dec 20232024: 383820242025: 626220252026: 55552026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20239
202438
202562
202655
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €54M€54MNov–Dec 20232024: €13.3M€13.3M20242025: €37M€37M20252026: €11.1M€11.1M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€54M
2024€13.3M
2025€37M
2026€11.1M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services71
    Hospitals and health services: 71
  2. Cities, regions and central administration34
    Cities, regions and central administration: 34
  3. Universities, schools and research25
    Universities, schools and research: 25
  4. Environment and waste9
    Environment and waste: 9
  5. Water utilities8
    Water utilities: 8
  6. Armed forces and defence agencies6
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 6
  7. Housing and community amenities4
    Housing and community amenities: 4
  8. Gas and heat utilities4
    Gas and heat utilities: 4
  9. Other3
    Other: 3
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services71
Cities, regions and central administration34
Universities, schools and research25
Environment and waste9
Water utilities8
Armed forces and defence agencies6
Housing and community amenities4
Gas and heat utilities4
Other3
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)75
    NL33
    Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021): 75
  2. Noord-Holland23
    NL32
    Noord-Holland: 23
  3. Groningen13
    NL11
    Groningen: 13
  4. Gelderland11
    NL22
    Gelderland: 11
  5. Noord-Brabant11
    NL41
    Noord-Brabant: 11
  6. Utrecht (NUTS 2021)9
    NL31
    Utrecht (NUTS 2021): 9
  7. Limburg (NL)7
    NL42
    Limburg (NL): 7
  8. Overijssel7
    NL21
    Overijssel: 7
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)75
Noord-Holland23
Groningen13
Gelderland11
Noord-Brabant11
Utrecht (NUTS 2021)9
Limburg (NL)7
Overijssel7
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 23.8%, Medium-sized 13.4%, Small 4.9%, Micro 1.8%, SME (size not stated) 40.9%, Size not stated 15.2%Large companies: 39 (23.8%)24%Medium-sized: 22 (13.4%)13%Small: 8 (4.9%)Micro: 3 (1.8%)SME (size not stated): 67 (40.9%)41%Size not stated: 25 (15.2%)15%
  • 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 companies39 · 23.8%
Medium-sized22 · 13.4%
Small8 · 4.9%
Micro3 · 1.8%
SME (size not stated)67 · 40.9%
Size not stated25 · 15.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany6
    Germany: 6
  2. France4
    France: 4
  3. Belgium3
    Belgium: 3
  4. United States2
    United States: 2
  5. Italy2
    Italy: 2
  6. Austria1
    Austria: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany6
France4
Belgium3
United States2
Italy2
Austria1
Imports of these goods into Netherlands, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Netherlands, all buyers (EUR)2023: €3.5B€3.5B20232024: €3.5B€3.5B20242025: €3.2B€3.2B2025
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Imports of these goods into Netherlands, all buyers (EUR)
2023€3.5B
2024€3.5B
2025€3.2B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Bilthoven28
    Bilthoven: 28
  2. Leiden22
    Leiden: 22
  3. Amsterdam19
    Amsterdam: 19
  4. Groningen13
    Groningen: 13
  5. Den Haag11
    Den Haag: 11
  6. Utrecht9
    Utrecht: 9
  7. Wageningen7
    Wageningen: 7
  8. 's-Hertogenbosch7
    's-Hertogenbosch: 7
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Where the buyers are (city)
Bilthoven28
Leiden22
Amsterdam19
Groningen13
Den Haag11
Utrecht9
Wageningen7
's-Hertogenbosch7

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9027, 9026, 9025 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Netherlands

86.6%

Awards to companies registered in Netherlands: 86.6%

22 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

25%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 25%

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

Lots with a single bid

51.4%

Lots with a single bid: 51.4%

Among 148 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. AB Sciex Netherlands B.V.13 public contracts in total
  2. Bruker Nederland B.V.13 public contracts in total
  3. Thermo Fisher Scientific B.V.14 public contracts in total
  4. Agilent Technologies Netherlands B.V.11 public contracts in total
  5. Dräger Nederland B.V.19 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in Netherlands?
90 companies won 125 contract award notices for these categories from 48 public buyers in Netherlands since November 2023. The companies that win most often are AB Sciex Netherlands B.V., Bruker Nederland B.V., Thermo Fisher Scientific B.V., Agilent Technologies Netherlands B.V., Dräger Nederland B.V..
How big is the instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Netherlands?
In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 62 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 26 of them that state a value (41.9%) add up to €37 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Netherlands imported €3.17 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; all buyers, not only public ones), down 9.1% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of instruments for checking physical characteristics meet buyers and distributors in Netherlands?
At trade fairs and congresses such as LAB-SUPPLY Den Haag, analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, BIO-Europe Spring, Pittcon — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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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.