IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support market in Norway: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Norway awarded 34 supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support through award notices on TED; the 13 of them that state a value (38.2%) add up to €116 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 51 companies have won 79 public supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Norway, in 59 award notices from 42 public buyers.
- 88.6% of these awards went to companies registered in Norway; the most frequent foreign origin is Denmark.
- The five companies that win most often hold 32.9% of all awards.
- 18.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Norway — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €69.3 billion in 2025, 14.7% 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, "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support market in Norway", https://cresques.com/markets/no/720-it-services-consulting-software-development-intern, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 51
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 59
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 42
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports
- —
- no customs heading isolates this category
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Norway: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 79
- in 59 award notices
- Awarded value
- €211.4M
- from 47% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 51
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 42
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 34 |
| 2026 | 30 |
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| 2024 | €55.4M |
| 2025 | €116.4M |
| 2026 | €39.6M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 66 |
| Hospitals and health services | 5 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 4 |
| Universities, schools and research | 3 |
| Electricity utilities | 1 |
- Oslo og Viken32NO08
- Vestlandet20NO0A
- Nord-Norge8NO07
- Innlandet7NO02
- Trøndelag7NO06
- Agder og Sør-Østlandet5NO09
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| Oslo og Viken | 32 |
| Vestlandet | 20 |
| Nord-Norge | 8 |
| Innlandet | 7 |
| Trøndelag | 7 |
| Agder og Sør-Østlandet | 5 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 9 · 11.4% |
| Medium-sized | 32 · 40.5% |
| Small | 2 · 2.5% |
| Micro | 2 · 2.5% |
| SME (size not stated) | 9 · 11.4% |
| Size not stated | 25 · 31.6% |
- Denmark3
- France2
- Sweden2
- Germany1
- United Kingdom1
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| Denmark | 3 |
| France | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Germany | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
- Under €2M turnover
- €2M–10M
- €10M–50M
- €50M and more
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| Under €2M turnover | 4 · 10% |
| €2M–10M | 8 · 20% |
| €10M–50M | 15 · 37.5% |
| €50M and more | 13 · 32.5% |
- Oslo13
- Sarpsborg6
- Rakkestad6
- Moss5
- Trondheim5
- VADSØ5
- Årdalstangen4
- Jaren4
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| Oslo | 13 |
| Sarpsborg | 6 |
| Rakkestad | 6 |
| Moss | 5 |
| Trondheim | 5 |
| VADSØ | 5 |
| Årdalstangen | 4 |
| Jaren | 4 |
40 of 43 winning companies registered in Norway have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.
Awards to companies registered in Norway
88.6%
9 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
32.9%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
18.3%
Among 71 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
- Atea AS59 public contracts in total
- Crayon AS11 public contracts in total
- Advania Norge AS16 public contracts in total
- Siemens Healthcare A/S31 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Norway
- GITEX GlobalTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- HIMSS Global Health Conference & ExhibitionConference · Chicago, United States
- MIE 2027 – Medical Informatics EuropeCongress · Tallinn, Estonia
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Norway?
- 51 companies won 59 contract award notices for these categories from 42 public buyers in Norway since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Atea AS, Crayon AS, Advania Norge AS, Siemens Healthcare A/S.
- How big is the it services: consulting, software development, internet and support market in Norway?
- In 2025, public buyers in Norway awarded 34 supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support through award notices on TED; the 13 of them that state a value (38.2%) add up to €116 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of it services: consulting, software development, internet and support meet buyers and distributors in Norway?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as GITEX Global, HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, MIE 2027 – Medical Informatics Europe — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Norway?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Norway 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.