Warships and associated parts market in Portugal: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 33 supply contracts for warships and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €24.3 million.
- Since November 2023, 31 companies have won 73 public supply contracts for warships and associated parts in Portugal, in 73 award notices from 4 public buyers.
- 80.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Portugal; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.
- The five companies that win most often hold 41.1% of all awards.
- 98.6% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Portugal — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €30.2 billion in 2025, 9.8% 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, "Warships and associated parts market in Portugal", https://cresques.com/markets/pt/355-warships-and-associated-parts, 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
- The European Defence Agency puts EU Member States' defence spending at €418 billion in 2025, 2.2% of GDP. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
- The European Defence Agency puts defence equipment procurement by EU Member States at €115 billion in 2025, up 26% in real terms. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
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
- 31
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 73
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 4
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports
- —
- no customs heading isolates this category
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Portugal: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 73
- in 73 award notices
- Awarded value
- €44.2M
- from 100% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 31
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 4
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2026 | 40 |
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| 2025 | €24.3M |
| 2026 | €19.9M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 71 |
| Universities, schools and research | 1 |
| Economic affairs | 1 |
- Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)71PT17
- Região Autónoma dos Açores1PT20
- Região Autónoma da Madeira1PT30
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| Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) | 71 |
| Região Autónoma dos Açores | 1 |
| Região Autónoma da Madeira | 1 |
- Large companies
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 2 · 2.7% |
| SME (size not stated) | 54 · 74% |
| Size not stated | 17 · 23.3% |
- Spain10
- Austria1
- France1
- United Kingdom1
- South Africa1
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| Spain | 10 |
| Austria | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
- Almada70
- Funchal1
- Horta1
- Lisboa1
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| Almada | 70 |
| Funchal | 1 |
| Horta | 1 |
| Lisboa | 1 |
Awards to companies registered in Portugal
80.8%
14 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
41.1%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
98.6%
Among 72 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
- PoAviation, Lda.12 public contracts in total
- HONOS – Sociedade Comercial de Importação e Exportação, Lda12 public contracts in total
- Planeta Vertical Lda22 public contracts in total
- Voith Turbo S.A.U10 public contracts in total
- APCOL - Apoio Logístico e Comércio Internacional, Lda11 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Portugal
- 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 warships and associated parts in Portugal?
- 31 companies won 73 contract award notices for these categories from 4 public buyers in Portugal since November 2023. The companies that win most often are PoAviation, Lda., HONOS – Sociedade Comercial de Importação e Exportação, Lda, Planeta Vertical Lda, Voith Turbo S.A.U, APCOL - Apoio Logístico e Comércio Internacional, Lda.
- How big is the warships and associated parts market in Portugal?
- In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 33 supply contracts for warships and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €24.3 million.
- Where do suppliers of warships and associated parts meet buyers and distributors in Portugal?
- 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 warships and associated parts in Portugal?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Portugal 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.