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Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Portugal: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 141 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 140 of them that state a value (99.3%) add up to €9.59 million.

  • Since November 2023, 115 companies have won 295 public supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Portugal, in 75 award notices from 28 public buyers.
  • 93.6% of these awards went to companies registered in Portugal; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 20.7% of all awards.
  • 33.3% 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, "Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Portugal", https://cresques.com/markets/pt/380-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-g, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
115
since November 2023
Award notices
75
on TED
Public buyers
28
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
295
in 75 award notices
Awarded value
€48.3M
from 99% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
115
with at least one award
Public buyers
28
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 10510520242025: 14114120252026: 49492026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024105
2025141
202649
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €27.8M€27.8M20242025: €9.6M€9.6M20252026: €11M€11M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€27.8M
2025€9.6M
2026€11M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research138
    Universities, schools and research: 138
  2. Cities, regions and central administration121
    Cities, regions and central administration: 121
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies19
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 19
  4. Hospitals and health services14
    Hospitals and health services: 14
  5. Environment and waste2
    Environment and waste: 2
  6. Economic affairs1
    Economic affairs: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research138
Cities, regions and central administration121
Armed forces and defence agencies19
Hospitals and health services14
Environment and waste2
Economic affairs1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)138
    PT17
    Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021): 138
  2. Algarve79
    PT15
    Algarve: 79
  3. Norte44
    PT11
    Norte: 44
  4. Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)27
    PT16
    Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021): 27
  5. Região Autónoma dos Açores4
    PT20
    Região Autónoma dos Açores: 4
  6. Região Autónoma da Madeira2
    PT30
    Região Autónoma da Madeira: 2
  7. Grande Lisboa1
    PT1A
    Grande Lisboa: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)138
Algarve79
Norte44
Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)27
Região Autónoma dos Açores4
Região Autónoma da Madeira2
Grande Lisboa1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 0.7%, Medium-sized 2%, Small 0.3%, SME (size not stated) 45.4%, Size not stated 51.5%Large companies: 2 (0.7%)Medium-sized: 6 (2%)Small: 1 (0.3%)SME (size not stated): 134 (45.4%)45%Size not stated: 152 (51.5%)52%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies2 · 0.7%
Medium-sized6 · 2%
Small1 · 0.3%
SME (size not stated)134 · 45.4%
Size not stated152 · 51.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Spain10
    Spain: 10
  2. Germany7
    Germany: 7
  3. Canada1
    Canada: 1
  4. Netherlands1
    Netherlands: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Spain10
Germany7
Canada1
Netherlands1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Oeiras109
    Oeiras: 109
  2. Faro79
    Faro: 79
  3. Braga26
    Braga: 26
  4. Lisboa25
    Lisboa: 25
  5. Combra13
    Combra: 13
  6. VILA REAL12
    VILA REAL: 12
  7. Viseu9
    Viseu: 9
  8. Porto5
    Porto: 5
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Where the buyers are (city)
Oeiras109
Faro79
Braga26
Lisboa25
Combra13
VILA REAL12
Viseu9
Porto5

Awards to companies registered in Portugal

93.6%

Awards to companies registered in Portugal: 93.6%

19 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

20.7%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 20.7%

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

Lots with a single bid

33.3%

Lots with a single bid: 33.3%

Among 222 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. VWR International – Material de Laboratório Lda.35 public contracts in total
  2. ILC - Instrumentos de Laboratório e Científicos, Lda.22 public contracts in total
  3. FILSAT – Equipamentos Médico–Científicos, Lda29 public contracts in total
  4. Laborspirit, Lda.16 public contracts in total
  5. Scansci – Equipamentos de Laboratório Unipessoal, Lda.25 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Portugal?
115 companies won 75 contract award notices for these categories from 28 public buyers in Portugal since November 2023. The companies that win most often are VWR International – Material de Laboratório Lda., ILC - Instrumentos de Laboratório e Científicos, Lda., FILSAT – Equipamentos Médico–Científicos, Lda, Laborspirit, Lda., Scansci – Equipamentos de Laboratório Unipessoal, Lda..
How big is the laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Portugal?
In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 141 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 140 of them that state a value (99.3%) add up to €9.59 million.
Where do suppliers of laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) meet buyers and distributors in Portugal?
At trade fairs and congresses such as analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, BIO-Europe Spring, Pittcon, ISPE Europe Annual Conference — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Portugal?
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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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.